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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

Wake Forest, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 1:35 AM
78
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
68%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Wake Forest, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWake Forest, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 99°
Wake Forest, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    99°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    80%
    96°74°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    67%
    0.02″
    98°73°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    0.01″
    93°73°-5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    99°72°+6°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    20%
    101°77°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    90°74°-11°
Wake Forest, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · steady
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
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 14 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wake Forest, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.5
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.54 inHg
Now
1000.5
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.11000.01000.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Wake Forest, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-27 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.83 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
6.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
54μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.7 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.83
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wake Forest, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
38%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.0mi
UNLIMITED
104 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
05:35 UTC · Wake Forest, 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
05:35 UTC · Wake Forest, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wake Forest, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wake Forest, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wake Forest, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:34 AM
Sunrise
2:03 AM
Daylight
14h 31m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wake Forest, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:25 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wake Forest, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wake Forest at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • 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

15-Day Forecast — Wake Forest

  1. Sun99°73°13%
  2. Mon96°74°80%
  3. Tue98°73°67%
  4. Wed93°73°55%
  5. Thu99°72°23%
  6. Fri101°77°20%
  7. Sat90°74°47%
  8. Sun79°70°34%
  9. Mon83°67°26%
  10. Tue92°63°13%
  11. Wed97°69°21%
  12. Thu95°69°28%
  13. Fri93°69°36%
  14. Sat92°68°45%
  15. Sun100°74°55%

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
  • 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 Wake Forest

  • 27587
  • 27588

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.