Walnut Creek, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walnut Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——99°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain81%0.10″97°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle69%—95°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm57%0.47″98°75°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle22%0.03″95°73°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle25%—99°76°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle54%0.05″94°75°-5°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:25 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Walnut Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Walnut Creek
- Sun99°73°7%
- Mon97°76°81%
- Tue95°72°69%
- Wed98°75°57%
- Thu95°73°22%
- Fri99°76°25%
- Sat94°75°54%
- Sun98°72°51%
- Mon81°71°29%
- Tue87°66°13%
- Wed93°67°11%
- Thu92°73°46%
- Fri92°73°46%
- Sat88°73°43%
- Sun91°71°36%
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 — Walnut Creek
SPC has placed Walnut Creek in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Walnut Creek
- 27534