Oriental, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oriental weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——90°77°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle46%0.27″92°78°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm66%0.17″94°75°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm57%—89°74°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—88°77°-1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy22%—97°79°+9°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle54%0.13″93°78°-4°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oriental at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- 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: 28571
15-Day Forecast — Oriental
- Sun90°77°2%
- Mon92°78°46%
- Tue94°75°66%
- Wed89°74°57%
- Thu88°77°22%
- Fri97°79°22%
- Sat93°78°54%
- Sun89°74°56%
- Mon83°73°29%
- Tue83°72°18%
- Wed90°72°25%
- Thu94°74°41%
- Fri91°73°41%
- Sat91°76°39%
- Sun91°78°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 — Oriental
SPC includes Oriental 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 Oriental
- 28571