Henderson, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Henderson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast17%—99°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers34%0.50″96°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm71%1.6″94°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle55%0.01″84°72°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers21%0.04″94°72°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle14%0.02″96°71°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle40%0.05″85°71°-11°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 55 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 6.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 55
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Henderson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 27536, 27537
16-Day Forecast — Henderson
- Sun99°73°17%
- Mon96°73°34%
- Tue94°73°71%
- Wed84°72°55%
- Thu94°72°21%
- Fri96°71°14%
- Sat85°71°40%
- Sun88°70°28%
- Mon97°70°19%
- Tue84°65°14%
- Wed89°62°10%
- Thu93°66°27%
- Fri95°68°35%
- Sat92°66°29%
- Sun73°64°48%
- Mon92°64°41%
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 — Henderson
SPC has placed Henderson in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Henderson
- 27536