Bear Grass, North Carolina Weather
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bear Grass weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Light Drizzle42%0.03″89°76°—
- MondayAug 3Showers29%0.54″86°75°-3°
- TuesdayAug 4Light Showers73%—80°73°-6°
- WednesdayAug 5Rain66%0.31″77°72°-3°
- ThursdayAug 6Drizzle52%—92°71°+15°
- FridayAug 7Overcast21%—91°73°-1°
- SaturdayAug 8Thunderstorm24%—91°74°0°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~62%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 4.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:50 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Bear Grass at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
16-Day Forecast — Bear Grass
- Sun89°76°42%
- Mon86°75°29%
- Tue80°73°73%
- Wed77°72°66%
- Thu92°71°52%
- Fri91°73°21%
- Sat91°74°24%
- Sun87°72°40%
- Mon90°72°29%
- Tue96°70°30%
- Wed90°71°24%
- Thu94°74°28%
- Fri94°75°35%
- Sat96°74°41%
- Sun96°77°42%
- Mon95°77°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Bear Grass
SPC includes Bear Grass 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. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
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’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2024 (median AQI 31). See the full air-quality history for Bear Grass.
ZIP codes in Bear Grass
- 27892