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 6Showers74%0.21″96°76°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle76%—96°72°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers56%0.02″95°73°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle19%—94°72°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%0.04″100°75°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle54%—93°74°-7°
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.
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: 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
- Sun96°74°6%
- Mon96°76°74%
- Tue96°72°76%
- Wed95°73°56%
- Thu94°72°19%
- Fri100°75°20%
- Sat93°74°54%
- Sun95°73°47%
- Mon81°71°22%
- Tue88°70°14%
- Wed93°68°19%
- Thu93°71°23%
- Fri91°74°30%
- Sat89°72°35%
- 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