Rex, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rex weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle37%—99°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle26%0.03″96°72°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast44%—95°77°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle42%—102°77°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—103°80°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—103°78°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%0.02″96°73°-7°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
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 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 12:32 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Rex at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 28378
16-Day Forecast — Rex
- Sun99°75°37%
- Mon96°72°26%
- Tue95°77°44%
- Wed102°77°42%
- Thu103°80°19%
- Fri103°78°25%
- Sat96°73°40%
- Sun102°73°44%
- Mon97°74°31%
- Tue106°78°21%
- Wed96°77°14%
- Thu88°72°48%
- Fri95°70°65%
- Sat101°74°45%
- Sun90°73°40%
- Mon95°73°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Rex
SPC has placed Rex 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 Rex
- 28378
- 28384