Fairfield, North Carolina Weather
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Fairfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Thunderstorm12%—83°71°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm15%0.02″87°70°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle12%0.01″85°72°-2°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast10%—95°75°+10°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm58%—87°77°-8°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle50%—83°71°-4°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——84°70°+1°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:53 AM
- Moonset
- 8:31 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Fairfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Fairfield
- Mon83°71°12%
- Tue87°70°15%
- Wed85°72°12%
- Thu95°75°10%
- Fri87°77°58%
- Sat83°71°50%
- Sun84°70°6%
- Mon88°75°19%
- Tue83°69°40%
- Wed82°67°32%
- Thu84°73°30%
- Fri78°71°48%
- Sat86°70°52%
- Sun84°72°39%
- Mon89°76°32%
- Tue91°76°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Fairfield
SPC has placed Fairfield in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Fairfield
- 27826