Bear Grass, North Carolina Weather
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Bear Grass weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 12:30 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear26%—92°70°—
- TuesdaySep 22Showers70%0.11″84°71°-8°
- WednesdaySep 23Light Showers50%0.07″74°69°-10°
- ThursdaySep 24Heavy Drizzle43%—73°62°-1°
- FridaySep 25Overcast16%—70°57°-3°
- SaturdaySep 26Overcast——75°51°+5°
- SundaySep 27Overcast——74°54°-1°
Air quality now AQI 40 · Good
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 1:41 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Bear Grass 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 20 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 13 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Bear Grass
- Mon92°70°26%
- Tue84°71°70%
- Wed74°69°50%
- Thu73°62°43%
- Fri70°57°16%
- Sat75°51°5%
- Sun74°54°4%
- Mon78°60°4%
- Tue80°57°6%
- Wed83°62°16%
- Thu87°63°14%
- Fri89°65°10%
- Sat84°65°19%
- Sun79°72°35%
- Mon77°59°32%
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 12) 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 — Bear Grass
SPC includes Bear Grass 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.
Sun & seasons in Bear Grass
Bear Grass sits in Martin County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 35m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 44m — a swing of +4h 51m 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 212 miles to the W. The nearest town Bear Grass tracks is Greenville, roughly 18 miles to the SW.
Air quality in Bear Grass
Air quality in Bear Grass’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 31).
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| February | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | radishes |
| April | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| August | tomatoes, peppers, 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 |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
The year in Bear Grass tops out in July (~80°F) and dips lowest in January (~43°F), with September wettest at 6.9 inches and February driest at 3.2 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 3.7″ | 11 |
| February | 45° | 3.2″ | 10 |
| March | 52° | 4.1″ | 11 |
| April | 61° | 3.7″ | 10 |
| May | 69° | 3.7″ | 10 |
| June | 76° | 5.1″ | 10 |
| July | 80° | 5.8″ | 11 |
| August | 78° | 5.7″ | 11 |
| September | 73° | 6.9″ | 10 |
| October | 63° | 4.3″ | 8 |
| November | 53° | 3.4″ | 9 |
| December | 46° | 3.6″ | 11 |
Regional context
Similar climates Everetts, NC, Williamston, NC, Robersonville, NC
In Bear Grass, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 43°F and July near 80°F — a 37°F seasonal arc — with about 53.2 inches of precipitation over 122 rainy or snowy days.
Precipitation in Bear Grass runs summer-dominant: September averages 6.9 inches across 10.3 days of warm-season storms, while February drops to 3.2 inches over 9.8 rainy days of drier cool air. Bear Grass shares that warm-season-wet pattern with places like Everetts, NC, Williamston, NC and Robersonville, NC.
Around March 20, Bear Grass sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Bear Grass's beds. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Bear Grass, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. By November 12, frost is back in Bear Grass — protect or harvest anything tender. That date is a median: Bear Grass freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Everetts, NC, Williamston, NC, Robersonville, NC, Stokes, NC, Parmele, NC.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Bear Grass?
- Bear Grass's last spring frost lands near March 20, and in Bear Grass the first fall frost follows around November 12.
- What is the rainy season in Bear Grass?
- Bear Grass sees its heaviest rain in September (around 6.9 inches), part of roughly 53 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Bear Grass?
- On average July tops the year in Bear Grass at about 80°F.
- What is the coldest month in Bear Grass?
- The coldest stretch in Bear Grass falls in January, around 43°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Bear Grass?
- Hardy spring crops go in near March 20 in Bear Grass; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
- How many rainy days does Bear Grass get?
- Expect roughly 122 wet days a year in Bear Grass.
- What hardiness zone is Bear Grass?
- Because Bear Grass bottoms near 43°F in January, that winter low sets Bear Grass's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Bear Grass?
- Bear Grass'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 Bear Grass?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Bear Grass in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Bear Grass?
- Current conditions for Bear Grass and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Bear Grass forecast updated?
- The Bear Grass forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Bear Grass?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Bear Grass 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 Bear Grass?
- The next few days in Bear Grass's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Bear Grass sits at 35.8°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Bear Grass
- 27892