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Wilmington, North Carolina

Last updated: 6:19 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 29°
Overcast
▲ 32°  /  ▼ 25°
Wind
6 mph NNW
Humidity
78%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.98 inHg
Visibility
8 mi
UV Index
0.8
Cloud Cover
91%
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Wilmington is currently overcast at 27°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 87% around 10 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2237 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
27°
57%
8 PM
27°
74%
9 PM
26°
85%
10 PM
26°
83%
11 PM
26°
70%
12 AM
25°
69%
1 AM
25°
62%
2 AM
25°
36%
3 AM
26°
47%
4 AM
26°
50%
5 AM
26°
58%
6 AM
26°
67%
7 AM
26°
71%
8 AM
26°
79%
9 AM
28°
83%
10 AM
28°
87%
11 AM
29°
87%
12 PM
29°
87%
1 PM
28°
87%
2 PM
28°
78%
3 PM
28°
77%
4 PM
28°
67%
5 PM
28°
53%
6 PM
29°
55%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
32° 25°
Overcast with a 83% chance of rain.
Sat
31° 25°
Heavy Rain, 87% chance.
Sun
33° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 48% chance of rain.
Mon
32° 26°
Partly Cloudy with a 60% chance of rain.
Tue
32° 24°
Rain, 59% chance.
Wed
32° 24°
Rain, 83% chance.
Thu
31° 24°
Heavy Rain, 83% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Overcast 57% 6 mph NNW 78%
8 PM 27° Overcast 74% 9 mph NNE 81%
9 PM 26° Overcast 85% 6 mph NNE 85%
10 PM 26° Overcast 83% 4 mph N 87%
11 PM 26° Heavy Rain 70% 6 mph W 89%
12 AM 25° Heavy Rain 69% 7 mph NNW 89%
1 AM 25° Overcast 62% 6 mph SE 89%
2 AM 25° Overcast 36% 6 mph SE 89%
3 AM 26° Overcast 47% 6 mph SE 88%
4 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 50% 7 mph SSE 88%
5 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 58% 8 mph SSE 87%
6 AM 26° Overcast 67% 8 mph S 86%
7 AM 26° Overcast 71% 9 mph S 85%
8 AM 26° Overcast 79% 9 mph SSW 83%
9 AM 28° Overcast 83% 8 mph SSW 80%
10 AM 28° Heavy Rain 87% 8 mph SSW 78%
11 AM 29° Rain 87% 8 mph SSW 75%
12 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 87% 8 mph S 76%
1 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 87% 8 mph S 77%
2 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 78% 9 mph S 78%
3 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 77% 8 mph S 78%
4 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 67% 8 mph SSW 79%
5 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 53% 9 mph SSW 80%
6 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 55% 10 mph SSW 81%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Overcast
83%
25°
32°
Sat
8/22
Heavy Rain
87%
25°
31°
Sun
8/23
Partly Cloudy
48%
25°
33°
Mon
8/24
Partly Cloudy
60%
26°
32°
Tue
8/25
Rain
59%
24°
32°
Wed
8/26
Rain
83%
24°
32°
Thu
8/27
Heavy Rain
83%
24°
31°
Fri
8/28
Rain
83%
26°
32°
Sat
8/29
Thunderstorm
73%
24°
32°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
54%
25°
32°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
56%
24°
34°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
25°
33°
Wed
9/2
Rain
90%
24°
32°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
24°
31°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
23°
31°
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 10.0 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
37 AQI 41 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 53 Moderate 37 53
Sun 34 Good 34 31
Mon 42 Good 34 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
SBCAPE1422 J/kg
MLCAPE1370 J/kg
MUCAPE1921 J/kg
SBCIN-8 J/kg
MLCIN-8 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear26 kt
0–1 km Shear14 kt
Eff. Shear26 kt
0–1 km SRH78
0–3 km SRH89
Eff. SRH89
Storm Motion244° @ 23 kt
0–1 km EHI0.7
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.3
STP (eff)0.4
Supercell2.3
K-Index32.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.33 in
0–3 km LR5.6 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals43.5
LCL965 hPa
LFC904 hPa
EL182 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,754 ft