Marion, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Marion weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Rain33%0.51″93°69°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast31%—92°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle70%—91°69°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—93°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle25%—95°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—94°69°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast29%—92°72°-2°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 50 — 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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Marion at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above 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: 28752
16-Day Forecast — Marion
- Sun93°69°33%
- Mon92°71°31%
- Tue91°69°70%
- Wed93°68°33%
- Thu95°69°25%
- Fri94°69°21%
- Sat92°72°29%
- Sun94°68°33%
- Mon95°69°19%
- Tue87°63°14%
- Wed90°57°17%
- Thu92°63°19%
- Fri95°66°19%
- Sat89°65°44%
- Sun83°64°52%
- Mon91°63°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 — Marion
SPC has placed Marion 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 Marion
- 28752
- 28737