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

Columbus County, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: 5:34 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 37°
Mostly Clear
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
12 mph S
Humidity
59%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.83 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
4.5
Cloud Cover
29%
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Columbus County is currently mostly clear at 32°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2187 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:17AM · Sunset: 8:24PM.

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
47 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
9%
7 PM
32°
25%
8 PM
30°
25%
9 PM
29°
27%
10 PM
28°
27%
11 PM
28°
27%
12 AM
28°
27%
1 AM
28°
25%
2 AM
27°
9%
3 AM
27°
10%
4 AM
27°
10%
5 AM
26°
21%
6 AM
26°
25%
7 AM
27°
8%
8 AM
27°
8%
9 AM
29°
10%
10 AM
29°
11%
11 AM
31°
11%
12 PM
31°
11%
1 PM
34°
11%
2 PM
34°
14%
3 PM
34°
11%
4 PM
34°
11%
5 PM
34°
11%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
33° 26°
Mostly Clear with a 27% chance of rain.
Wed
35° 26°
Mostly Cloudy with a 27% chance of rain.
Thu
33° 24°
Rain, 85% chance.
Fri
31° 24°
Rain, 82% chance.
Sat
29° 22°
Rain, 90% chance.
Sun
33° 21°
Rain, 78% chance.
Mon
36° 23°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Mostly Clear 9% 12 mph S 59%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 25% 12 mph S 61%
8 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 25% 12 mph S 66%
9 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 27% 13 mph S 70%
10 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 27% 13 mph S 75%
11 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 27% 13 mph SSW 77%
12 AM 28° Overcast 27% 13 mph SSW 78%
1 AM 28° Overcast 25% 12 mph SSW 80%
2 AM 27° Overcast 9% 11 mph SSW 81%
3 AM 27° Overcast 10% 11 mph SSW 82%
4 AM 27° Overcast 10% 10 mph SSW 83%
5 AM 26° Overcast 21% 10 mph SSW 83%
6 AM 26° Overcast 25% 10 mph SSW 84%
7 AM 27° Overcast 8% 10 mph SSW 83%
8 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 8% 11 mph SSW 79%
9 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 10% 12 mph SW 73%
10 AM 29° Mostly Cloudy 11% 13 mph SW 67%
11 AM 31° Mostly Cloudy 11% 13 mph SW 61%
12 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 11% 13 mph SSW 55%
1 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 11% 13 mph SSW 51%
2 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 14% 13 mph SSW 50%
3 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 11% 13 mph SSW 51%
4 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 11% 13 mph SSW 51%
5 PM 34° Mostly Cloudy 11% 13 mph SSW 54%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/21
Mostly Clear
27%
26°
33°
Wed
7/22
Mostly Cloudy
27%
26°
35°
Thu
7/23
Rain
85%
24°
33°
Fri
7/24
Rain
82%
24°
31°
Sat
7/25
Rain
90%
22°
29°
Sun
7/26
Rain
78%
21°
33°
Mon
7/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Tue
7/28
Drizzle
63%
24°
36°
Wed
7/29
Rain
81%
23°
34°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
45%
22°
33°
Fri
7/31
Drizzle
51%
23°
33°
Sat
8/1
Drizzle
60%
23°
33°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
47
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
47 AQI 8.5 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
33 AQI 37 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 47 Good 33 47
Thu 47 Good 35 47
Fri 39 Good 30 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
SBCAPE2382 J/kg
MLCAPE1112 J/kg
MUCAPE2382 J/kg
SBCIN-28 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-6.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear22 kt
0–1 km Shear15 kt
Eff. Shear26 kt
0–1 km SRH-7
0–3 km SRH-28
Eff. SRH-28
Storm Motion211° @ 36 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index30.9
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.83 in
0–3 km LR7.0 °C/km
700–500 LR6.1 °C/km
Total Totals45.6
LCL893 hPa
LFC853 hPa
EL147 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,879 ft