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 Flash Flood Warning — Columbus County, NC 8:15 PM

Columbus County, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: 6:16 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
23°C
Feels like 26°
Overcast
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
6 mph NNE
Humidity
94%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.93 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.6
Cloud Cover
98%
Sunrise
6:40 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Columbus County is currently overcast at 23°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 88% around 8 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2088 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:40AM · Sunset: 7:54PM.

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
Columbus County, NC
Expires 8:15 PM
51 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
23°
80%
8 PM
24°
88%
9 PM
23°
86%
10 PM
23°
85%
11 PM
23°
84%
12 AM
22°
82%
1 AM
22°
55%
2 AM
22°
46%
3 AM
22°
38%
4 AM
22°
47%
5 AM
21°
56%
6 AM
21°
57%
7 AM
22°
60%
8 AM
23°
64%
9 AM
26°
61%
10 AM
26°
63%
11 AM
27°
66%
12 PM
28°
71%
1 PM
29°
71%
2 PM
29°
73%
3 PM
29°
73%
4 PM
29°
60%
5 PM
29°
60%
6 PM
29°
57%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
34° 21°
Overcast with a 85% chance of rain.
Sat
31° 21°
Mostly Cloudy with a 71% chance of rain.
Sun
32° 22°
Partly Cloudy.
Mon
33° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 53% chance of rain.
Tue
32° 19°
Rain, 63% chance.
Wed
33° 21°
Rain, 83% chance.
Thu
32° 21°
Rain, 90% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 23° Overcast 80% 6 mph NNE 94%
8 PM 24° Overcast 88% 4 mph NNE 96%
9 PM 23° Overcast 86% 4 mph ENE 96%
10 PM 23° Heavy Rain 85% 6 mph WNW 96%
11 PM 23° Heavy Rain 84% 5 mph SE 96%
12 AM 22° Overcast 82% 4 mph SE 97%
1 AM 22° Overcast 55% 4 mph ESE 97%
2 AM 22° Overcast 46% 4 mph ESE 97%
3 AM 22° Overcast 38% 4 mph ESE 97%
4 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 47% 4 mph SE 97%
5 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 56% 4 mph SE 97%
6 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 57% 4 mph SE 96%
7 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 60% 3 mph SSE 95%
8 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 64% 3 mph S 93%
9 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 61% 4 mph SW 88%
10 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 63% 4 mph WSW 82%
11 AM 27° Rain 66% 4 mph WSW 77%
12 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 71% 4 mph WSW 72%
1 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 71% 4 mph WSW 68%
2 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 73% 4 mph SW 65%
3 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 73% 4 mph SW 67%
4 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 60% 4 mph SW 68%
5 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 60% 4 mph SSW 70%
6 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 57% 6 mph SSW 75%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Overcast
85%
21°
34°
Sat
8/22
Mostly Cloudy
71%
21°
31°
Sun
8/23
Partly Cloudy
19%
22°
32°
Mon
8/24
Partly Cloudy
53%
21°
33°
Tue
8/25
Rain
63%
19°
32°
Wed
8/26
Rain
83%
21°
33°
Thu
8/27
Rain
90%
21°
32°
Fri
8/28
Rain
90%
22°
33°
Sat
8/29
Thunderstorm
73%
22°
34°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
54%
21°
34°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
56%
22°
35°
Tue
9/1
Rain
90%
23°
35°
Wed
9/2
Rain
90%
23°
34°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
Fri
9/4
Rain
90%
22°
33°
51
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
51 AQI 9.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
42 AQI 45 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 51 Moderate 42 51
Sun 32 Good 32 28
Mon 38 Good 37 38
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
SBCAPE320 J/kg
MLCAPE166 J/kg
MUCAPE454 J/kg
SBCIN-134 J/kg
MLCIN-190 J/kg
Lifted Index-1.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear28 kt
0–1 km Shear16 kt
Eff. Shear29 kt
0–1 km SRH125
0–3 km SRH146
Eff. SRH146
Storm Motion258° @ 22 kt
0–1 km EHI0.3
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.1
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell1.0
K-Index34.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.18 in
0–3 km LR4.4 °C/km
700–500 LR5.5 °C/km
Total Totals44.5
LCL1009 hPa
LFC723 hPa
EL325 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,383 ft