Speed, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Speed weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——96°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast27%—95°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers77%0.13″95°75°0°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail58%0.04″86°73°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers21%0.18″96°71°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Rain16%0.06″96°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle41%—86°73°-10°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 43 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 7.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 43
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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Speed at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27881
16-Day Forecast — Speed
- Sun95°74°6%
- Mon95°75°27%
- Tue95°75°77%
- Wed86°73°58%
- Thu96°71°21%
- Fri96°74°16%
- Sat86°73°41%
- Sun91°71°36%
- Mon96°73°20%
- Tue86°69°16%
- Wed89°64°14%
- Thu94°69°30%
- Fri94°70°35%
- Sat89°68°32%
- Sun72°64°34%
- Mon89°64°42%
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 — Speed
SPC has placed Speed in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Speed
- 27886
- 27881