Tar Heel, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tar Heel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—101°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers71%1.2″97°76°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle58%—97°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle49%—98°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle19%—99°74°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—103°77°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Showers50%0.12″102°74°-1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 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).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:27 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tar Heel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28392
15-Day Forecast — Tar Heel
- Sun101°75°18%
- Mon97°76°71%
- Tue97°74°58%
- Wed98°74°49%
- Thu99°74°19%
- Fri103°77°24%
- Sat102°74°50%
- Sun100°75°49%
- Mon84°72°37%
- Tue93°67°17%
- Wed93°66°11%
- Thu92°71°38%
- Fri89°71°42%
- Sat90°72°45%
- Sun93°72°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 — Tar Heel
SPC has placed Tar Heel 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 Tar Heel
- 28392