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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

Speed, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 2:43 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Speed, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSpeed, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 96°
Speed, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    96°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    74%
    0.21″
    96°76°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    76%
    96°72°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    56%
    0.02″
    95°73°-1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    19%
    94°72°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    0.04″
    100°75°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    93°74°-7°
Speed, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · steady
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 5 · pk 21 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Speed, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.5
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.5
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.61011.01012.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Speed, NC
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-21 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 21 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
46μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Speed, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
22%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.7mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
06:43 UTC · Speed, 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
06:43 UTC · Speed, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Speed, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Speed, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Speed, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Speed, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
11:21 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Speed, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Speed at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • 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

15-Day Forecast — Speed

  1. Sun96°74°6%
  2. Mon96°76°74%
  3. Tue96°72°76%
  4. Wed95°73°56%
  5. Thu94°72°19%
  6. Fri100°75°20%
  7. Sat93°74°54%
  8. Sun95°73°47%
  9. Mon81°71°22%
  10. Tue88°70°14%
  11. Wed93°68°19%
  12. Thu93°71°23%
  13. Fri91°74°30%
  14. Sat89°72°35%
  15. Sun92°69°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 — Speed

SPC has placed Speed in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Speed

  • 27886
  • 27881

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.