Granite Quarry, North Carolina Weather
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Granite Quarry weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——85°52°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——90°63°+5°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——88°65°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——88°64°0°
- MondayJun 8Showers23%0.41″86°68°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle17%0.02″69°62°-17°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle12%0.02″75°63°+6°
Ozone at AQI 66 now. AQI up 40 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.
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 66 now. With UV 0.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:10 AM
- Moonset
- 2:37 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Granite Quarry at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 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.