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Gorman, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Gorman, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 9:06 PM
93
°
Overcast
Feels like
95°
Humidity
36%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Gorman, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGorman, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 103°
Gorman, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    102°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    103°77°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    73%
    97°74°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    73%
    0.12″
    96°73°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    51%
    0.03″
    92°74°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    20%
    97°73°+5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    102°78°+5°
Gorman, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · veering 16°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 16° from the s.
Gorman, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.3
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.3
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.7999.91001.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Gorman, NC
Air quality
73
AQI
Moderate
+15 in 6h

AQI 73 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.88 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
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Gorman, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
108.5mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
01:06 UTC · Gorman, 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
01:06 UTC · Gorman, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gorman, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gorman, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gorman, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Gorman, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
11:26 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Gorman, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gorman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Gorman

  1. Sat102°76°4%
  2. Sun103°77°13%
  3. Mon97°74°73%
  4. Tue96°73°73%
  5. Wed92°74°51%
  6. Thu97°73°20%
  7. Fri102°78°24%
  8. Sat92°76°38%
  9. Sun85°74°38%
  10. Mon85°70°25%
  11. Tue94°68°20%
  12. Wed99°73°36%
  13. Thu97°72°39%
  14. Fri98°70°56%
  15. Sat94°70°61%
  16. Sun101°73°53%

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 — Gorman

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Gorman

  • 27704

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.