Wanchese, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wanchese weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——92°76°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——86°77°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers31%0.03″90°78°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm57%2.3″94°71°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Rain53%0.54″90°72°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——85°74°-5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy13%—95°79°+10°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 2.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 49
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wanchese at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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: 27981
16-Day Forecast — Wanchese
- Sat92°76°1%
- Sun86°77°1%
- Mon90°78°31%
- Tue94°71°57%
- Wed90°72°53%
- Thu85°74°6%
- Fri95°79°13%
- Sat96°77°33%
- Sun89°73°33%
- Mon84°72°24%
- Tue87°72°20%
- Wed89°73°42%
- Thu93°74°48%
- Fri91°72°42%
- Sat91°76°48%
- Sun91°79°46%
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 — Wanchese
SPC includes Wanchese 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 Wanchese
- 27981