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Foscoe, North Carolina Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Foscoe, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 10:33 PM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
84%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Foscoe, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFoscoe, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 62°H 82°
Foscoe, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    30%
    —
    83°64°—
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    41%
    0.13″
    82°62°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    69%
    —
    80°65°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    67%
    —
    85°64°+5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    27%
    —
    85°66°0°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    —
    84°64°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    0.01″
    76°66°-8°
Foscoe, NC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
58°72°86°6p12a6a12pnow 71°high 82°low 62°PRECIP %
Foscoe, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · backing 117°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4 mph
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 mph · pk 13 mph @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 132SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Foscoe, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
909.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 26.86 inHg
Now
909.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 909–913
900905910915920-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW913.0908.9909.9
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Foscoe, NC
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
→-1 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100MONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUNMON7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Foscoe, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
74%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
35.5mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
02:33 UTC · Foscoe, 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
02:33 UTC · Foscoe, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Foscoe, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Foscoe, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Foscoe, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Foscoe, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
67% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 AM
Moonset
12:44 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Foscoe, NC
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Foscoe at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

16-Day Forecast — Foscoe

  1. Sun83°64°30%
  2. Mon82°63°41%
  3. Tue80°65°69%
  4. Wed85°64°67%
  5. Thu85°66°27%
  6. Fri84°64°29%
  7. Sat76°66°45%
  8. Sun80°64°43%
  9. Mon89°65°24%
  10. Tue87°66°13%
  11. Wed83°62°14%
  12. Thu84°60°45%
  13. Fri80°61°45%
  14. Sat69°64°37%
  15. Sun80°64°39%
  16. Mon79°63°45%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Foscoe

SPC includes Foscoe 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.

January 1–5: Frost quiets the live oaks.January 6–10: Still water thickens with ice.January 11–15: Springs begin to move beneath ice.January 16–20: Cardinal dawn calls grow bolder.January 21–25: Late January thaw pulses.January 26–31: Last freeze locks the land.February 1–5: February's lengthening light.February 6–10: Warming winds thaw the margin.February 11–15: Magnolia blooms break the gray.February 16–20: Mockingbirds resume the dawn chorus.February 21–25: Rain replaces the last snow.February 26–28: Mist clings to greening valleys.March 1–5: The green pulse awakens.March 6–10: Hibernators emerge to call.March 11–15: Dogwood and redbud ignite.March 16–20: Swallowtails emerge from winter silk.March 21–25: Light crowns the dogwood canopy.March 26–31: Redbud cascades over the thaw.April 1–5: Thunder announces the wet season.April 6–10: Barn swallows carve the warming sky.April 11–15: Magnolia blooms and falls in a breath.April 16–20: First rainbows arch over thunderheads.April 21–25: Reeds push through marsh water.April 26–30: Frost retreats; seedlings rise free.May 1–5: Warblers flood the canopy in waves.May 6–10: Tulip poplar lights the forest crown.May 11–15: Shad pulse upstream through rapids.May 16–20: Roses open on the Piedmont edge.May 21–25: Fireflies scout the humid dusk.May 26–31: Frog choruses rise from every wetland.June 1–5: Fireflies pulse through the magnolias.June 6–10: Kudzu climbs deeper into green.June 11–15: Sun climbs to its northern throne.June 16–20: Heat settles and the rain begins.June 21–25: The longest day turns toward shadow.June 26–30: Fireflies drift through Spanish moss.July 1–5: Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon.July 6–10: Thunderheads boil and break at dusk.July 11–15: Thunder builds each drowsy afternoon.July 16–20: Cicadas claim the long noon.July 21–25: Dog days drape the earth in haze.July 26–31: Katydids begin their rasping chorus.August 1–5: Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night.August 6–10: Meteorological summer's turning page.August 11–15: Cool winds gather at the margins.August 16–20: Dog-day cicadas rise.August 21–25: Heat breaks in creek beds.August 26–31: Monarchs gather strength.September 1–5: Harvests begin in earnest.September 6–10: Dew beads on resurrection fern.September 11–15: Raptors trail the thermals.September 16–20: Day and dark find balance.September 21–25: Thunder quiets the land.September 26–30: Insects retreat below.October 1–5: Swamp waters recede.October 6–10: Maples ignite the ridge.October 11–15: Asters crown the meadows.October 16–20: Crickets sing at dusk.October 21–25: Frost paints the garden.October 26–31: Light rains whisper down.November 1–5: Sweetgum Turns Crimson.November 6–10: Camellia Blooms Break Through.November 11–15: Earth Stiffens Underfoot.November 16–20: Bare Limbs Hold the Light.November 21–25: First Frost Grips the High Ground.November 26–30: North Wind Strips the Last Leaves.December 1–5: Darkness Falls Before Dinner.December 6–10: Winter Locks the Land.December 11–15: Wildlife Retreats to Shelter.December 16–20: Ice Edges Deepen Inward.December 21–25: The Sun Begins its Return.December 26–31: The Year Turns in Silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coast✨May 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

Microseason · July 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

Bermuda High dominates; afternoon convection builds daily, producing violent but brief thunderstorms by evening.

Day 187 of 365 · Wedge 38 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January——
February——
March——
Aprillettuce, peas, spinach, radishes—
Maylettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Junetomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Julytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashtomatoes, beans, summer squash
August—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
Septemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotstomatoes, beans, summer squash
Octoberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotswinter squash, tomatoes (last)
November——
December——

A year in weather

Foscoe's warmest month is July (~65°F mean) and its coldest is January (~29°F). Rainfall peaks in September (6.5 inches) and bottoms out in February (3.9 inches).

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January29°5.0″9
February31°3.9″9
March38°5.4″9
April47°5.9″9
May55°6.0″10
June61°6.4″10
July65°6.2″10
August64°5.8″9
September59°6.5″8
October49°5.0″7
November40°4.2″6
December34°4.5″8

Regional context

Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Foscoe's January averages 29°F and July 65°F — 36°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 64.8 inches over some 106 days.

No season owns Foscoe's rain: September reaches 6.5 inches across 8.0 days and February keeps 3.9 inches on 8.9, an even spread through Foscoe's year. That even rhythm groups Foscoe with places like Seven Devils, NC, Valle Crucis, NC and Banner Elk, NC.

The cool-season window in Foscoe starts at mid-April, when nights stop freezing — think kale, peas, spinach, and parsnips. In Foscoe, warm-season transplants — tomatoes, peppers, basil — wait two weeks past Foscoe's frost date. It shuts near mid-November, when freezes return to Foscoe and tender plants need cover. Within Foscoe, cold-air pooling chills low spots by 5-10°F, shifting Foscoe's local frost dates.

Similar climates: Seven Devils, NC, Valle Crucis, NC, Banner Elk, NC, Sugar Mountain, NC, Blowing Rock, NC.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Foscoe?
Frost typically leaves Foscoe by mid-April and returns to Foscoe near mid-November.
What is the rainy season in Foscoe?
Foscoe sees its heaviest rain in September (around 6.5 inches), part of roughly 65 inches a year.
What is the warmest month in Foscoe?
July is Foscoe's warmest month, averaging about 65°F.
What is the coldest month in Foscoe?
Foscoe bottoms out in January, with a mean near 29°F.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Foscoe?
Foscoe's last frost (mid-April) cues hardy greens; in Foscoe, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
How many rainy days does Foscoe get?
Foscoe records around 106 days of measurable precipitation annually.
What hardiness zone is Foscoe?
Foscoe's hardiness zone tracks its winter low; with January near 29°F, check the USDA ZIP map for the exact zone.
What is the 10-day forecast for Foscoe?
Foscoe's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
Will it rain this week in Foscoe?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Foscoe in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Foscoe?
Current conditions for Foscoe and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Foscoe forecast updated?
The Foscoe forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Foscoe?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Foscoe are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
How accurate is the weather forecast for Foscoe?
The next few days in Foscoe's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

Foscoe's humid subtropical climate in North Carolina pairs 29°F Januarys with 65°F Julys, 36°F apart across the seasons.

Across the year, Foscoe collects about 65 inches of precipitation over roughly 106 days with measurable rain or snow.

At 36.2°N, Foscoe's 36°F summer-to-winter swing sets when Foscoe's gardens wake and when frost returns.

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ZIP codes in Foscoe

  • 28604
  • 28607

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.