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Red Oak, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Red Oak, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 4:42 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
85%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Red Oak, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRed Oak, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 98°
Red Oak, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    98°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79%
    97°78°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    75%
    96°72°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    58%
    0.69″
    93°74°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    94°71°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.05″
    100°75°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    90°74°-10°
Red Oak, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · backing 10°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the s.
Red Oak, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.01005.11006.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Red Oak, NC
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
40μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Red Oak, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.2mi
UNLIMITED
93 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
08:42 UTC · Red Oak, 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
08:42 UTC · Red Oak, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Red Oak, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Red Oak, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Red Oak, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Red Oak, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:22 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Red Oak, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Red Oak at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Red Oak

  1. Sun98°75°9%
  2. Mon97°78°79%
  3. Tue96°72°75%
  4. Wed93°74°58%
  5. Thu94°71°26%
  6. Fri100°75°19%
  7. Sat90°74°49%
  8. Sun95°74°44%
  9. Mon85°71°23%
  10. Tue89°70°12%
  11. Wed92°67°13%
  12. Thu92°73°42%
  13. Fri85°73°45%
  14. Sat89°71°43%
  15. Sun91°70°39%

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 — Red Oak

SPC has placed Red Oak 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 Red Oak

  • 27856
  • 27804
  • 27809
  • 27868

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.