Sunbury, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunbury weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Light Drizzle29%0.01″97°76°—
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers89%0.91″95°75°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail72%0.18″85°71°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers45%0.14″97°71°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle30%—100°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle59%—94°73°-6°
- SundayJul 12Light Showers35%0.15″95°71°+1°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:47 PM
- Moonset
- 12:22 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Sunbury at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 27979
15-Day Forecast — Sunbury
- Mon97°75°29%
- Tue95°75°89%
- Wed85°71°72%
- Thu97°71°45%
- Fri100°73°30%
- Sat94°73°59%
- Sun95°71°35%
- Mon89°69°19%
- Tue96°69°13%
- Wed82°72°18%
- Thu91°72°28%
- Fri88°66°41%
- Sat82°66°49%
- Sun82°64°49%
- Mon85°65°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Sunbury
SPC has placed Sunbury 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 Sunbury
- 27979