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Gorman, North Carolina Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gorman weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Gorman, NC
Wednesday, June 17 at 4:01 PM
93
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
24%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Gorman, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGorman, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 97°
Gorman, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    93°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Rain
    21%
    0.11″
    98°74°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    0.07″
    94°73°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    92°68°-2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    10%
    99°70°+7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Drizzle
    57%
    93°73°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Overcast
    34%
    93°66°
Gorman, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
237° · veering 48°
Direction
WSW
237°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 3:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3419SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 48° from the wsw.
Gorman, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 996999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.1996.4997.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Gorman, NC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+15 in 6hPeak ~73 @ 11 PM

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 80 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
125μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 80 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 80
UV peak
3.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 80

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Gorman, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
141.1mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
20:01 UTC · Gorman, 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
20:01 UTC · Gorman, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Gorman, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gorman, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gorman, NC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
14h 36m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Gorman, NC
The moon
Waxing Crescent
10% illuminated
Moonrise
8:26 AM
Moonset
10:38 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Gorman, NC
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gorman at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Gorman

  1. Wed93°65°1%
  2. Thu98°74°21%
  3. Fri94°73°47%
  4. Sat92°68°3%
  5. Sun99°70°10%
  6. Mon93°73°57%
  7. Tue93°66°34%
  8. Wed89°70°18%
  9. Thu97°70°18%
  10. Fri99°73°26%
  11. Sat100°75°26%
  12. Sun97°75°36%
  13. Mon92°74°45%
  14. Tue96°74°58%
  15. Wed94°75°55%
  16. Thu95°76°47%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Gorman

SPC has placed Gorman in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Gorman

  • 27704

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.