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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

River Bend, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 3:43 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
92%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:00 AM
Sunset
4:26 PM
River Bend, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiver Bend, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 94°
River Bend, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    94°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    95°73°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    66%
    97°74°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    62%
    0.11″
    97°75°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    24%
    96°73°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    102°75°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    56%
    0.42″
    99°74°-3°
River Bend, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · backing 14°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 19 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the s.
River Bend, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.8
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.8
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.11012.51012.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
River Bend, NC
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
39μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
River Bend, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
07:43 UTC · River Bend, 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
07:43 UTC · River Bend, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
River Bend, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
River Bend, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
River Bend, 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 26m
Sunset
4:26 PM
Civil dusk
8:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
River Bend, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:22 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
River Bend, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sun94°73°2%
  2. Mon95°73°74%
  3. Tue97°74°66%
  4. Wed97°75°62%
  5. Thu96°73°24%
  6. Fri102°75°23%
  7. Sat99°74°56%
  8. Sun97°72°54%
  9. Mon86°70°31%
  10. Tue82°68°16%
  11. Wed92°66°14%
  12. Thu92°72°42%
  13. Fri93°72°42%
  14. Sat84°72°43%
  15. 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

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.