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Orrum, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Orrum, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 6:22 AM
75
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
83°
Humidity
89%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Orrum, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOrrum, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 101°
Orrum, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    16%
    101°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    53%
    100°79°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    55%
    96°74°-4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    50%
    99°76°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    99°75°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    103°78°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    57%
    0.01″
    103°75°
Orrum, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · backing 8°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the s.
Orrum, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.91009.41009.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Orrum, NC
Air quality
22
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
35μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Orrum, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
61%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
10:22 UTC · Orrum, 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
10:22 UTC · Orrum, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Orrum, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Orrum, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Orrum, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Orrum, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Orrum, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Orrum at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°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.

ZIP code: 28369

15-Day Forecast — Orrum

  1. Sun101°75°16%
  2. Mon100°79°53%
  3. Tue96°74°55%
  4. Wed99°76°50%
  5. Thu99°75°26%
  6. Fri103°78°18%
  7. Sat103°75°57%
  8. Sun102°74°50%
  9. Mon85°72°33%
  10. Tue90°67°17%
  11. Wed94°67°19%
  12. Thu93°72°38%
  13. Fri92°71°42%
  14. Sat90°72°45%
  15. Sun92°71°32%

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 — Orrum

SPC has placed Orrum 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 Orrum

  • 28369

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.