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Mebane, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Mebane, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 9:18 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
66%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Mebane, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMebane, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 97°
Mebane, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    97°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    77%
    0.16″
    96°74°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    77%
    97°70°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    58%
    0.01″
    98°71°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    99°71°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    102°71°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    101°69°-1°
Mebane, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
307° · veering 53°
Direction
NW
307°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Mebane, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.5
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.5
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.0987.3988.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mebane, NC
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
4.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 22
Mebane, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.7mi
UNLIMITED
116 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
13:18 UTC · Mebane, 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
13:18 UTC · Mebane, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mebane, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mebane, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mebane, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:36 AM
Sunrise
2:05 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mebane, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mebane, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mebane at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 27302

16-Day Forecast — Mebane

  1. Sun97°72°13%
  2. Mon96°74°77%
  3. Tue97°70°77%
  4. Wed98°71°58%
  5. Thu99°71°26%
  6. Fri102°71°20%
  7. Sat101°69°46%
  8. Sun91°72°42%
  9. Mon96°65°21%
  10. Tue103°71°12%
  11. Wed96°67°13%
  12. Thu90°63°31%
  13. Fri93°64°42%
  14. Sat93°69°34%
  15. Sun100°71°35%
  16. Mon89°73°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 — Mebane

SPC has placed Mebane in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Mebane

  • 27302

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.