Tarboro, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tarboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——98°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers74%—97°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers59%1.1″94°73°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast52%—92°71°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy25%—94°71°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy26%—100°76°+6°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 6.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 75
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Tarboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27886
16-Day Forecast — Tarboro
- Sat98°74°1%
- Sun98°75°5%
- Mon97°76°74%
- Tue94°73°59%
- Wed92°71°52%
- Thu94°71°25%
- Fri100°76°26%
- Sat98°73°40%
- Sun89°72°29%
- Mon87°69°25%
- Tue92°69°24%
- Wed93°70°50%
- Thu94°70°48%
- Fri95°72°49%
- Sat100°74°52%
- Sun98°75°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Tarboro
SPC has placed Tarboro in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Tarboro
- 27886