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Wilmington, North Carolina

Last updated: 6:18 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 28°
Rain
▲ 32°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
7 mph N
Humidity
79%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.97 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
0.5
Cloud Cover
98%
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Wilmington is currently rain at 26°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 87% around 8 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2211 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
26°
74%
8 PM
27°
83%
9 PM
26°
64%
10 PM
25°
78%
11 PM
25°
77%
12 AM
24°
76%
1 AM
24°
64%
2 AM
24°
50%
3 AM
24°
55%
4 AM
24°
58%
5 AM
24°
58%
6 AM
25°
67%
7 AM
25°
71%
8 AM
26°
87%
9 AM
28°
87%
10 AM
28°
87%
11 AM
29°
87%
12 PM
29°
87%
1 PM
28°
87%
2 PM
28°
86%
3 PM
28°
86%
4 PM
28°
76%
5 PM
28°
72%
6 PM
28°
60%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
32° 24°
Rain, 78% chance.
Sat
32° 24°
Heavy Rain, 87% chance.
Sun
33° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 38% chance of rain.
Mon
33° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 60% chance of rain.
Tue
32° 24°
Rain, 75% chance.
Wed
32° 24°
Heavy Rain, 83% chance.
Thu
32° 24°
Heavy Rain, 83% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Rain 74% 7 mph N 79%
8 PM 27° Overcast 83% 8 mph NE 82%
9 PM 26° Overcast 64% 5 mph NE 85%
10 PM 25° Overcast 78% 4 mph ENE 87%
11 PM 25° Heavy Rain 77% 4 mph NE 89%
12 AM 24° Heavy Rain 76% 5 mph N 90%
1 AM 24° Overcast 64% 4 mph ESE 90%
2 AM 24° Overcast 50% 5 mph SE 90%
3 AM 24° Overcast 55% 4 mph SE 90%
4 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 58% 4 mph SSE 90%
5 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 58% 5 mph SSE 89%
6 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 67% 6 mph SSE 88%
7 AM 25° Heavy Rain 71% 7 mph S 87%
8 AM 26° Heavy Rain 87% 8 mph SSW 85%
9 AM 28° Heavy Rain 87% 7 mph SSW 81%
10 AM 28° Heavy Rain 87% 6 mph SSW 76%
11 AM 29° Heavy Rain 87% 6 mph SSW 74%
12 PM 29° Heavy Rain 87% 6 mph SSW 76%
1 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 87% 7 mph S 78%
2 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 86% 7 mph S 79%
3 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 86% 7 mph S 78%
4 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 76% 7 mph S 78%
5 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 72% 7 mph SSW 78%
6 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 60% 8 mph SSW 81%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Rain
78%
24°
32°
Sat
8/22
Heavy Rain
87%
24°
32°
Sun
8/23
Partly Cloudy
38%
25°
33°
Mon
8/24
Partly Cloudy
60%
25°
33°
Tue
8/25
Rain
75%
24°
32°
Wed
8/26
Heavy Rain
83%
24°
32°
Thu
8/27
Heavy Rain
83%
24°
32°
Fri
8/28
Rain
83%
25°
33°
Sat
8/29
Thunderstorm
73%
24°
33°
Sun
8/30
Rain
72%
24°
33°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
56%
24°
34°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
24°
34°
Wed
9/2
Rain
90%
24°
32°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
23°
32°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
23°
32°
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 10.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
37 AQI 40 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 53 Moderate 37 53
Sun 34 Good 34 31
Mon 42 Good 32 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
SBCAPE955 J/kg
MLCAPE1002 J/kg
MUCAPE1633 J/kg
SBCIN-25 J/kg
MLCIN-18 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear28 kt
0–1 km Shear15 kt
Eff. Shear28 kt
0–1 km SRH91
0–3 km SRH101
Eff. SRH101
Storm Motion246° @ 23 kt
0–1 km EHI0.5
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.3
STP (eff)0.3
Supercell2.4
K-Index32.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.34 in
0–3 km LR5.2 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals43.4
LCL980 hPa
LFC817 hPa
EL219 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,570 ft