Carolina Beach, NC Weather

New Hanover County5:14 PM EDT34.04°N, 77.89°WElevation 7 ft
Coastal Flood Advisory until 10:00 AM SunHigh Surf Advisory until 8:00 PM MonRip Current Statement until 8:00 PM Sat

Current conditions

Sunny
69°
Sunny
Feels like 69°
High 71°·Low 57°
WindNE 21 mph gusts 28 mph
Humidity71%
Dew point59°
Cloud cover10%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise7:25 AM
Sunset6:28 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Saturday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

  • Saturday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

  • Sunday

    Sunny, with a high near 72.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 69°
  2. 6 PM Mostly Clear 67°
  3. 7 PM Mostly Clear 65°
  4. 8 PM Mostly Clear 63°
  5. 9 PM Mostly Clear 61°
  6. 10 PM Mostly Clear 60°
  7. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  8. Sun12 AM Mostly Clear 58°
  9. 1 AM Mostly Clear 58°
  10. 2 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  11. 3 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  12. 4 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  13. 5 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  14. 6 AM Sunny 57°
  15. 7 AM Sunny 57°
  16. 8 AM Sunny 58°
  17. 9 AM Sunny 61°
  18. 10 AM Sunny 64°
  19. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 68°
  20. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 69°
  21. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 71°
  22. 2 PM Mostly Sunny 71°
  23. 3 PM Sunny 71°
  24. 4 PM Sunny 71°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Clear Clear50°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny54°69°
  3. TodayOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny57°71°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny56°72°
  5. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny52°71°
  6. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny56°71°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny15%59°71°
  8. ThuOct 29 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers16%72°
  9. FriOct 30 Rain Rain0.18 in64°71°
  10. SatOct 31 Cloudy Cloudy65°73°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

46
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • SatGood (38)
  • SunGood (32)
  • MonGood (40)

New Hanover County, NC reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:25 AM
Sunset 6:28 PM
Daylight 11 h 3 min (−1 min 57 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 98% lit
Moonrise 5:18 PM Moonset 5:41 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low74° / 52°
Month to date3.71 in (normal 3.86 in)

Wilmington Area, records since 1874. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in ILM, issued 10 hrs ago

What Has Changed

As of 630 AM EDT... Aviation section updated for the 12Z TAF issuance.

As of 3 AM EDT... All sections have been updated except for the Key Messages. The Coastal Flood Advisory was extended through this evening's high tide for all tidal areas. A High Surf Advisory was issued for New Hanover County.

Key Messages

1) High pressure will bring lots of dry weather, breezy conditions at times, and seasonable temperatures through mid next week.

2) Minor coastal flooding and hazardous marine/surf conditions are expected through at least early next week.

Discussion

KEY MESSAGE 1...High pressure will bring lots of dry weather, coastal breezes, and near to below normal temperatures through mid next week.

Persistent high pressure will dominate the weather through mid next week leading to dry conditions and generally near to below normal temperatures. A few showers could brush the coast at times but no significant rainfall is expected. Breezy conditions with gusts up to around 35 mph at times are also expected, especially near the coast, due to low pressure well to the southeast from near The Bahamas northeast to Bermuda.

KEY MESSAGE 2...Minor coastal flooding and hazardous marine/surf conditions are expected through at least early next week.

An extended period of enhanced northeast winds due to strong high pressure to the north and low pressure developing near The Bahamas will lead to hazardous marine/surf conditions. Also, increasing astronomical tides and NE winds will lead to minor coastal flooding.

Coastal Flooding: Minor coastal flooding is expected during each high tide cycle for the next several days along the SE NC and NE SC coasts, including the lower Cape Fear River. The highest tides should occur during the morning high tide cycles.

High Surf: High seas up to near 10 ft within 20 nm will likely lead to 6+ ft surf heights into early next week, especially for E-facing beaches. We have raised a High Surf Advisory for New Hanover County where confidence is highest in 6 ft breakers occurring starting today. In addition, the large waves coupled with high water levels should result in some erosion, especially for E-facing beaches.

Aviation

High confidence in VFR conditions as high pressure prevails. NE winds will prevail, gusting to near 20-25 kt during the daytime.

Extended Outlook... VFR to prevail with NE winds gusting to around 25 knots at times Sunday. There is a small chance of low clouds affecting the coastal terminals due to low-level clouds off the coast. High pressure brings dry weather and clear skies early next week.

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