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Germanton, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Germanton, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 5:35 AM
72
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
83%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Germanton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGermanton, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 72°H 97°
Germanton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    33%
    0.77″
    97°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    66%
    94°72°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    66%
    96°70°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    50%
    0.05″
    91°69°-5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    33%
    97°66°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    100°74°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Showers
    47%
    0.14″
    93°70°-7°
Germanton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 117°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 3
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 3 · pk 17 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 117° from the nnw.
Germanton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.9
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.9
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.9986.7986.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Germanton, NC
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
-8 in 6h

AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
21μg/m³
OzoneGood
20μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Germanton, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
19%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.2mi
UNLIMITED
140 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
09:35 UTC · Germanton, 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
09:35 UTC · Germanton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Germanton, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Germanton, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Germanton, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Germanton, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Germanton, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Germanton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 27019

15-Day Forecast — Germanton

  1. Sun97°72°33%
  2. Mon94°72°66%
  3. Tue96°70°66%
  4. Wed91°69°50%
  5. Thu97°66°33%
  6. Fri100°74°25%
  7. Sat93°70°47%
  8. Sun96°70°37%
  9. Mon93°65°19%
  10. Tue88°63°11%
  11. Wed91°63°11%
  12. Thu93°70°36%
  13. Fri82°71°55%
  14. Sat91°69°43%
  15. Sun92°68°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 — Germanton

SPC has placed Germanton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Germanton

  • 27019

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.