Heat Advisory — Robeson, NC, Bladen, NC, Columbus, NC, Inland Pender, NC, Coastal Pender, NC, Inland New Hanover, NC, Coastal New Hanover, NC, Inland Brunswick, NC, Coastal Brunswick, NC, Marlboro, SC, Dillon, SC, Marion, SC, Coastal Horry, SC, Central Horry, SC, Northern Horry, SC 6:00 PM Beach Hazards Statement — Coastal Pender, NC, Coastal New Hanover, NC, Coastal Horry, SC, Coastal Georgetown, SC 7:00 PM

Wilmington, North Carolina

Last updated: 5:45 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
30°C
Feels like 37°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 32°  /  ▼ 28°
Wind
18 mph SSW
Humidity
78%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
29.92 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
4.0
Cloud Cover
37%
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Wilmington is currently partly cloudy at 30°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 53% around 11 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2845 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:15AM · Sunset: 8:20PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Robeson, NC, Bladen, NC, Columbus, NC, Inland Pender, NC, Coastal Pender, NC, Inland New Hanover, NC, Coastal New Hanover, NC, Inland Brunswick, NC, Coastal Brunswick, NC, Marlboro, SC, Dillon, SC, Marion, SC, Coastal Horry, SC, Central Horry, SC, Northern Horry, SC
Expires 6:00 PM
Beach Hazards Statement
Coastal Pender, NC, Coastal New Hanover, NC, Coastal Horry, SC, Coastal Georgetown, SC
Expires 7:00 PM
48 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
30°
7%
7 PM
30°
25%
8 PM
29°
27%
9 PM
29°
30%
10 PM
29°
30%
11 PM
28°
28%
12 AM
28°
28%
1 AM
28°
20%
2 AM
28°
20%
3 AM
28°
21%
4 AM
28°
24%
5 AM
28°
36%
6 AM
28°
38%
7 AM
28°
44%
8 AM
29°
44%
9 AM
29°
52%
10 AM
30°
52%
11 AM
30°
53%
12 PM
31°
30%
1 PM
32°
16%
2 PM
32°
10%
3 PM
32°
11%
4 PM
32°
11%
5 PM
31°
11%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
32° 28°
Partly Cloudy with a 30% chance of rain.
Wed
33° 28°
Mostly Cloudy with a 52% chance of rain.
Thu
32° 27°
Rain, 80% chance.
Fri
31° 26°
Mostly Cloudy with a 90% chance of rain.
Sat
30° 24°
Rain, 90% chance.
Sun
32° 23°
Rain, 82% chance.
Mon
34° 25°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 30° Partly Cloudy 7% 18 mph SSW 78%
7 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 25% 18 mph SSW 79%
8 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 27% 18 mph SSW 81%
9 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 30% 18 mph SSW 82%
10 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 30% 19 mph SSW 83%
11 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 28% 19 mph SSW 83%
12 AM 28° Overcast 28% 19 mph SSW 83%
1 AM 28° Overcast 20% 19 mph SSW 83%
2 AM 28° Overcast 20% 18 mph SSW 82%
3 AM 28° Overcast 21% 18 mph SSW 82%
4 AM 28° Overcast 24% 17 mph SSW 82%
5 AM 28° Overcast 36% 17 mph SSW 83%
6 AM 28° Overcast 38% 16 mph SSW 84%
7 AM 28° Overcast 44% 16 mph SSW 84%
8 AM 29° Overcast 44% 16 mph SSW 82%
9 AM 29° Overcast 52% 17 mph SSW 80%
10 AM 30° Mostly Cloudy 52% 17 mph SSW 77%
11 AM 30° Mostly Cloudy 53% 18 mph SSW 76%
12 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 30% 18 mph SSW 74%
1 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 16% 18 mph SSW 73%
2 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 10% 18 mph SSW 74%
3 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 11% 18 mph SSW 76%
4 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 11% 18 mph SSW 77%
5 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 11% 18 mph SSW 78%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/21
Partly Cloudy
30%
28°
32°
Wed
7/22
Mostly Cloudy
52%
28°
33°
Thu
7/23
Rain
80%
27°
32°
Fri
7/24
Mostly Cloudy
90%
26°
31°
Sat
7/25
Rain
90%
24°
30°
Sun
7/26
Rain
82%
23°
32°
Mon
7/27
Drizzle
60%
25°
34°
Tue
7/28
Thunderstorm
67%
26°
34°
Wed
7/29
Rain
81%
25°
33°
Thu
7/30
Rain
82%
25°
32°
Fri
7/31
Drizzle
60%
24°
32°
Sat
8/1
Drizzle
60%
24°
32°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
24°
32°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
25°
32°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
25°
33°
48
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
48 AQI 8.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
29 AQI 32 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 48 Good 29 48
Thu 43 Good 31 43
Fri 39 Good 28 39
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 Tue Jul 21, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2774 J/kg
MLCAPE1230 J/kg
MUCAPE2774 J/kg
SBCIN-42 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear15 kt
0–1 km Shear17 kt
Eff. Shear23 kt
0–1 km SRH8
0–3 km SRH18
Eff. SRH18
Storm Motion215° @ 39 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.1
STP (eff)0.2
Supercell0.6
K-Index18.7
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.58 in
0–3 km LR6.4 °C/km
700–500 LR6.2 °C/km
Total Totals33.7
LCL938 hPa
LFC815 hPa
EL142 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,997 ft