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Hertford, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Hertford, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 11:00 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
89°
Humidity
72%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
Hertford, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHertford, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 97°
Hertford, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    99°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°75°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    64%
    95°73°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    72%
    0.35″
    96°73°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    53%
    0.01″
    86°71°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    91°69°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    25%
    100°79°+9°
Hertford, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 6°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2410SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the s.
Hertford, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.9
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.9
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.91013.01013.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Hertford, NC
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hertford, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.4mi
UNLIMITED
92 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
03:00 UTC · Hertford, 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
03:00 UTC · Hertford, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hertford, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hertford, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hertford, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hertford, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hertford, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hertford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 27944

16-Day Forecast — Hertford

  1. Sat99°77°1%
  2. Sun97°75°1%
  3. Mon95°73°64%
  4. Tue96°73°72%
  5. Wed86°71°53%
  6. Thu91°69°17%
  7. Fri100°79°25%
  8. Sat90°74°49%
  9. Sun83°69°43%
  10. Mon83°67°34%
  11. Tue85°64°26%
  12. Wed94°66°25%
  13. Thu95°69°45%
  14. Fri94°71°32%
  15. Sat96°72°33%
  16. Sun93°73°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 — Hertford

SPC has placed Hertford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Hertford

  • 27944

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.