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Mar-Mac, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Mar-Mac, NC
Saturday, July 4 at 10:47 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
61%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Mar-Mac, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMar-Mac, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 100°
Mar-Mac, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    99°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    12%
    0.03″
    100°75°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    80%
    96°76°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    67%
    96°74°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    91°73°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    100°73°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    24%
    100°80°
Mar-Mac, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · steady
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 263SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sse.
Mar-Mac, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-4.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091014
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.61008.91009.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Mar-Mac, NC
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 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
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
59μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Mar-Mac, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.2mi
UNLIMITED
103 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
02:47 UTC · Mar-Mac, 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
02:47 UTC · Mar-Mac, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mar-Mac, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mar-Mac, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mar-Mac, NC
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mar-Mac, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:23 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mar-Mac, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mar-Mac at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Mar-Mac

  1. Sat99°73°0%
  2. Sun100°75°12%
  3. Mon96°76°80%
  4. Tue96°74°67%
  5. Wed91°73°49%
  6. Thu100°73°25%
  7. Fri100°80°24%
  8. Sat97°76°42%
  9. Sun86°73°45%
  10. Mon85°67°24%
  11. Tue87°66°19%
  12. Wed96°70°23%
  13. Thu97°71°26%
  14. Fri96°70°29%
  15. Sat95°71°33%
  16. Sun98°75°42%

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 — Mar-Mac

SPC has placed Mar-Mac in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Mar-Mac

  • 28333
  • 27530

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.