Raeford, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raeford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain26%1.1″101°75°+3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle75%—100°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm63%—94°73°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers45%—97°73°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy28%—100°74°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle22%0.07″101°76°+1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 2.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Raeford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- 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: 28376
16-Day Forecast — Raeford
- Sat98°72°0%
- Sun101°75°26%
- Mon100°75°75%
- Tue94°73°63%
- Wed97°73°45%
- Thu100°74°28%
- Fri101°76°22%
- Sat102°75°39%
- Sun90°73°43%
- Mon91°70°27%
- Tue93°73°20%
- Wed96°73°43%
- Thu95°72°44%
- Fri98°75°54%
- Sat99°76°56%
- Sun98°73°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Raeford
SPC includes Raeford 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 Raeford
- 28376