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Drexel, NC Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Drexel, a town in Burke County, North Carolina.

This Afternoon
84°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. East wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Drexel

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
This Afternoon 84°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 2 mph E 33%
Tonight 68°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 1 mph ENE 46%
Sunday 86°F Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 1 mph SSW 42%
Sunday Night 67°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog 0 mph 40%
Monday 86°F Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 2 mph NE 71%
Monday Night 66°F Showers And Thunderstorms 2 mph NNE 80%
Tuesday 76°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 3 mph ENE 79%
Tuesday Night 63°F Showers And Thunderstorms 2 to 7 mph NE 79%
Wednesday 68°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 8 mph NE 56%
Wednesday Night 59°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 7 mph NE 58%
Thursday 69°F Chance Rain Showers 6 mph NE 46%
Thursday Night 57°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 3 mph NE 15%
Friday 73°F Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 2 mph NNE 21%
Friday Night 54°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy 1 mph NNE 21%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Drexel (35.757, -81.609). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Drexel

Last spring frost
Apr 7
First fall frost
Oct 28
Growing season
202 days
Hardiness zone
7b

More local growing data for Drexel: nearby ZIP 28619 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · North Carolina frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Morganton, Nc (4.3 mi from Drexel). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.