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 5Overcast13%—99°73°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle80%—96°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle67%0.02″98°73°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle55%0.01″93°73°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle23%—99°72°+6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast20%—101°77°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle47%—90°74°-11°
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.
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
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: 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
- Sun99°73°13%
- Mon96°74°80%
- Tue98°73°67%
- Wed93°73°55%
- Thu99°72°23%
- Fri101°77°20%
- Sat90°74°47%
- Sun79°70°34%
- Mon83°67°26%
- Tue92°63°13%
- Wed97°69°21%
- Thu95°69°28%
- Fri93°69°36%
- Sat92°68°45%
- 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