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Roper, North Carolina Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Roper, NC
Monday, June 15 at 12:22 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
62%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:24 PM
Roper, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoper, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 90°
Roper, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.01″
    90°74°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Overcast
    89°69°-1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    14%
    92°73°+3°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    97°74°+5°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    T-storm w/ Hail
    65%
    0.02″
    89°73°-8°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    86°65°-3°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    90°64°+4°
Roper, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
348° · veering 178°
Direction
NNW
348°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 8 · pk 29 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 178° from the nnw.
Roper, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.4
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.4
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.41006.21009.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Roper, NC
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 10 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 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
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
9.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 9.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 46 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
9.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 46
Roper, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
88%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.1mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
16:22 UTC · Roper, 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
16:22 UTC · Roper, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Roper, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Roper, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Roper, NC
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 35m
Sunset
4:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Roper, NC
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:53 AM
Moonset
8:34 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Roper, NC
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

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Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Roper at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Roper

  1. Mon90°74°31%
  2. Tue89°69°8%
  3. Wed92°73°14%
  4. Thu97°74°27%
  5. Fri89°73°65%
  6. Sat86°65°56%
  7. Sun90°64°6%
  8. Mon96°70°23%
  9. Tue76°67°42%
  10. Wed78°64°34%
  11. Thu77°64°30%
  12. Fri84°69°45%
  13. Sat89°69°42%
  14. Sun93°71°38%
  15. Mon97°71°39%
  16. Tue97°72°27%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Roper

SPC has placed Roper in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

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 Roper

  • 27970

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.