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

Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina

Last updated: 6:18 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 29°
Overcast
▲ 32°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
5 mph NNW
Humidity
77%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.97 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
0.6
Cloud Cover
95%
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Boiling Spring Lakes is currently overcast at 26°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 90% around 10 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2316 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
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
48%
8 PM
27°
74%
9 PM
26°
83%
10 PM
25°
83%
11 PM
24°
75%
12 AM
24°
75%
1 AM
24°
64%
2 AM
24°
38%
3 AM
24°
50%
4 AM
25°
50%
5 AM
24°
64%
6 AM
25°
69%
7 AM
25°
74%
8 AM
26°
81%
9 AM
28°
85%
10 AM
28°
90%
11 AM
29°
90%
12 PM
29°
87%
1 PM
28°
87%
2 PM
29°
78%
3 PM
29°
77%
4 PM
29°
67%
5 PM
29°
56%
6 PM
29°
61%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
32° 24°
Overcast with a 83% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 24°
Heavy Rain, 90% chance.
Sun
33° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 48% chance of rain.
Mon
33° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 60% chance of rain.
Tue
32° 23°
Rain, 64% chance.
Wed
32° 24°
Heavy Rain, 83% chance.
Thu
31° 24°
Heavy Rain, 83% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Overcast 48% 5 mph NNW 77%
8 PM 27° Overcast 74% 6 mph N 82%
9 PM 26° Overcast 83% 5 mph NNW 86%
10 PM 25° Overcast 83% 5 mph N 89%
11 PM 24° Heavy Rain 75% 5 mph NW 91%
12 AM 24° Heavy Rain 75% 5 mph W 91%
1 AM 24° Overcast 64% 5 mph SE 92%
2 AM 24° Overcast 38% 5 mph SE 92%
3 AM 24° Overcast 50% 5 mph SE 91%
4 AM 25° Overcast 50% 5 mph SSE 90%
5 AM 24° Overcast 64% 6 mph SSE 90%
6 AM 25° Overcast 69% 6 mph S 88%
7 AM 25° Overcast 74% 7 mph SSW 87%
8 AM 26° Overcast 81% 7 mph SSW 85%
9 AM 28° Overcast 85% 7 mph SSW 82%
10 AM 28° Heavy Rain 90% 7 mph SSW 78%
11 AM 29° Rain 90% 7 mph SSW 76%
12 PM 29° Overcast 87% 6 mph SSW 76%
1 PM 28° Overcast 87% 6 mph S 77%
2 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 78% 7 mph S 77%
3 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 77% 7 mph S 76%
4 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 67% 7 mph SSW 76%
5 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 56% 8 mph SSW 76%
6 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 61% 8 mph SSW 79%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Overcast
83%
24°
32°
Sat
8/22
Heavy Rain
90%
24°
32°
Sun
8/23
Partly Cloudy
48%
25°
33°
Mon
8/24
Partly Cloudy
60%
24°
33°
Tue
8/25
Rain
64%
23°
32°
Wed
8/26
Heavy Rain
83%
24°
32°
Thu
8/27
Heavy Rain
83%
24°
31°
Fri
8/28
Rain
83%
25°
32°
Sat
8/29
Rain
73%
24°
32°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
54%
24°
33°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
56%
24°
34°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
25°
34°
Wed
9/2
Rain
90%
24°
31°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
24°
31°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
23°
31°
52
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
52 AQI 9.6 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
39 AQI 43 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 52 Moderate 39 52
Sun 35 Good 35 31
Mon 41 Good 34 41
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
SBCAPE1187 J/kg
MLCAPE973 J/kg
MUCAPE1526 J/kg
SBCIN-10 J/kg
MLCIN-20 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.9
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear26 kt
0–1 km Shear14 kt
Eff. Shear26 kt
0–1 km SRH80
0–3 km SRH91
Eff. SRH91
Storm Motion245° @ 24 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.3
STP (eff)0.3
Supercell1.8
K-Index32.2
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.27 in
0–3 km LR5.4 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals42.8
LCL974 hPa
LFC850 hPa
EL198 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,570 ft