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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

Garner, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 1:35 AM
81
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
86°
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Garner, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGarner, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 101°
Garner, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    101°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    63%
    97°77°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    59%
    0.04″
    97°73°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    57%
    0.01″
    94°74°-3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    98°73°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    19%
    101°77°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    87°72°-14°
Garner, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · veering 7°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the ssw.
Garner, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.11002.21002.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Garner, NC
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-28 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
Garner, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.2mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
05:35 UTC · Garner, 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
05:35 UTC · Garner, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Garner, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Garner, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Garner, 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 29m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Garner, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Garner, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

  1. Sun101°74°13%
  2. Mon97°77°63%
  3. Tue97°73°59%
  4. Wed94°74°57%
  5. Thu98°73°20%
  6. Fri101°77°19%
  7. Sat87°72°48%
  8. Sun82°71°40%
  9. Mon81°68°28%
  10. Tue90°64°14%
  11. Wed97°69°25%
  12. Thu95°71°29%
  13. Fri93°69°34%
  14. Sat92°69°39%
  15. 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

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.