Spencer, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Spencer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers22%0.24″94°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast20%—96°71°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle57%—97°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers34%—96°71°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers20%—96°71°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle15%—97°69°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—95°71°-2°
AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy 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 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 1.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Spencer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28159
16-Day Forecast — Spencer
- Sun94°72°22%
- Mon96°71°20%
- Tue97°73°57%
- Wed96°71°34%
- Thu96°71°20%
- Fri97°69°15%
- Sat95°71°32%
- Sun97°68°29%
- Mon100°72°21%
- Tue88°66°13%
- Wed90°61°12%
- Thu96°66°20%
- Fri96°66°32%
- Sat94°67°43%
- Sun76°67°53%
- Mon94°65°45%
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 — Spencer
SPC has placed Spencer in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Spencer
- 28144
- 28159