Farmington, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Farmington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——99°74°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle25%0.02″100°75°+1°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers82%—101°72°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle66%0.01″98°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast32%—98°68°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast27%—99°70°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%0.01″101°69°+2°
AQI 86 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 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 46 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 46
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Farmington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Farmington
- Sat99°74°8%
- Sun100°75°25%
- Mon101°72°82%
- Tue98°68°66%
- Wed98°68°32%
- Thu99°70°27%
- Fri101°69°28%
- Sat88°67°41%
- Sun91°69°29%
- Mon88°66°22%
- Tue95°62°19%
- Wed97°69°39%
- Thu93°68°43%
- Fri94°67°54%
- Sat93°67°58%
- Sun102°71°58%
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 — Farmington
SPC has placed Farmington 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 Farmington
- 27028