Sandy Creek, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sandy Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——98°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——97°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6Overcast52%—100°79°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers52%0.24″100°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle53%—97°75°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast36%—100°76°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—102°80°+2°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.72
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sandy Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sandy Creek
- Sat98°71°0%
- Sun97°74°6%
- Mon100°79°52%
- Tue100°71°52%
- Wed97°75°53%
- Thu100°76°36%
- Fri102°80°21%
- Sat100°74°30%
- Sun97°72°43%
- Mon82°70°30%
- Tue84°68°21%
- Wed95°70°42%
- Thu98°77°35%
- Fri95°72°42%
- Sat95°74°48%
- Sun97°74°49%
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 — Sandy Creek
SPC includes Sandy Creek in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Sandy Creek
- 28451