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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

Marion, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 12:46 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
67%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
4:47 PM
Marion, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMarion, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 72°H 95°
Marion, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Showers
    31%
    0.06″
    95°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    80%
    0.09″
    93°68°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    91°67°-2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    36%
    94°67°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    26%
    95°69°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    97°69°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    89°69°-8°
Marion, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
221° · veering 7°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 13 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 284SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Marion, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
968.3
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 28.59 inHg
Now
968.3
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 967972
960965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW971.6967.1968.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Marion, NC
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
-13 in 6h

AQI 58 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
39μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Marion, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
61.6mi
UNLIMITED
102 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
04:46 UTC · Marion, 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
04:46 UTC · Marion, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Marion, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Marion, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Marion, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
4:47 PM
Civil dusk
9:18 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Marion, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
11:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Marion, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Marion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°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: 28752

15-Day Forecast — Marion

  1. Sun95°72°31%
  2. Mon93°68°80%
  3. Tue91°67°53%
  4. Wed94°67°36%
  5. Thu95°69°26%
  6. Fri97°69°23%
  7. Sat89°69°37%
  8. Sun77°69°32%
  9. Mon85°65°23%
  10. Tue91°63°11%
  11. Wed94°67°26%
  12. Thu89°66°48%
  13. Fri86°65°46%
  14. Sat93°68°32%
  15. Sun99°70°37%

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 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 Marion

  • 28752
  • 28737

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.