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Enfield, North Carolina Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Enfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Enfield, NC
Wednesday, June 17 at 12:08 PM
87
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
43%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Enfield, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEnfield, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 94°
Enfield, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    94°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    16%
    99°75°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Rain
    72%
    0.12″
    92°72°-7°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    88°66°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Showers
    15%
    0.06″
    95°67°+7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    86°68°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Partly Cloudy
    42%
    88°59°+2°
Enfield, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 163°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 11 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3018SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 163° from the sw.
Enfield, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.70 inHg
Now
1005.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051008
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1008.31004.81005.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Enfield, NC
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~68 @ 10 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 72 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
7.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 72

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Enfield, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
89.3mi
UNLIMITED
90 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:08 UTC · Enfield, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:08 UTC · Enfield, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Enfield, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Enfield, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Enfield, NC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:24 AM
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Daylight
14h 37m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Enfield, NC
The moon
Waxing Crescent
9% illuminated
Moonrise
8:21 AM
Moonset
10:34 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Enfield, NC
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Enfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Enfield

  1. Wed94°65°1%
  2. Thu99°75°16%
  3. Fri92°72°72%
  4. Sat88°66°4%
  5. Sun95°67°15%
  6. Mon86°68°52%
  7. Tue88°59°42%
  8. Wed91°60°14%
  9. Thu85°68°20%
  10. Fri92°65°21%
  11. Sat97°66°26%
  12. Sun99°69°30%
  13. Mon86°71°35%
  14. Tue84°70°35%
  15. Wed81°71°42%
  16. Thu88°71°43%

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 — Enfield

SPC has placed Enfield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Enfield

  • 27823

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.