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Magnolia, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Magnolia, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 10:59 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
65%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Magnolia, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMagnolia, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 100°
Magnolia, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    99°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    100°73°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    63%
    98°77°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    72%
    0.06″
    100°72°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    50%
    96°74°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    29%
    104°73°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    24%
    103°81°-1°
Magnolia, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · veering 22°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the s.
Magnolia, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.7
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.7
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-3.4
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.91008.51008.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Magnolia, NC
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Magnolia, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.2mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
02:59 UTC · Magnolia, 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
02:59 UTC · Magnolia, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Magnolia, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Magnolia, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Magnolia, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Magnolia, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Magnolia, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Magnolia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28453

16-Day Forecast — Magnolia

  1. Sat99°70°0%
  2. Sun100°73°8%
  3. Mon98°77°63%
  4. Tue100°72°72%
  5. Wed96°74°50%
  6. Thu104°73°29%
  7. Fri103°81°24%
  8. Sat102°77°39%
  9. Sun94°72°45%
  10. Mon88°68°31%
  11. Tue87°68°18%
  12. Wed99°70°31%
  13. Thu101°70°29%
  14. Fri99°70°33%
  15. Sat96°72°35%
  16. Sun101°73°43%

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 — Magnolia

SPC includes Magnolia in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Magnolia

  • 28453

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.