East Spencer, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Spencer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle22%0.05″97°71°—
- MondayJul 6Showers71%—95°71°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle65%0.01″94°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle40%0.01″94°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle19%—97°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—101°74°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle36%—95°71°-6°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
East Spencer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28039
15-Day Forecast — East Spencer
- Sun97°72°22%
- Mon95°71°71%
- Tue94°70°65%
- Wed94°69°40%
- Thu97°66°19%
- Fri101°74°19%
- Sat95°71°36%
- Sun98°71°38%
- Mon91°64°20%
- Tue91°62°11%
- Wed94°64°9%
- Thu93°69°42%
- Fri78°70°42%
- Sat87°68°52%
- Sun92°68°45%
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 Spencer
SPC has placed East Spencer in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Spencer
- 28039
- 28146
- 28144