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East Rockingham, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Rockingham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

East Rockingham, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 2:00 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
73%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:11 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
East Rockingham, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Rockingham, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 77°H 101°
East Rockingham, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    101°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    64%
    98°74°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    64%
    98°73°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.02″
    99°74°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    19%
    99°71°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    104°77°+5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.02″
    102°77°-2°
East Rockingham, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · backing 7°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 24 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 254SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the s.
East Rockingham, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.8
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.8
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.91002.51002.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
East Rockingham, NC
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
East Rockingham, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
UNLIMITED
108 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
06:00 UTC · East Rockingham, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:00 UTC · East Rockingham, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
East Rockingham, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Rockingham, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Rockingham, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
2:11 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
East Rockingham, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
East Rockingham, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Rockingham at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — East Rockingham

  1. Sun101°77°21%
  2. Mon98°74°64%
  3. Tue98°73°64%
  4. Wed99°74°50%
  5. Thu99°71°19%
  6. Fri104°77°23%
  7. Sat102°77°43%
  8. Sun102°74°39%
  9. Mon89°71°32%
  10. Tue94°68°12%
  11. Wed97°68°31%
  12. Thu94°72°35%
  13. Fri82°72°45%
  14. Sat90°71°45%
  15. Sun93°71°43%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — East Rockingham

SPC includes East Rockingham in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in East Rockingham

  • 28379

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.