Butner, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Butner weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—99°76°—
- MondayJul 6Showers72%—97°72°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers69%0.48″95°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain57%0.11″90°71°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle22%—97°71°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—102°74°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast44%—92°72°-10°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 30 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:30 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Butner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27509
15-Day Forecast — Butner
- Sun99°76°16%
- Mon97°72°72%
- Tue95°70°69%
- Wed90°71°57%
- Thu97°71°22%
- Fri102°74°20%
- Sat92°72°44%
- Sun87°71°34%
- Mon86°67°24%
- Tue94°62°11%
- Wed98°68°19%
- Thu96°69°31%
- Fri97°68°43%
- Sat94°68°55%
- Sun102°71°55%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Butner
SPC has placed Butner in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Butner
- 27522
- 27509