Waco, NC Weather & Growing Conditions
Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Waco, a town in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
Today
80°F
Showers And Thunderstorms
Patchy fog before 7am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 8am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms between noon and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
7-day forecast for Waco
| When | Temp | Forecast | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 80°F | Showers And Thunderstorms | 2 to 7 mph ENE | 86% |
| Tonight | 67°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 5 mph NE | 58% |
| Wednesday | 83°F | Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 5 mph ESE | 77% |
| Wednesday Night | 68°F | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 0 to 3 mph W | 67% |
| Thursday | 86°F | Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 7 mph SSW | 50% |
| Thursday Night | 68°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy | 0 to 5 mph SSW | 46% |
| Friday | 86°F | Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 6 mph SSW | 39% |
| Friday Night | 68°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 3 mph WSW | 38% |
| Saturday | 87°F | Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 5 mph SW | 34% |
| Saturday Night | 68°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 3 mph SSW | 34% |
| Sunday | 87°F | Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 3 mph SW | 32% |
| Sunday Night | 69°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy | 2 mph W | 32% |
| Monday | 88°F | Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 0 to 3 mph WSW | 22% |
| Monday Night | 70°F | Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy | 2 mph W | 22% |
Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Waco (35.363, -81.429). Updated through the day.
Growing snapshot for Waco
Last spring frost
Apr 12
First fall frost
Oct 25
Growing season
195 days
Hardiness zone
8a
More local growing data for Waco: nearby ZIP 28169 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · North Carolina frost dates
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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Shelby 2 Nw, Nc (8.5 mi from Waco). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Aug 4, 2026.