Vanceboro, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vanceboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Clear——98°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers80%1.2″94°77°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle73%0.01″98°74°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers64%0.16″98°73°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers34%0.03″94°72°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—102°74°+8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle57%—96°74°-6°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Vanceboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28586
15-Day Forecast — Vanceboro
- Sun98°73°6%
- Mon94°77°80%
- Tue98°74°73%
- Wed98°73°64%
- Thu94°72°34%
- Fri102°74°20%
- Sat96°74°57%
- Sun96°71°47%
- Mon84°70°28%
- Tue83°68°18%
- Wed93°66°18%
- Thu93°71°41%
- Fri92°71°45%
- Sat85°71°42%
- Sun92°70°46%
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 — Vanceboro
SPC includes Vanceboro in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Vanceboro
- 28586