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——93°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—94°78°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail70%0.01″98°76°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers52%—98°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle23%—100°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast12%—96°75°-4°
- SaturdayJul 11Heavy Drizzle48%0.05″94°74°-2°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 32 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 6.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
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: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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
16-Day Forecast — New Bern
- Sun93°73°3%
- Mon94°78°28%
- Tue98°76°70%
- Wed98°74°52%
- Thu100°74°23%
- Fri96°75°12%
- Sat94°74°48%
- Sun96°73°43%
- Mon98°75°30%
- Tue91°71°21%
- Wed91°68°18%
- Thu98°69°32%
- Fri94°69°34%
- Sat82°72°39%
- Sun79°67°30%
- Mon90°64°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 — New Bern
SPC has placed New Bern in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 New Bern
- 28560
- 28562
- 28561