Dunn, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dunn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——101°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast14%—100°74°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers80%0.01″98°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers58%0.19″92°72°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers45%0.07″84°71°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle22%—95°71°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast27%—99°72°+4°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
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 65 now. With UV 9.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 9.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 56
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.6 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Dunn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28334
16-Day Forecast — Dunn
- Sat101°73°0%
- Sun100°75°14%
- Mon98°74°80%
- Tue92°72°58%
- Wed84°71°45%
- Thu95°71°22%
- Fri99°72°27%
- Sat101°76°46%
- Sun99°74°31%
- Mon81°71°25%
- Tue91°71°23%
- Wed91°72°27%
- Thu95°73°39%
- Fri97°72°48%
- Sat97°74°42%
- Sun90°72°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Dunn
SPC includes Dunn in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Dunn
- 28334
- 28335