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

St. James, North Carolina

Last updated: 6:17 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 29°
Overcast
▲ 31°  /  ▼ 25°
Wind
6 mph NW
Humidity
78%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.95 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
1.0
Cloud Cover
88%
Sunrise
6:38 AM
Sunset
7:52 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: St. James is currently overcast at 27°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 90% around 7 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2241 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:38AM · Sunset: 7:52PM.

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
51 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
37%
8 PM
27°
67%
9 PM
26°
78%
10 PM
26°
80%
11 PM
26°
84%
12 AM
26°
80%
1 AM
25°
76%
2 AM
25°
38%
3 AM
25°
57%
4 AM
26°
50%
5 AM
26°
70%
6 AM
26°
73%
7 AM
26°
74%
8 AM
27°
74%
9 AM
28°
74%
10 AM
28°
79%
11 AM
28°
79%
12 PM
29°
82%
1 PM
29°
70%
2 PM
29°
59%
3 PM
29°
63%
4 PM
29°
74%
5 PM
29°
81%
6 PM
29°
84%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
31° 25°
Overcast with a 80% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 25°
Mostly Cloudy with a 90% chance of rain.
Sun
33° 26°
Partly Cloudy with a 58% chance of rain.
Mon
33° 26°
Partly Cloudy with a 60% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 25°
Rain, 73% chance.
Wed
32° 25°
Heavy Rain, 83% chance.
Thu
32° 26°
Rain, 83% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Overcast 37% 6 mph NW 78%
8 PM 27° Overcast 67% 5 mph NNW 81%
9 PM 26° Overcast 78% 6 mph NW 83%
10 PM 26° Overcast 80% 6 mph W 85%
11 PM 26° Heavy Rain 84% 7 mph W 86%
12 AM 26° Heavy Rain 80% 6 mph W 88%
1 AM 25° Overcast 76% 5 mph SSW 90%
2 AM 25° Overcast 38% 6 mph SE 92%
3 AM 25° Overcast 57% 5 mph SSE 91%
4 AM 26° Overcast 50% 6 mph SSE 90%
5 AM 26° Overcast 70% 6 mph SSE 89%
6 AM 26° Rain 73% 6 mph S 87%
7 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 74% 6 mph S 85%
8 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 74% 7 mph S 83%
9 AM 28° Mostly Cloudy 74% 7 mph SSW 81%
10 AM 28° Overcast 79% 7 mph SSW 78%
11 AM 28° Rain 79% 8 mph SSW 76%
12 PM 29° Overcast 82% 8 mph SSW 75%
1 PM 29° Overcast 70% 8 mph SSW 73%
2 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 59% 8 mph SSW 72%
3 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 63% 8 mph SSW 72%
4 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 74% 8 mph SSW 73%
5 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 81% 8 mph SSW 74%
6 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 84% 9 mph SSW 78%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Overcast
80%
25°
31°
Sat
8/22
Mostly Cloudy
90%
25°
32°
Sun
8/23
Partly Cloudy
58%
26°
33°
Mon
8/24
Partly Cloudy
60%
26°
33°
Tue
8/25
Rain
73%
25°
33°
Wed
8/26
Heavy Rain
83%
25°
32°
Thu
8/27
Rain
83%
26°
32°
Fri
8/28
Rain
83%
26°
33°
Sat
8/29
Rain
73%
26°
33°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
54%
26°
33°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
56%
26°
34°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
25°
34°
Wed
9/2
Rain
90%
24°
32°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
24°
32°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
24°
32°
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 9.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
44 AQI 48 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 51 Moderate 44 51
Sun 37 Good 37 33
Mon 41 Good 39 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
SBCAPE1347 J/kg
MLCAPE995 J/kg
MUCAPE1517 J/kg
SBCIN-7 J/kg
MLCIN-22 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear24 kt
0–1 km Shear13 kt
Eff. Shear24 kt
0–1 km SRH74
0–3 km SRH87
Eff. SRH87
Storm Motion245° @ 24 kt
0–1 km EHI0.6
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell1.6
K-Index32.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.22 in
0–3 km LR5.5 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals43.2
LCL969 hPa
LFC853 hPa
EL187 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,610 ft