Long Creek, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Long Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain63%1.3″96°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle50%—99°75°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle47%0.04″98°78°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle21%—99°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—103°78°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle47%0.06″102°73°-1°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Long Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Long Creek
- Sun98°73°4%
- Mon96°76°63%
- Tue99°75°50%
- Wed98°78°47%
- Thu99°77°21%
- Fri103°78°20%
- Sat102°73°47%
- Sun101°74°51%
- Mon88°72°36%
- Tue88°68°18%
- Wed94°67°34%
- Thu90°72°29%
- Fri93°72°45%
- Sat84°72°35%
- Sun93°71°39%
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 — Long Creek
SPC includes Long Creek 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.
ZIP codes in Long Creek
- 28457