Sunbury, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunbury weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Rain72%0.17″97°77°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm83%0.34″95°73°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail68%—90°72°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Showers31%0.45″97°72°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%0.02″96°73°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle56%0.11″94°71°-2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sunbury at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27979
16-Day Forecast — Sunbury
- Sun98°75°2%
- Mon97°77°72%
- Tue95°73°83%
- Wed90°72°68%
- Thu97°72°31%
- Fri96°73°28%
- Sat94°71°56%
- Sun94°73°34%
- Mon87°69°28%
- Tue94°67°12%
- Wed88°70°16%
- Thu86°66°24%
- Fri89°67°33%
- Sat93°69°28%
- Sun100°70°30%
- Mon89°75°32%
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 — Sunbury
SPC has placed Sunbury 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 Sunbury
- 27979