Wake Forest, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wake Forest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle29%0.05″97°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast30%—94°73°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm71%0.90″97°75°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle58%—89°72°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers21%0.20″100°73°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle18%—99°74°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle41%—85°72°-14°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
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
- 11:29 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wake Forest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°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: 27587
16-Day Forecast — Wake Forest
- Sun97°73°29%
- Mon94°73°30%
- Tue97°75°71%
- Wed89°72°58%
- Thu100°73°21%
- Fri99°74°18%
- Sat85°72°41%
- Sun93°72°34%
- Mon98°71°22%
- Tue87°67°13%
- Wed90°64°13%
- Thu96°68°36%
- Fri97°70°48%
- Sat93°67°35%
- Sun75°64°52%
- Mon92°64°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Wake Forest
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 — Wake Forest
SPC has placed Wake Forest 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 Wake Forest
- 27587
- 27588