Winterville, North Carolina Weather
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Winterville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 10:26 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear——92°70°—
- TuesdaySep 22Overcast40%—87°73°-5°
- WednesdaySep 23Drizzle49%0.09″74°68°-13°
- ThursdaySep 24Light Drizzle40%—74°64°0°
- FridaySep 25Overcast11%—72°57°-2°
- SaturdaySep 26Clear——76°53°+4°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——78°54°+2°
Air quality now AQI 37 · Good
AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.77 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.77
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:29 PM
- Moonset
- 1:42 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Winterville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 81°F (high 92°F, low 70°F), 10°F above the 71°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: March 27 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 12 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
16-Day Forecast — Winterville
- Mon92°70°9%
- Tue87°73°40%
- Wed74°68°49%
- Thu74°64°40%
- Fri72°57°11%
- Sat76°53°4%
- Sun78°54°3%
- Mon78°57°3%
- Tue81°57°8%
- Wed84°60°15%
- Thu82°62°15%
- Fri86°64°23%
- Sat82°64°29%
- Sun83°66°19%
- Mon81°63°14%
- Tue66°52°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 8) is about 7 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Winterville
SPC includes Winterville 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.
Sun & seasons in Winterville
Winterville sits in Pitt County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 34m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 45m — a swing of +4h 49m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Charlotte, the state’s largest city, lies about 195 miles to the W. The nearest town Winterville tracks is Greenville, roughly 5 miles to the NNE.
Air quality in Winterville
Air quality in Winterville’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 36).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| April | lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Winterville's warmest stretch (~81°F) and January its coldest (~43°F); precipitation crests in September at 7.3 inches and ebbs in February to 3.4 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 3.9″ | 11 |
| February | 46° | 3.4″ | 10 |
| March | 53° | 4.2″ | 11 |
| April | 62° | 3.8″ | 10 |
| May | 70° | 4.0″ | 11 |
| June | 77° | 4.4″ | 10 |
| July | 81° | 5.9″ | 12 |
| August | 79° | 6.0″ | 12 |
| September | 74° | 7.3″ | 11 |
| October | 63° | 3.6″ | 8 |
| November | 53° | 3.4″ | 9 |
| December | 46° | 3.5″ | 11 |
Regional context
Similar climates Ayden, NC, Greenville, NC, Simpson, NC
Drawing on NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Winterville's January averages 43°F and July 81°F — 38°F apart — while precipitation totals roughly 53.4 inches over some 128 days.
Summer convection drives Winterville's precipitation: September logs 7.3 inches on 10.5 rainy days, against February's 3.4 inches on 10.4 — warm-season storms carry Winterville's moisture. That summer-storm rhythm groups Winterville with places like Ayden, NC, Greenville, NC and Simpson, NC.
The cool-season window in Winterville starts at March 27, when nights stop freezing — think peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Hold Winterville's tender crops — tomatoes, peppers, basil — until 10-14 days past Winterville's last frost. It shuts near November 8, when freezes return to Winterville and tender plants need cover. In about half of years, Winterville's last freeze comes after March 27.
Similar climates: Ayden, NC, Greenville, NC, Simpson, NC, Bell Arthur, NC, Grifton, NC.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Winterville?
- In Winterville, expect the last spring frost near March 27; Winterville's first autumn frost comes around November 8.
- What is the rainy season in Winterville?
- Winterville sees its heaviest rain in September (around 7.3 inches), part of roughly 53 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Winterville?
- July is Winterville's warmest month, averaging about 81°F.
- What is the coldest month in Winterville?
- Winterville bottoms out in January, with a mean near 43°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Winterville?
- Frost-hardy sowings begin at March 27 in Winterville; warm-season starts follow two weeks on.
- How many rainy days does Winterville get?
- Expect roughly 128 wet days a year in Winterville.
- What hardiness zone is Winterville?
- Winterville sits in the USDA zone set by January lows near 43°F; the USDA ZIP tool gives the band.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Winterville?
- Winterville's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Winterville?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Winterville in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Winterville?
- Current conditions for Winterville and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Winterville forecast updated?
- The Winterville forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Winterville?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Winterville are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Winterville?
- The next few days in Winterville's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Winterville sits at 35.5°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Winterville
- 28590