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Gerton, North Carolina Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Gerton, NC
Monday, July 6 at 3:31 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
64%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Gerton, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGerton, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 67°H 82°
Gerton, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    35%
    82°67°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    60%
    81°67°-1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    35%
    89°63°+8°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    87°64°-2°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    91°64°+4°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    87°68°-4°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    41%
    89°64°+2°
Gerton, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
283° · veering 10°
Direction
WNW
283°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6 mph
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 6 mph · pk 13 mph @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Gerton, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
916.9
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 27.08 inHg
Now
916.9
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 917921
910915920925-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW921.0916.6916.6
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Gerton, NC
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-2 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneGood
25μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gerton, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.5mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
07:31 UTC · Gerton, 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
07:31 UTC · Gerton, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gerton, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gerton, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gerton, NC
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Gerton, NC
The moon
Last Quarter
65% illuminated
Moonrise
12:10 AM
Moonset
12:46 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gerton, NC
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gerton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 28735

15-Day Forecast — Gerton

  1. Mon83°67°35%
  2. Tue81°67°60%
  3. Wed89°63°35%
  4. Thu87°64°31%
  5. Fri91°64°28%
  6. Sat87°68°37%
  7. Sun89°64°41%
  8. Mon88°67°26%
  9. Tue90°64°12%
  10. Wed93°68°20%
  11. Thu84°68°21%
  12. Fri84°55°58%
  13. Sat83°62°65%
  14. Sun80°60°65%
  15. Mon75°60°48%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Gerton

SPC has placed Gerton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Gerton

  • 28735

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.