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Kenly, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Kenly, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 6:25 AM
74
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Kenly, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKenly, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 74°H 100°
Kenly, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    0.02″
    100°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    69%
    96°79°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    69%
    0.01″
    95°72°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    57%
    0.37″
    99°74°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    94°73°-5°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    100°76°+6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    56%
    0.09″
    97°74°-3°
Kenly, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
191° · backing 18°
Direction
S
191°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 · pk 21 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 203SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 18° from the s.
Kenly, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.91006.01006.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Kenly, NC
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
38μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Kenly, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
39%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
10:25 UTC · Kenly, 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
10:25 UTC · Kenly, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kenly, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kenly, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kenly, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
14h 29m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kenly, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kenly, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kenly at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°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: 27542

15-Day Forecast — Kenly

  1. Sun100°74°21%
  2. Mon96°79°69%
  3. Tue95°72°69%
  4. Wed99°74°57%
  5. Thu94°73°27%
  6. Fri100°76°20%
  7. Sat97°74°56%
  8. Sun99°73°44%
  9. Mon80°71°24%
  10. Tue88°66°15%
  11. Wed93°67°15%
  12. Thu92°73°46%
  13. Fri88°73°46%
  14. Sat87°72°43%
  15. Sun91°71°36%

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 — Kenly

SPC has placed Kenly 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 Kenly

  • 27542

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.