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White Lake, North Carolina Weather

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

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

White Lake, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 11:00 PM
80
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
73%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
White Lake, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhite Lake, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 100°
White Lake, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    98°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°75°+2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    58%
    97°75°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    66%
    0.05″
    100°72°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    96°74°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    32%
    104°74°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    22%
    104°81°
White Lake, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 8°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 20 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 8° from the s.
White Lake, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.1
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.1
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-4.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.81011.01011.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
White Lake, NC
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 4.9 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
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.71
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
White Lake, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.6mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
03:00 UTC · White Lake, 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
03:00 UTC · White Lake, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
White Lake, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
White Lake, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
White Lake, 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
2:06 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
White Lake, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
White Lake, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

White Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — White Lake

  1. Sat98°72°0%
  2. Sun100°75°8%
  3. Mon97°75°58%
  4. Tue100°72°66%
  5. Wed96°74°50%
  6. Thu104°74°32%
  7. Fri104°81°22%
  8. Sat99°74°37%
  9. Sun94°72°43%
  10. Mon87°70°32%
  11. Tue86°69°18%
  12. Wed99°69°32%
  13. Thu100°72°32%
  14. Fri92°71°35%
  15. Sat98°71°32%
  16. Sun102°73°41%

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 — White Lake

SPC includes White Lake 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 White Lake

  • 28337

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.