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Whispering Pines, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Whispering Pines, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 12:49 AM
82
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
64%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Whispering Pines, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhispering Pines, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 76°H 99°
Whispering Pines, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Showers
    23%
    0.17″
    99°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    64%
    96°75°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    56%
    98°73°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    54%
    95°73°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    101°74°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    101°78°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    95°75°-6°
Whispering Pines, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · steady
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Whispering Pines, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.55 inHg
Now
1000.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.7999.61000.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Whispering Pines, NC
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Whispering Pines, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.5mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
04:49 UTC · Whispering Pines, 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
04:49 UTC · Whispering Pines, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Whispering Pines, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whispering Pines, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whispering Pines, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Whispering Pines, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:29 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Whispering Pines, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whispering Pines at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above 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.

15-Day Forecast — Whispering Pines

  1. Sun100°76°23%
  2. Mon96°75°64%
  3. Tue98°73°56%
  4. Wed95°73°54%
  5. Thu101°74°21%
  6. Fri101°78°20%
  7. Sat95°75°46%
  8. Sun89°72°40%
  9. Mon82°69°33%
  10. Tue92°66°12%
  11. Wed98°72°26%
  12. Thu100°70°32%
  13. Fri97°70°40%
  14. Sat95°70°48%
  15. Sun102°73°49%

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 — Whispering Pines

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Whispering Pines

  • 28327

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.