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

Wilmington, North Carolina

Last updated: 5:41 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
31°C
Feels like 37°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 32°  /  ▼ 28°
Wind
16 mph SSW
Humidity
72%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.90 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
4.2
Cloud Cover
31%
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
8:20 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Wilmington is currently partly cloudy at 31°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2673 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:14AM · 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
49 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
31°
7%
7 PM
31°
25%
8 PM
29°
27%
9 PM
28°
30%
10 PM
28°
30%
11 PM
28°
28%
12 AM
28°
28%
1 AM
28°
27%
2 AM
28°
13%
3 AM
28°
21%
4 AM
28°
24%
5 AM
28°
33%
6 AM
28°
38%
7 AM
28°
39%
8 AM
29°
39%
9 AM
30°
42%
10 AM
30°
29%
11 AM
31°
29%
12 PM
31°
30%
1 PM
33°
16%
2 PM
33°
10%
3 PM
33°
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 42% chance of rain.
Thu
32° 26°
Rain, 80% chance.
Fri
31° 26°
Overcast with a 82% chance of rain.
Sat
30° 24°
Rain, 90% chance.
Sun
33° 22°
Rain, 82% chance.
Mon
35° 24°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 31° Partly Cloudy 7% 16 mph SSW 72%
7 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 25% 15 mph SSW 74%
8 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 27% 15 mph SSW 77%
9 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 30% 15 mph SSW 79%
10 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 30% 16 mph SSW 80%
11 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 28% 16 mph SSW 81%
12 AM 28° Overcast 28% 16 mph SSW 81%
1 AM 28° Overcast 27% 16 mph SSW 80%
2 AM 28° Overcast 13% 15 mph SSW 81%
3 AM 28° Overcast 21% 14 mph SSW 81%
4 AM 28° Overcast 24% 14 mph SSW 81%
5 AM 28° Overcast 33% 13 mph SSW 81%
6 AM 28° Overcast 38% 13 mph SSW 81%
7 AM 28° Overcast 39% 13 mph SSW 81%
8 AM 29° Overcast 39% 14 mph SSW 79%
9 AM 30° Overcast 42% 15 mph SSW 76%
10 AM 30° Overcast 29% 15 mph SSW 72%
11 AM 31° Mostly Cloudy 29% 15 mph SSW 69%
12 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 30% 16 mph SSW 68%
1 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 16% 16 mph SSW 66%
2 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 10% 16 mph SSW 66%
3 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 11% 16 mph SSW 68%
4 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 11% 16 mph SSW 69%
5 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 11% 16 mph SSW 71%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/21
Partly Cloudy
30%
28°
32°
Wed
7/22
Mostly Cloudy
42%
28°
33°
Thu
7/23
Rain
80%
26°
32°
Fri
7/24
Overcast
82%
26°
31°
Sat
7/25
Rain
90%
24°
30°
Sun
7/26
Rain
82%
22°
33°
Mon
7/27
Drizzle
60%
24°
35°
Tue
7/28
Thunderstorm
67%
26°
35°
Wed
7/29
Rain
81%
25°
34°
Thu
7/30
Rain
82%
24°
33°
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%
24°
33°
Tue
8/4
Drizzle
60%
24°
33°
49
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
49 AQI 8.9 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
29 AQI 32 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 49 Good 29 49
Thu 44 Good 31 44
Fri 42 Good 28 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 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
SBCAPE2595 J/kg
MLCAPE1225 J/kg
MUCAPE2595 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear16 kt
0–1 km Shear18 kt
Eff. Shear23 kt
0–1 km SRH5
0–3 km SRH12
Eff. SRH12
Storm Motion213° @ 39 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.1
Supercell0.4
K-Index21.0
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.61 in
0–3 km LR6.6 °C/km
700–500 LR6.2 °C/km
Total Totals35.6
LCL921 hPa
LFC1012 hPa
EL145 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,928 ft