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Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Fuquay-Varina, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 4:56 AM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
35%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFuquay-Varina, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 102°
Fuquay-Varina, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 3
    Clear
    98°72°
  2. Saturday
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    103°75°+5°
  3. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    102°75°-1°
  4. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    58%
    0.03″
    99°73°-3°
  5. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    57%
    0.02″
    100°72°+1°
  6. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    53%
    0.86″
    92°71°-8°
  7. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    87°72°-5°
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
147° · veering 19°
Direction
SSE
147°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 16 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1710SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.9
-2.2 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.56 inHg
Now
1000.9
mb
3h
-2.2
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.61001.31001.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
+17 in 6hPeak ~92 @ 11 PM

AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 17 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 95 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
16.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
21μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
134μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 95 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 95
UV peak
2.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 95

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.6 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.78
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
108.9mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
08:56 UTC · Fuquay-Varina, 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
08:56 UTC · Fuquay-Varina, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fuquay-Varina, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fuquay-Varina, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
10:35 PM
Moonset
9:21 AM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Fuquay-Varina, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 150% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fuquay-Varina at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

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 — Fuquay-Varina

SPC includes Fuquay-Varina in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Fuquay-Varina

  • 27526

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.