Danbury, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Danbury weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain15%0.22″97°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers77%—95°70°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle68%—96°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers46%0.40″92°66°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast31%—96°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle21%—99°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle41%—93°68°-6°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 39 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.90 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Danbury at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 27016
15-Day Forecast — Danbury
- Sun97°72°15%
- Mon95°70°77%
- Tue96°69°68%
- Wed92°66°46%
- Thu96°66°31%
- Fri99°73°21%
- Sat93°68°41%
- Sun95°69°32%
- Mon92°64°13%
- Tue87°61°11%
- Wed89°61°8%
- Thu93°68°36%
- Fri83°69°55%
- Sat90°67°43%
- Sun91°67°42%
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 — Danbury
SPC has placed Danbury in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Danbury
- 27016