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Fairfield, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fairfield, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 12:32 AM
78
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
83%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:23 PM
Fairfield, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairfield, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 89°
Fairfield, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.02″
    91°76°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Showers
    71%
    0.85″
    96°73°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    54%
    88°74°-8°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    18%
    0.01″
    88°72°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    96°78°+8°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    0.01″
    94°75°-2°
Fairfield, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · backing 20°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 6 · pk 18 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the ssw.
Fairfield, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.31013.91014.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Fairfield, NC
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Fairfield, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.6mi
UNLIMITED
60 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:32 UTC · Fairfield, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:32 UTC · Fairfield, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairfield, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairfield, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairfield, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
4:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairfield, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairfield, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 27826

15-Day Forecast — Fairfield

  1. Sun89°76°1%
  2. Mon91°76°47%
  3. Tue96°73°71%
  4. Wed88°74°54%
  5. Thu88°72°18%
  6. Fri96°78°18%
  7. Sat94°75°53%
  8. Sun87°73°52%
  9. Mon83°72°25%
  10. Tue85°69°15%
  11. Wed92°70°20%
  12. Thu95°70°39%
  13. Fri90°72°39%
  14. Sat92°75°32%
  15. Sun91°76°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 — Fairfield

SPC has placed Fairfield in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe 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 Fairfield

  • 27826

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.