Wendell, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wendell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle23%0.02″99°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast26%—96°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers72%0.01″96°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm57%—91°73°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers23%0.11″98°73°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—99°74°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—90°73°-9°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 46 — 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 46 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 46
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
- 11:28 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wendell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°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: 27591
16-Day Forecast — Wendell
- Sun99°74°23%
- Mon96°74°26%
- Tue96°74°72%
- Wed91°73°57%
- Thu98°73°23%
- Fri99°74°19%
- Sat90°73°43%
- Sun93°73°35%
- Mon98°73°26%
- Tue87°69°15%
- Wed90°65°15%
- Thu96°70°36%
- Fri96°71°48%
- Sat92°69°35%
- Sun75°65°52%
- Mon92°64°48%
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 — Wendell
SPC has placed Wendell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Wendell
- 27591