Vander, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vander weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Partly Cloudy——101°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——102°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Showers80%0.29″99°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers63%0.09″97°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm45%—81°72°-16°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%—94°71°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle29%0.01″97°72°+3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
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 65 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 9.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:02 PM
- Moonset
- 10:24 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Vander at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Vander
- Sat101°73°0%
- Sun102°75°9%
- Mon99°74°80%
- Tue97°72°63%
- Wed81°72°45%
- Thu94°71°28%
- Fri97°72°29%
- Sat99°75°50%
- Sun100°73°32%
- Mon81°71°27%
- Tue91°70°23%
- Wed92°71°24%
- Thu96°73°36%
- Fri98°71°45%
- Sat97°74°39%
- Sun91°73°54%
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 — Vander
SPC includes Vander in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Vander
- 28312