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 5Overcast23%—96°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast54%—96°72°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers54%0.47″93°70°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers47%0.05″93°69°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle19%—96°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—99°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle42%—95°72°-4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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: 5°F below 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: 28072
15-Day Forecast — Granite Quarry
- Sun96°71°23%
- Mon96°72°54%
- Tue93°70°54%
- Wed93°69°47%
- Thu96°66°19%
- Fri99°73°21%
- Sat95°72°42%
- Sun97°71°40%
- Mon89°65°22%
- Tue90°62°13%
- Wed93°64°9%
- Thu92°68°42%
- Fri78°70°42%
- Sat82°68°52%
- Sun90°68°45%
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