Greensboro, North Carolina Weather
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Greensboro weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 3:19 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——73°40°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——71°49°-2°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——64°43°-7°
- FridayNov 13Partly Cloudy——54°35°-10°
- SaturdayNov 14Partly Cloudy——50°31°-4°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——52°30°+2°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——49°33°-3°
Air quality now AQI 51 · Moderate
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 53
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:24 AM
- Moonset
- 5:58 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Greensboro at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 57°F (high 73°F, low 40°F), 6°F above the 51°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 1 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 3 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Greensboro
- Tue73°40°0%
- Wed71°49°2%
- Thu64°43°5%
- Fri54°35°2%
- Sat50°31°0%
- Sun52°30°0%
- Mon49°33°7%
- Tue43°39°7%
- Wed58°34°3%
- Thu61°34°3%
- Fri59°38°3%
- Sat64°42°17%
- Sun67°51°33%
- Mon66°35°33%
- Tue42°27°18%
- Wed44°26°19%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Greensboro
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Greensboro — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 4) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Greensboro
Greensboro sits in Guilford County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 37m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 42m — a swing of +4h 55m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Charlotte, the state’s largest city, lies about 83 miles to the SW. The nearest town Greensboro tracks is High Point, roughly 12 miles to the SW.
Air quality in Greensboro
Air quality in Greensboro’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 40). See the full air-quality history for Greensboro.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
In Greensboro, July runs warmest near 80°F and January coldest around 40°F, while July is the wettest month (5.8 inches) and February the driest (2.5 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 3.2″ | 7 |
| February | 44° | 2.5″ | 8 |
| March | 51° | 3.7″ | 8 |
| April | 60° | 3.6″ | 7 |
| May | 68° | 3.3″ | 8 |
| June | 75° | 5.1″ | 8 |
| July | 80° | 5.8″ | 7 |
| August | 77° | 4.5″ | 9 |
| September | 71° | 4.4″ | 6 |
| October | 60° | 3.2″ | 5 |
| November | 50° | 3.0″ | 5 |
| December | 43° | 3.4″ | 8 |
Regional context
Similar climates Summerfield, NC, Jamestown, NC, McLeansville, NC
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Greensboro runs from a 40°F January mean to 80°F in July, a 40°F seasonal spread, with near 45.9 inches of precipitation across about 86 wet days.
Greensboro's rain peaks in summer: July brings 5.8 inches over 7.1 thunderstorm-fed days, while February sees just 2.5 inches across 7.5 days under cooler, drier air. That summer-storm rhythm groups Greensboro with places like Summerfield, NC, Jamestown, NC and McLeansville, NC.
Greensboro reaches its last hard frost near April 1; that is the cue for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Greensboro, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. Frost returns to Greensboro near November 4, ending the tender-crop season. Open lawns in Greensboro whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Summerfield, NC, Jamestown, NC, McLeansville, NC, Forest Oaks, NC, Pleasant Garden, NC.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Greensboro?
- Greensboro's last spring frost lands near April 1, and in Greensboro the first fall frost follows around November 4.
- What is the rainy season in Greensboro?
- Greensboro sees its heaviest rain in July (around 5.8 inches), part of roughly 46 inches a year.
- What is the warmest month in Greensboro?
- On average July tops the year in Greensboro at about 80°F.
- What is the coldest month in Greensboro?
- The coldest stretch in Greensboro falls in January, around 40°F on average.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Greensboro?
- Hardy spring crops go in near April 1 in Greensboro; tender peppers and squash wait 10–14 days.
- How many rainy days does Greensboro get?
- Greensboro averages about 86 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
- What hardiness zone is Greensboro?
- Because Greensboro bottoms near 40°F in January, that winter low sets Greensboro's USDA zone — verify by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Greensboro?
- Greensboro's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Greensboro?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Greensboro in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Greensboro?
- Current conditions for Greensboro and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Greensboro forecast updated?
- The Greensboro forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Greensboro?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Greensboro are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Greensboro?
- The next few days in Greensboro's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Greensboro sits at 36.1°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
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