Bear Grass, North Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bear Grass weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle16%—83°67°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——92°70°+9°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm20%—95°75°+3°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm70%—92°73°-3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast53%—89°70°-3°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——92°64°+3°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle42%—89°72°-3°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:19 AM
- Moonset
- 10:30 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Bear Grass at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Bear Grass
- Tue83°67°16%
- Wed92°70°8%
- Thu95°75°20%
- Fri92°73°70%
- Sat89°70°53%
- Sun92°64°7%
- Mon89°72°42%
- Tue86°62°42%
- Wed83°61°24%
- Thu84°67°25%
- Fri89°69°26%
- Sat96°70°39%
- Sun96°70°40%
- Mon97°71°33%
- Tue99°71°34%
- Wed103°73°45%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 has placed Bear Grass in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Bear Grass
- 27892