Fayetteville, North Carolina Weather
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Fayetteville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 12:20 AM EDT · Open-Meteo
- TodaySep 21Clear12%—90°69°—
- TuesdaySep 22Heavy Rain67%0.09″84°71°-6°
- WednesdaySep 23Showers61%0.15″72°68°-12°
- ThursdaySep 24Drizzle37%—68°60°-4°
- FridaySep 25Overcast——74°59°+6°
- SaturdaySep 26Clear——81°55°+7°
- SundaySep 27Partly Cloudy——79°58°-2°
Air quality now AQI 41 · Good
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
September dries up ditches or breaks down bridges.
- Moonrise
- 4:35 PM
- Moonset
- 1:51 AM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
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Fayetteville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 80°F (high 90°F, low 69°F), 9°F above the 71°F normal for Sep 21
- Last frost: March 30 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 11 km away)
- Microseason: Sep 21–25
- Planting calendar: September — harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash
15-Day Forecast — Fayetteville
- Mon90°69°12%
- Tue84°71°67%
- Wed72°68°61%
- Thu68°60°37%
- Fri74°59°8%
- Sat81°55°3%
- Sun79°58°2%
- Mon80°63°1%
- Tue84°65°7%
- Wed86°66°22%
- Thu89°69°15%
- Fri92°69°13%
- Sat81°67°19%
- Sun84°72°33%
- Mon76°63°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Fayetteville
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Right now in the garden
Late season
As of September 21, the first frost (around November 10) is about 7 weeks away. Frost-tender plants keep producing until then. This city's planting calendar for September: harvest tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, and winter squash.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Fayetteville
SPC includes Fayetteville in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook.
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
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