Garner, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Garner weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—101°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle63%—97°77°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers59%0.04″97°73°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle57%0.01″94°74°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle20%—98°73°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—101°77°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle48%—87°72°-14°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Garner at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.
ZIP code: 27529
15-Day Forecast — Garner
- Sun101°74°13%
- Mon97°77°63%
- Tue97°73°59%
- Wed94°74°57%
- Thu98°73°20%
- Fri101°77°19%
- Sat87°72°48%
- Sun82°71°40%
- Mon81°68°28%
- Tue90°64°14%
- Wed97°69°25%
- Thu95°71°29%
- Fri93°69°34%
- Sat92°69°39%
- Sun99°73°48%
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 — Garner
SPC has placed Garner in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Garner
- 27529
- 27603
- 27699