Tar Heel, NC Weather & Growing Conditions
Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Tar Heel, a town in Bladen County, North Carolina.
Today
88°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Patchy fog before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
7-day forecast for Tar Heel
| When | Temp | Forecast | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 88°F | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 3 to 7 mph NE | 42% |
| Tonight | 69°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy | 2 to 6 mph E | 25% |
| Sunday | 90°F | Mostly Sunny | 3 mph NE | 13% |
| Sunday Night | 70°F | Mostly Clear | 2 mph S | 1% |
| Monday | 92°F | Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 3 mph SE | 49% |
| Monday Night | 70°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 3 mph E | 49% |
| Tuesday | 86°F | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 3 to 7 mph NE | 61% |
| Tuesday Night | 68°F | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 6 to 9 mph NE | 61% |
| Wednesday | 78°F | Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 9 to 14 mph NE | 37% |
| Wednesday Night | 64°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy | 8 to 13 mph N | 37% |
| Thursday | 78°F | Slight Chance Rain Showers | 9 to 14 mph N | 21% |
| Thursday Night | 62°F | Partly Cloudy | 6 to 13 mph N | 14% |
| Friday | 79°F | Mostly Sunny | 9 mph N | 13% |
| Friday Night | 59°F | Slight Chance Rain Showers | 3 to 8 mph N | 15% |
Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Tar Heel (34.734, -78.791). Updated through the day.
Growing snapshot for Tar Heel
Last spring frost
Mar 29
First fall frost
Nov 8
Growing season
226 days
Hardiness zone
8b
More local growing data for Tar Heel: nearby ZIP 28392 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · North Carolina frost dates
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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Elizabethtown, Nc (12.8 mi from Tar Heel). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.