Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Heat Advisory — Columbus, NC, Inland Pender, NC, Coastal Pender, NC, Inland New Hanover, NC, Coastal New Hanover, NC, Inland Brunswick, NC, Coastal Brunswick, NC, Coastal Horry, SC, Inland Georgetown, SC, Coastal Georgetown, SC, Central Horry, SC, Northern Horry, SC 7:00 PM Flash Flood Warning — New Hanover County, NC 7:30 PM Flood Advisory — New Hanover County, NC 8:00 PM

New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: 6:36 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
24°C
Feels like 27°
Overcast
▲ 32°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
7 mph N
Humidity
82%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.98 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
0.4
Cloud Cover
90%
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: New Hanover County is currently overcast at 24°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 90% around 8 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2289 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:37AM · Sunset: 7:51PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Heat Advisory
Columbus, NC, Inland Pender, NC, Coastal Pender, NC, Inland New Hanover, NC, Coastal New Hanover, NC, Inland Brunswick, NC, Coastal Brunswick, NC, Coastal Horry, SC, Inland Georgetown, SC, Coastal Georgetown, SC, Central Horry, SC, Northern Horry, SC
Expires 7:00 PM
Flash Flood Warning
New Hanover County, NC
Expires 7:30 PM
Flood Advisory
New Hanover County, NC
Expires 8:00 PM
53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
24°
63%
8 PM
26°
76%
9 PM
25°
64%
10 PM
25°
80%
11 PM
25°
79%
12 AM
24°
76%
1 AM
24°
64%
2 AM
24°
46%
3 AM
24°
55%
4 AM
24°
56%
5 AM
24°
56%
6 AM
24°
67%
7 AM
24°
74%
8 AM
25°
90%
9 AM
28°
90%
10 AM
28°
90%
11 AM
29°
87%
12 PM
29°
87%
1 PM
28°
87%
2 PM
28°
86%
3 PM
28°
86%
4 PM
28°
76%
5 PM
28°
72%
6 PM
28°
57%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
32° 24°
Overcast with a 80% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 24°
Heavy Rain, 90% chance.
Sun
34° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 38% chance of rain.
Mon
33° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 55% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 23°
Rain, 80% chance.
Wed
33° 23°
Heavy Rain, 83% chance.
Thu
32° 24°
Heavy Rain, 83% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 24° Overcast 63% 7 mph N 82%
8 PM 26° Overcast 76% 7 mph NE 84%
9 PM 25° Overcast 64% 5 mph NE 86%
10 PM 25° Overcast 80% 3 mph NE 88%
11 PM 25° Heavy Rain 79% 4 mph WNW 89%
12 AM 24° Heavy Rain 76% 4 mph NNE 90%
1 AM 24° Overcast 64% 4 mph ESE 91%
2 AM 24° Overcast 46% 4 mph SE 92%
3 AM 24° Overcast 55% 4 mph SE 91%
4 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 56% 4 mph SE 91%
5 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 56% 4 mph SE 90%
6 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 67% 5 mph SSE 89%
7 AM 24° Heavy Rain 74% 6 mph S 89%
8 AM 25° Heavy Rain 90% 6 mph SSW 86%
9 AM 28° Heavy Rain 90% 6 mph SSW 82%
10 AM 28° Heavy Rain 90% 6 mph SSW 77%
11 AM 29° Heavy Rain 87% 5 mph SSW 75%
12 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 87% 5 mph S 76%
1 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 87% 6 mph S 78%
2 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 86% 6 mph S 78%
3 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 86% 6 mph S 78%
4 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 76% 6 mph S 77%
5 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 72% 6 mph S 78%
6 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 57% 7 mph SSW 81%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Overcast
80%
24°
32°
Sat
8/22
Heavy Rain
90%
24°
32°
Sun
8/23
Partly Cloudy
38%
24°
34°
Mon
8/24
Partly Cloudy
55%
24°
33°
Tue
8/25
Rain
80%
23°
33°
Wed
8/26
Heavy Rain
83%
23°
33°
Thu
8/27
Heavy Rain
83%
24°
32°
Fri
8/28
Rain
83%
24°
33°
Sat
8/29
Rain
73%
24°
34°
Sun
8/30
Rain
72%
24°
34°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
56%
24°
36°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
24°
36°
Wed
9/2
Rain
90%
23°
33°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
23°
32°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
23°
32°
53
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
53 AQI 10.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
38 AQI 41 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 53 Moderate 38 53
Sun 34 Good 34 30
Mon 42 Good 32 42
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Fri Aug 21, 22:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE594 J/kg
MLCAPE605 J/kg
MUCAPE1189 J/kg
SBCIN-58 J/kg
MLCIN-53 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear29 kt
0–1 km Shear15 kt
Eff. Shear29 kt
0–1 km SRH97
0–3 km SRH107
Eff. SRH107
Storm Motion247° @ 23 kt
0–1 km EHI0.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.2
STP (eff)0.2
Supercell1.9
K-Index32.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.28 in
0–3 km LR4.8 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals43.1
LCL989 hPa
LFC749 hPa
EL261 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,442 ft