Fayetteville, North Carolina Weather
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Fayetteville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 4:29 PM EST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——76°41°—
- WednesdayNov 11Overcast——74°48°-2°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——72°54°-2°
- FridayNov 13Overcast——58°45°-14°
- SaturdayNov 14Overcast——55°40°-3°
- SundayNov 15Overcast——52°38°-3°
- MondayNov 16Overcast——53°39°+1°
Air quality now AQI 39 · Good
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47 — 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 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 0.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 47
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:17 AM
- Moonset
- 5:58 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Fayetteville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 59°F (high 76°F, low 41°F), 5°F above the 54°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: March 30 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 11 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Fayetteville
- Tue76°41°0%
- Wed74°48°2%
- Thu72°54°4%
- Fri58°45°1%
- Sat55°40°1%
- Sun52°38°0%
- Mon53°39°6%
- Tue47°44°10%
- Wed58°44°5%
- Thu59°41°2%
- Fri60°43°4%
- Sat66°48°13%
- Sun73°56°31%
- Mon69°46°37%
- Tue46°35°27%
- Wed46°31°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Fayetteville
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Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically November 10) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Fayetteville
Fayetteville sits in Cumberland County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 31m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 47m — a swing of +4h 44m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Charlotte, the state’s largest city, lies about 105 miles to the W. The nearest town Fayetteville tracks is Cary, roughly 49 miles to the N.
Air quality in Fayetteville
Air quality in Fayetteville’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 39). See the full air-quality history for Fayetteville.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| March | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| April | lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| May | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| June | beans, squash | beans, summer squash, garlic |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| September | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| November | — | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| December | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Fayetteville's warmest stretch (~81°F) and January its coldest (~43°F); precipitation crests in July at 5.7 inches and ebbs in February to 3.2 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 3.4″ | 7 |
| February | 46° | 3.2″ | 6 |
| March | 52° | 3.6″ | 7 |
| April | 61° | 3.5″ | 6 |
| May | 70° | 3.4″ | 6 |
| June | 77° | 4.8″ | 7 |
| July | 81° | 5.7″ | 9 |
| August | 79° | 5.2″ | 8 |
| September | 74° | 4.9″ | 6 |
| October | 63° | 3.3″ | 5 |
| November | 52° | 3.4″ | 5 |
| December | 46° | 3.5″ | 7 |
Regional context
Similar climates Spring Lake, NC, Hope Mills, NC, Rockfish, NC
Fayetteville swings from 43°F in January to 81°F in July (38°F) per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals; precipitation in Fayetteville runs about 47.9 inches on roughly 78 measurable days.
Fayetteville's rain peaks in summer: July brings 5.7 inches over 8.5 thunderstorm-fed days, while February sees just 3.2 inches across 6.2 days under cooler, drier air. That summer-storm rhythm groups Fayetteville with places like Spring Lake, NC, Hope Mills, NC and Rockfish, NC.
Fayetteville reaches its last hard frost near March 30; that is the cue for peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Fayetteville's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Fayetteville's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. Frost returns to Fayetteville near November 10, ending the tender-crop season. Open lawns in Fayetteville whiten first when frost returns.
Similar climates: Spring Lake, NC, Hope Mills, NC, Rockfish, NC, Eastover, NC, Vander, NC.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Fayetteville?
- In Fayetteville, expect the last spring frost near March 30; Fayetteville's first autumn frost comes around November 10.
- What is the rainy season in Fayetteville?
- Rainfall in Fayetteville peaks in July near 5.7 inches, out of about 48 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Fayetteville?
- Fayetteville peaks in July, when the mean runs near 81°F.
- What is the coldest month in Fayetteville?
- January is Fayetteville's coldest month, averaging about 43°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Fayetteville?
- In Fayetteville, sow peas and hardy greens around March 30; Fayetteville's tomatoes and peppers wait two weeks more.
- How many rainy days does Fayetteville get?
- Expect roughly 78 wet days a year in Fayetteville.
- What hardiness zone is Fayetteville?
- Since January in Fayetteville averages 43°F, Fayetteville's USDA zone follows that floor — confirm it by ZIP.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Fayetteville?
- Fayetteville's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Fayetteville?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Fayetteville in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Fayetteville?
- Current conditions for Fayetteville and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Fayetteville forecast updated?
- The Fayetteville forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Fayetteville?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Fayetteville are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Fayetteville?
- The next few days in Fayetteville's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Fayetteville sits at 35.1°N; its climate zone is humid subtropical (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Fayetteville
- 28301
- 28302
- 28303
- 28304
- 28305
- 28306
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- 28310
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