Severe Thunderstorm Watch 7:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 7:00 PM Marine Warning — Pamlico Sound, AM, Neuse and Bay Rivers, AM, S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM, AM, S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM, AM, S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM, AM, Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM, AM, Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM, AM 5:45 PM Marine Warning — Alligator River, AM, Pamlico Sound, AM, S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM, AM, S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM, AM, Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM, AM, Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM, AM, Albemarle Sound, AM, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, AM 5:45 PM

Dare County, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: 5:22 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 31°
Heavy Rain
▲ 31°  /  ▼ 22°
Wind
18 mph SSW
Humidity
88%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
29.83 inHg
Visibility
7 mi
UV Index
2.8
Cloud Cover
83%
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Dare County is currently heavy rain at 27°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 90% around 6 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2178 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 5:47AM · Sunset: 8:22PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 7:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 7:00 PM
Marine Warning
Pamlico Sound, AM, Neuse and Bay Rivers, AM, S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM, AM, S of Cape Hatteras NC to Ocracoke Inlet NC out to 20 NM, AM, S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM, AM, Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM, AM, Waters from Cape Hatteras to Ocracoke Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM, AM
Expires 5:45 PM
Marine Warning
Alligator River, AM, Pamlico Sound, AM, S of Currituck Beach Light NC to Oregon Inlet NC out to 20 NM, AM, S of Oregon Inlet NC to Cape Hatteras NC out to 20 NM, AM, Waters from Currituck Beach Light to Oregon Inlet NC from 20 to 60 NM, AM, Waters from Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras NC from 20 to 60 NM, AM, Albemarle Sound, AM, Croatan and Roanoke Sounds, AM
Expires 5:45 PM
44 AQI · Good Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
90%
7 PM
27°
87%
8 PM
26°
80%
9 PM
25°
87%
10 PM
24°
84%
11 PM
24°
75%
12 AM
24°
70%
1 AM
23°
47%
2 AM
23°
15%
3 AM
23°
15%
4 AM
23°
15%
5 AM
22°
15%
6 AM
22°
15%
7 AM
22°
14%
8 AM
22°
3%
9 AM
23°
3%
10 AM
24°
3%
11 AM
24°
3%
12 PM
24°
3%
1 PM
26°
3%
2 PM
26°
3%
3 PM
26°
3%
4 PM
26°
3%
5 PM
25°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
31° 22°
Heavy Rain, 90% chance.
Wed
27° 22°
Partly Cloudy with a 70% chance of rain.
Thu
28° 24°
Partly Cloudy.
Fri
29° 24°
Rain, 78% chance.
Sat
31° 25°
Drizzle, 70% chance.
Sun
29° 23°
Drizzle, 62% chance.
Mon
27° 23°
Clear with a 38% chance of rain.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Heavy Rain 90% 18 mph SSW 88%
7 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 87% 9 mph W 91%
8 PM 26° Rain 80% 13 mph NNW 94%
9 PM 25° Heavy Rain 87% 16 mph NNW 94%
10 PM 24° Heavy Rain 84% 19 mph NNW 94%
11 PM 24° Rain 75% 21 mph NNW 93%
12 AM 24° Rain 70% 19 mph NW 91%
1 AM 23° Rain 47% 18 mph NNW 89%
2 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 15% 17 mph NW 88%
3 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 15% 16 mph NW 86%
4 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 15% 14 mph NW 85%
5 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 15% 13 mph NW 84%
6 AM 22° Mostly Clear 15% 13 mph NW 83%
7 AM 22° Mostly Clear 14% 14 mph NW 83%
8 AM 22° Mostly Clear 3% 13 mph NNW 80%
9 AM 23° Mostly Clear 3% 12 mph NNW 76%
10 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 11 mph N 72%
11 AM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 11 mph N 69%
12 PM 24° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph N 67%
1 PM 26° Clear 3% 10 mph N 66%
2 PM 26° Clear 3% 10 mph NNE 65%
3 PM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 10 mph NNE 66%
4 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 10 mph NNE 66%
5 PM 25° Partly Cloudy 3% 10 mph NNE 66%
15-Day Forecast
Today
6/23
Heavy Rain
90%
22°
31°
Wed
6/24
Partly Cloudy
70%
22°
27°
Thu
6/25
Partly Cloudy
3%
24°
28°
Fri
6/26
Rain
78%
24°
29°
Sat
6/27
Drizzle
70%
25°
31°
Sun
6/28
Drizzle
62%
23°
29°
Mon
6/29
Clear
38%
23°
27°
Tue
6/30
Clear
14%
23°
28°
Wed
7/1
Drizzle
66%
24°
27°
Thu
7/2
Drizzle
63%
23°
29°
Fri
7/3
Drizzle
63%
23°
28°
Sat
7/4
Drizzle
66%
24°
29°
Sun
7/5
Rain
90%
24°
29°
Mon
7/6
Drizzle
90%
24°
28°
Tue
7/7
Drizzle
66%
24°
29°
44
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
28 AQI 5.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
44 AQI 47 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 44 Good 44 28
Thu 41 Good 41 32
Fri 44 Good 44 28
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 Tue Jun 23, 21:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2935 J/kg
MLCAPE2260 J/kg
MUCAPE2935 J/kg
SBCIN0 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-7.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear20 kt
0–1 km Shear16 kt
Eff. Shear21 kt
0–1 km SRH-55
0–3 km SRH-52
Eff. SRH-52
Storm Motion208° @ 35 kt
0–1 km EHI-1.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index41.8
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.57 in
0–3 km LR6.0 °C/km
700–500 LR5.6 °C/km
Total Totals49.5
LCL977 hPa
LFC1010 hPa
EL151 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,747 ft