Sanford, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sanford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——100°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast16%—102°75°+2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle77%0.06″99°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm63%0.65″93°72°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle43%—96°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast29%—99°70°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%0.01″100°74°+1°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 6.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 27330, 27332
16-Day Forecast — Sanford
- Sat101°74°0%
- Sun102°74°16%
- Mon99°74°77%
- Tue93°72°63%
- Wed96°71°43%
- Thu99°70°29%
- Fri100°74°28%
- Sat101°73°43%
- Sun85°69°27%
- Mon90°67°18%
- Tue91°67°21%
- Wed98°71°45%
- Thu95°71°40%
- Fri97°74°63%
- Sat99°76°68%
- Sun101°76°56%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Sanford
SPC has placed Sanford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Sanford
- 27330
- 27332
- 27331