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Hope Mills, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Hope Mills, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 6:00 PM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
32%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Hope Mills, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHope Mills, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 101°
Hope Mills, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    —
    —
    99°72°—
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    22%
    0.47″
    101°75°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    64%
    —
    101°77°0°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    0.02″
    96°73°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    45%
    —
    97°73°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    29%
    —
    101°75°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    —
    101°77°0°
Hope Mills, NC
Next 24 hours · Hot now
HOT 90°70°90°110°6p12a6a12pnow 98°high 101°low 75°
Hope Mills, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
177° · steady
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Hope Mills, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.5
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.5
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1007–1011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.41007.21007.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Hope Mills, NC
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
↑+6 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background

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 TREND50100SATSUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISAT7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³300
Hope Mills, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
118.6mi
UNLIMITED
120 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
22:00 UTC · Hope Mills, 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
22:00 UTC · Hope Mills, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hope Mills, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hope Mills, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hope Mills, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:38 AM
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hope Mills, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hope Mills, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hope Mills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28348

16-Day Forecast — Hope Mills

  1. Sat99°72°0%
  2. Sun101°75°22%
  3. Mon101°77°64%
  4. Tue96°73°67%
  5. Wed97°73°45%
  6. Thu101°75°29%
  7. Fri101°77°23%
  8. Sat104°77°40%
  9. Sun91°74°43%
  10. Mon92°71°26%
  11. Tue94°73°19%
  12. Wed96°73°43%
  13. Thu96°73°44%
  14. Fri97°75°54%
  15. Sat99°77°56%
  16. Sun98°73°52%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Hope Mills

SPC includes Hope Mills in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

Dog-day cicadas emerge in waves, their rasp dominating every sunny hour; heat peaks above 90 degrees daily.

Day 185 of 365 · Wedge 37 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——
Marchlettuce, peas, spinach, radishes—
Aprillettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash—
Maytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Junetomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
July—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
August—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
September—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
Octoberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotswinter squash, tomatoes (last)
Novemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots—
December——

A year in weather

July is Hope Mills's warmest stretch (~81°F) and January its coldest (~43°F); precipitation crests in July at 5.7 inches and ebbs in February to 3.2 inches.

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January43°3.4″7
February46°3.2″6
March52°3.6″7
April61°3.5″6
May70°3.4″6
June77°4.8″7
July81°5.7″9
August79°5.2″8
September74°4.9″6
October63°3.3″5
November52°3.4″5
December46°3.5″7

Regional context

By the nearest station's NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Hope Mills sees 43°F Januarys and 81°F Julys, a 38°F range, plus around 47.9 inches of precipitation across 78 days.

Summer convection drives Hope Mills's precipitation: July logs 5.7 inches on 8.5 rainy days, against February's 3.2 inches on 6.2 — warm-season storms carry Hope Mills's moisture. That summer-storm rhythm groups Hope Mills with places like Parkton, NC, Rockfish, NC and Fayetteville, NC.

Hope Mills's growing window opens around mid-March, once Hope Mills's overnight lows stop freezing — sow peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Hold Hope Mills's tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, basil — until 10-14 days past Hope Mills's last frost. It shuts near mid-December, when freezes return to Hope Mills and tender plants need cover. In Hope Mills, low spots run 4-7°F colder than nearby slopes, nudging Hope Mills's frost dates a week.

Similar climates: Parkton, NC, Rockfish, NC, Fayetteville, NC, Lumber Bridge, NC, Rex, NC.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Hope Mills?
Hope Mills's last spring frost lands near mid-March, and in Hope Mills the first fall frost follows around mid-December.
What is the rainy season in Hope Mills?
July is the wettest month in Hope Mills, about 5.7 inches on average; the year totals roughly 48 inches.
What is the warmest month in Hope Mills?
July is Hope Mills's warmest month, averaging about 81°F.
What is the coldest month in Hope Mills?
Hope Mills bottoms out in January, with a mean near 43°F.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Hope Mills?
Frost-hardy sowings begin at mid-March in Hope Mills; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
How many rainy days does Hope Mills get?
Expect roughly 78 wet days a year in Hope Mills.
What hardiness zone is Hope Mills?
Hope Mills's USDA zone comes from its January mean (43°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
What is the 10-day forecast for Hope Mills?
Hope Mills'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 Hope Mills?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Hope Mills in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Hope Mills?
Current conditions for Hope Mills and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Hope Mills forecast updated?
The Hope Mills forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Hope Mills?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Hope Mills 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 Hope Mills?
The next few days in Hope Mills's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

Hope Mills, North Carolina has a humid subtropical climate: January averages roughly 43°F, July about 81°F, 38°F between them.

Yearly precipitation in Hope Mills totals around 48 inches, spread over about 78 days of rain or snow.

Latitude 35.0°N gives Hope Mills its 38°F swing, and with it the rhythm of Hope Mills's growing season.

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ZIP codes in Hope Mills

  • 28348
  • 28306

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.