Raeford, North Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Raeford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Light Drizzle21%0.02″90°71°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm18%—95°74°+5°
- FridayJun 19Heavy Rain74%2.8″89°73°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle32%—94°69°+5°
- SundayJun 21Showers15%0.10″99°71°+5°
- MondayJun 22Overcast43%—89°72°-10°
- TuesdayJun 23Partly Cloudy30%—90°66°+1°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 8.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
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
- 8:31 AM
- Moonset
- 10:36 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Raeford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 82°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Raeford
- Wed90°71°21%
- Thu95°74°18%
- Fri89°73°74%
- Sat94°69°32%
- Sun99°71°15%
- Mon89°72°43%
- Tue90°66°30%
- Wed90°65°24%
- Thu87°71°21%
- Fri92°66°24%
- Sat96°69°22%
- Sun98°69°28%
- Mon94°71°42%
- Tue98°72°39%
- Wed86°73°45%
- Thu84°71°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 — Raeford
SPC has placed Raeford 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 Raeford
- 28376