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Zebulon, North Carolina Weather

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

Zebulon, NC
Friday, June 5 at 3:37 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
51%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Zebulon, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastZebulon, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 91°
Zebulon, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    87°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°60°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    93°67°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    17%
    94°67°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    88°65°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    85°60°-3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    15%
    79°69°-6°
Zebulon, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
141° · backing 174°
Direction
SE
141°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
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 5 · pk 17 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 186SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 174° from the se.
Zebulon, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.1
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.74 inHg
Now
1007.1
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.81007.11008.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Zebulon, NC
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Zebulon, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
75.6mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
03:37 UTC ·Zebulon, 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
03:37 UTC ·Zebulon, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Zebulon, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Zebulon, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Zebulon, NC
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:29 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Zebulon, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
4:02 AM
Moonset
2:27 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Zebulon, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Zebulon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (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.

ZIP codes in Zebulon

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.