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 6Overcast34%—93°78°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers69%0.03″98°75°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle49%0.04″99°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle23%—100°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—104°77°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle46%—101°76°-3°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
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 33 now. With UV 9.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 9.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 41
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: 16°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.
16-Day Forecast — River Bend
- Sun95°73°4%
- Mon93°78°34%
- Tue98°75°69%
- Wed99°75°49%
- Thu100°74°23%
- Fri104°77°11%
- Sat101°76°46%
- Sun103°76°43%
- Mon93°70°30%
- Tue96°70°20%
- Wed103°68°18%
- Thu89°69°26%
- Fri88°72°45%
- Sat87°72°38%
- Sun97°72°39%
- Mon97°79°29%
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