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Pinehurst, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Pinehurst, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 1:27 AM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
73%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Pinehurst, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPinehurst, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 76°H 99°
Pinehurst, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.01″
    99°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    69%
    95°75°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    66%
    97°73°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    96°73°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    100°74°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    21%
    100°77°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    95°74°-5°
Pinehurst, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · backing 6°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 24 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 6° from the s.
Pinehurst, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.7994.6995.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pinehurst, NC
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pinehurst, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
UNLIMITED
107 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
05:27 UTC · Pinehurst, 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
05:27 UTC · Pinehurst, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pinehurst, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pinehurst, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pinehurst, 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 26m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pinehurst, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pinehurst, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pinehurst at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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 code: 28374

15-Day Forecast — Pinehurst

  1. Sun99°76°25%
  2. Mon95°75°69%
  3. Tue97°73°66%
  4. Wed96°73°54%
  5. Thu100°74°21%
  6. Fri100°77°21%
  7. Sat95°74°47%
  8. Sun86°72°40%
  9. Mon81°69°33%
  10. Tue92°65°12%
  11. Wed97°71°34%
  12. Thu99°71°42%
  13. Fri97°69°39%
  14. Sat95°69°52%
  15. Sun101°73°42%

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 — Pinehurst

SPC has placed Pinehurst in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Pinehurst

  • 28374
  • 28370

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.