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Murphy, North Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Murphy, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 4:58 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
72%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:46 PM
Murphy, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMurphy, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 81°
Murphy, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    81°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°60°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    85°59°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    83°61°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    43%
    85°64°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    37%
    80°63°-5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.02″
    78°64°-2°
Murphy, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
030° · backing 35°
Direction
NNE
030°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 2
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 2 · pk 9 @ 5:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 93SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Murphy, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
966.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.54 inHg
Now
966.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 966971
960965970975-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW970.5965.6965.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Murphy, NC
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 AM.

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Murphy, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
45.5mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
04:58 UTC ·Murphy, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:58 UTC ·Murphy, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Murphy, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Murphy, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Murphy, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:46 PM
Civil dusk
1:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Murphy, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:50 AM
Moonset
1:51 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Murphy, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Murphy at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (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 4, 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.

ZIP codes in Murphy

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.