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Wade, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wade weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Wade, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 9:01 PM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
43%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Wade, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWade, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 101°
Wade, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    100°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    26%
    1.3″
    101°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    75%
    100°76°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    67%
    99°74°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    47%
    92°74°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    25%
    103°74°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    102°80°-1°
Wade, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
200° · veering 43°
Direction
SSW
200°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 17 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2413SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 43° from the ssw.
Wade, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071013
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.51007.21008.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Wade, NC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wade, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
10%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.8mi
UNLIMITED
106 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
01:01 UTC · Wade, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
01:01 UTC · Wade, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wade, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wade, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wade, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:37 AM
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wade, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wade, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wade at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28395

16-Day Forecast — Wade

  1. Sat100°73°0%
  2. Sun101°75°26%
  3. Mon100°76°75%
  4. Tue99°74°67%
  5. Wed92°74°47%
  6. Thu103°74°25%
  7. Fri102°80°27%
  8. Sat97°76°43%
  9. Sun88°72°42%
  10. Mon84°69°27%
  11. Tue91°66°18%
  12. Wed99°71°42%
  13. Thu100°69°43%
  14. Fri98°69°42%
  15. Sat93°71°42%
  16. Sun100°72°45%

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 — Wade

SPC has placed Wade in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Wade

  • 28395

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.