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Wilmington, NC 28406 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Wilmington International Airport · 16 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 12 mph.
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Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind around 12 mph.
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Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. North wind 9 to 14 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 2 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now68°
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- Thu12 AM59°
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- 10 AM58°
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- 12 PM63°
- 1 PM66°
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10-day forecast
Details- TodayOct 21Sunny52°70°
- ThuOct 22Sunny53°71°
- FriOct 23Sunny58°71°
- SatOct 24Sunny60°69°
- SunOct 25Sunny58°71°
- MonOct 26Sunny56°71°
- TueOct 27Sunny59°71°
- WedOct 28Partly cloudy53°74°
- ThuOct 29Sunny58°77°
- FriOct 30Cloudy60°77°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
Radar
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- Cold front off NC coast watched for possible tropical development
The low-pressure cold front that has brought chilly, blustery weather and dangerous conditions to the North Carolina coast this weekend could develop into a subtropical weather system later this week. The next name on…
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Storm Warnings Issued Off the North and South Carolina Coast as Conditions IntensifyStorm Warnings are in effect for offshore waters from Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, to Little River Inlet, South Carolina, with north winds of 35 to 40 knots, gusts to 50 knots and seas up to 18 feet. A nor’easter is…
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East Coast on alert; High surf, 50 mph gusts possibleThe Weather Channel Nor’easter could bring beach erosion, gusty winds to East Coast An area off the East Coast is worth watching this weekend. Increased wave action and beach erosion are possible along areas already hit…
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East Coast on alert: Coastal low to bring high wind, wavesThe Weather Channel Coastal low could bring high wind, waves to East Coast Though the Atlantic tropics have been quiet since Isaias, there is an area worth watching off the East Coast that could bring wind and waves…
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Hurricane Isaias Brings Tornadoes, Rain to the Carolinas“We saw several tornado warnings active on Sunday afternoon in the Wake County area. The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes of EF1 strength in Wake County. Several others were not far away, including…
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Low pressure off North Carolina could briefly turn subtropical while sending rough surf up the East CoastA storm-force non-tropical low-pressure system located a few hundred miles off the North Carolina coast is producing shower and thunderstorm activity primarily west of its center. According to the National Hurricane…
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Sunny and seasonably cool weather across North Carolina this weekWXII Cold mornings will lead to seasonable, sunny afternoons in North Carolina this week Dress for 30s and 40s in the mornings Sunny weather will warm temperatures into the 60s and 70s in the afternoons Dry weather will…
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Weather System Off North Carolina Could Become Nor’Easter or Tropical Storm: What to KnowThe National Weather Service and its National Hurricane Center are tracking a storm system sitting off the coast of North Carolina that has the opportunity to become either a proper Nor’easter or a Tropical Storm and is…
Air quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Forecast
- WedGood (40)
- ThuGood (42)
- FriGood (40)
New Hanover County, NC reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyWilmington Area, records since 1874. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Leland 26 km
- Masonboro 10 km
- Murraysville 23 km
- Myrtle Grove 6 km
- Kings Grant 19 km
- Oak Island 34 km
- Ogden 21 km
- Carolina Beach 7 km
- Boiling Spring Lakes 21 km
- Long Beach 31 km
- Silver Lake 9 km
- Wrightsboro 23 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in ILM, issued 11 hrs ago
What Has Changed
Update for the 12Z TAFs.
Key Messages
1) A deep layer of northerly winds will maintain a dry Canadian airmass through the remainder of the week.
Discussion
KEY MESSAGE 1...A deep layer of northerly winds will maintain a dry Canadian airmass through the remainder of the week.
Persistent northerly flow continues over the Carolinas between a ridge over the southern Plains and deepening 999 mb low pressure almost 400 miles east of the Virginia coast. This low is expected to continue drifting north through Thursday before being shunted away to the northeast for the weekend. With high pressure in control of the weather locally, dry weather, clear skies, and generally below normal temperatures are forecast through the end of the week.
Changes to NBM blends mainly centered on widening diurnal temperature ranges over the next couple of days (adding 1-2 degrees to highs and subtracting a bit from lows) and lowering daytime dewpoints by up to 6 degrees F.
New Canadian high pressure will expand south across the Great Lakes late this week. As the high moves south this weekend, our wind directions may veer easterly enough to bring more humidity onshore, but with sufficient ridging continuing aloft to maintain dry weather. Recent models show showers may develop offshore where higher dewpoints will promote small convective instability beneath the subsidence inversion aloft.
Aviation
VFR with clear skies and northerly winds that will increase after sunrise especially along the coast.
Extended Outlook...VFR will continue through the period. Breezy northeasterly winds could gust to 25 knots at times Friday through Sunday.
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