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Rolesville, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Rolesville, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 12:51 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
83°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Rolesville, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRolesville, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 99°
Rolesville, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    99°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    79%
    96°75°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    69%
    0.02″
    97°72°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    0.01″
    92°73°-5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    98°72°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    101°77°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    90°74°-11°
Rolesville, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · steady
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
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 4 · pk 16 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the s.
Rolesville, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.7
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.7
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.1997.0998.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Rolesville, NC
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-28 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 2.5DRIVERGood
7.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rolesville, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.9mi
UNLIMITED
110 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
04:51 UTC · Rolesville, 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
04:51 UTC · Rolesville, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rolesville, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rolesville, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rolesville, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rolesville, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:28 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rolesville, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rolesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 27571

15-Day Forecast — Rolesville

  1. Sun99°73°13%
  2. Mon96°75°79%
  3. Tue97°72°69%
  4. Wed92°73°56%
  5. Thu98°72°23%
  6. Fri101°77°20%
  7. Sat90°74°47%
  8. Sun79°70°36%
  9. Mon82°66°26%
  10. Tue91°63°13%
  11. Wed97°69°21%
  12. Thu94°68°28%
  13. Fri93°69°36%
  14. Sat92°68°45%
  15. Sun100°73°55%

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 — Rolesville

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

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • 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 Rolesville

  • 27571
  • 27587

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.