Sneads Ferry, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sneads Ferry weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——88°76°-1°
- MondayJul 6Showers38%0.34″95°75°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm54%1.6″97°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm49%0.02″80°70°-17°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers27%—90°72°+10°
- FridayJul 10Overcast22%—97°73°+7°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52), ratio 0.64 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 36 now. With UV 10 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 10.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52), ratio 0.64 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sneads Ferry at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28460
16-Day Forecast — Sneads Ferry
- Sat89°71°1%
- Sun88°76°1%
- Mon95°75°38%
- Tue97°71°54%
- Wed80°70°49%
- Thu90°72°27%
- Fri97°73°22%
- Sat99°81°33%
- Sun99°78°29%
- Mon89°72°28%
- Tue92°70°20%
- Wed89°76°38%
- Thu88°76°42%
- Fri88°77°42%
- Sat91°75°48%
- Sun84°74°45%
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 — Sneads Ferry
SPC includes Sneads Ferry 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 Sneads Ferry
- 28460