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Washington Park, North Carolina Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Washington Park, NC
Saturday, June 13 at 4:42 AM
74
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
81°
Humidity
85%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Sunset
4:24 PM
Washington Park, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWashington Park, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 73°H 98°
Washington Park, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    40%
    98°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.02″
    97°75°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    87°71°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Showers
    50%
    0.53″
    72°65°-15°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Drizzle
    25%
    84°66°+12°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Overcast
    10%
    98°75°+14°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    54%
    0.02″
    100°73°+2°
Washington Park, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
256° · veering 41°
Direction
WSW
256°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 8
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 8 · pk 23 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Washington Park, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+2.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081013
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.61008.21011.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Washington Park, NC
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Washington Park, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
50%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.6mi
UNLIMITED
118 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
08:42 UTC · Washington Park, 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
08:42 UTC · Washington Park, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Washington Park, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Washington Park, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Washington Park, NC
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Daylight
14h 32m
Sunset
4:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:55 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Washington Park, NC
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
4:03 AM
Moonset
7:24 PM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Washington Park, NC
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Washington Park at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Washington Park

  1. Sat98°74°40%
  2. Sun97°75°50%
  3. Mon87°71°49%
  4. Tue72°65°50%
  5. Wed84°66°25%
  6. Thu98°75°10%
  7. Fri100°73°54%
  8. Sat88°70°42%
  9. Sun94°69°20%
  10. Mon88°71°26%
  11. Tue73°67°32%
  12. Wed82°67°55%
  13. Thu85°68°55%
  14. Fri90°71°54%
  15. Sat86°69°38%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — Washington Park

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Washington Park

  • 27889

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.