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Hillsborough, NC Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Tonight
68°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Hillsborough

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Tonight 68°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy 3 mph N 46%
Saturday 81°F Chance Rain Showers 3 to 7 mph NE 31%
Saturday Night 66°F Partly Cloudy 1 to 6 mph E 9%
Sunday 86°F Mostly Sunny 3 mph SE 9%
Sunday Night 68°F Partly Cloudy 2 mph SW 5%
Monday 87°F Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 1 to 5 mph N 57%
Monday Night 66°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 6 mph NE 70%
Tuesday 78°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 5 to 10 mph NE 66%
Tuesday Night 61°F Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 8 to 12 mph NE 66%
Wednesday 69°F Chance Rain Showers 13 mph NE 41%
Wednesday Night 58°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 8 to 14 mph NE 33%
Thursday 70°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 13 mph N 17%
Thursday Night 57°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 to 10 mph N 17%
Friday 73°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 9 mph N 15%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Hillsborough (36.078, -79.098). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Hillsborough

Last spring frost
Apr 2
First fall frost
Nov 4
Growing season
217 days
Hardiness zone
8a

More local growing data for Hillsborough: nearby ZIP 27278 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · North Carolina frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Durham, Nc (7.7 mi from Hillsborough). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.