River Bend, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
River Bend weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——94°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle74%—95°73°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers66%—97°74°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers62%0.11″97°75°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers24%—96°73°-1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast23%—102°75°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm56%0.42″99°74°-3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
River Bend at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — River Bend
- Sun94°73°2%
- Mon95°73°74%
- Tue97°74°66%
- Wed97°75°62%
- Thu96°73°24%
- Fri102°75°23%
- Sat99°74°56%
- Sun97°72°54%
- Mon86°70°31%
- Tue82°68°16%
- Wed92°66°14%
- Thu92°72°42%
- Fri93°72°42%
- Sat84°72°43%
- Sun90°71°45%
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 — River Bend
SPC includes River Bend in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 River Bend
- 28562