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 5Overcast15%—98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Showers67%0.01″96°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers67%0.19″95°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers59%0.29″89°71°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle26%0.01″95°70°+6°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—101°73°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%0.01″91°71°-10°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 31 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- 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: 5°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
15-Day Forecast — Henderson
- Sun98°75°15%
- Mon96°73°67%
- Tue95°70°67%
- Wed89°71°59%
- Thu95°70°26%
- Fri101°73°21%
- Sat91°71°42%
- Sun87°70°33%
- Mon87°66°22%
- Tue94°62°11%
- Wed97°67°13%
- Thu95°68°34%
- Fri96°68°45%
- Sat92°68°52%
- Sun100°70°49%
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 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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