New Bern, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Bern weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°74°—
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm73%0.14″94°75°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers68%1.4″98°73°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm62%—91°72°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers25%—95°72°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—100°77°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle56%0.09″96°75°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Bern at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 28560, 28562
15-Day Forecast — New Bern
- Sun94°74°3%
- Mon94°75°73%
- Tue98°73°68%
- Wed91°72°62%
- Thu95°72°25%
- Fri100°77°23%
- Sat96°75°56%
- Sun92°71°54%
- Mon86°68°29%
- Tue87°67°16%
- Wed95°67°28%
- Thu96°70°35%
- Fri95°70°34%
- Sat96°72°35%
- Sun97°72°48%
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 — New Bern
SPC includes New Bern 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.
ZIP codes in New Bern
- 28560
- 28562
- 28561