Granite Quarry, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Granite Quarry weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle23%0.04″97°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast54%—96°72°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers54%0.47″95°70°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast47%—97°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—97°72°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—101°72°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy42%—100°72°-1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Granite Quarry at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- 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: 28072
16-Day Forecast — Granite Quarry
- Sun97°72°23%
- Mon96°72°54%
- Tue95°70°54%
- Wed97°71°47%
- Thu97°72°19%
- Fri101°72°21%
- Sat100°72°42%
- Sun96°72°40%
- Mon95°67°22%
- Tue101°70°13%
- Wed102°68°9%
- Thu92°64°42%
- Fri89°65°42%
- Sat92°68°52%
- Sun98°73°45%
- Mon92°78°52%
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 — Granite Quarry
SPC has placed Granite Quarry 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 Granite Quarry
- 28146
- 28072