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Kenly, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Kenly, NC
Wednesday, June 17 at 8:54 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
70%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Kenly, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKenly, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 93°
Kenly, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    93°69°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    98°75°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    60%
    0.01″
    90°72°-8°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    31%
    91°69°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Showers
    10%
    0.03″
    97°70°+6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    45%
    88°69°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Partly Cloudy
    36%
    88°64°
Kenly, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
255° · backing 105°
Direction
WSW
255°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 16 @ 7:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2912SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 105° from the wsw.
Kenly, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.5
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.66 inHg
Now
1004.5
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.01002.11003.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Kenly, NC
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~42 @ 7 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.0
Kenly, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.4mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
12:54 UTC · Kenly, 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
12:54 UTC · Kenly, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kenly, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kenly, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kenly, NC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Daylight
14h 34m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Kenly, NC
The moon
Waxing Crescent
8% illuminated
Moonrise
8:24 AM
Moonset
10:34 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Kenly, 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 →

Kenly at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Kenly

  1. Wed93°69°5%
  2. Thu98°75°27%
  3. Fri90°72°60%
  4. Sat91°69°31%
  5. Sun97°70°10%
  6. Mon88°69°45%
  7. Tue88°64°36%
  8. Wed89°63°21%
  9. Thu86°70°19%
  10. Fri92°66°24%
  11. Sat95°68°27%
  12. Sun96°69°28%
  13. Mon85°71°35%
  14. Tue88°72°36%
  15. Wed81°71°42%
  16. Thu90°71°39%

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 — Kenly

SPC has placed Kenly 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 Kenly

  • 27542

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.