Whittier, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Whittier weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain27%0.10″89°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast87%—86°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers54%—78°65°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle20%—89°63°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—90°63°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle49%—90°66°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle58%—91°67°+1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:48 PM
- Moonset
- 11:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Whittier at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28789
15-Day Forecast — Whittier
- Sun89°68°27%
- Mon86°70°87%
- Tue78°65°54%
- Wed89°63°20%
- Thu90°63°24%
- Fri90°66°49%
- Sat91°67°58%
- Sun88°66°45%
- Mon86°64°28%
- Tue87°59°15%
- Wed89°61°15%
- Thu81°63°42%
- Fri75°66°55%
- Sat81°63°66%
- Sun87°64°67%
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 — Whittier
SPC has placed Whittier in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Whittier
- 28789