Currituck Sound, Currituck County, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: 3:01 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
29°C
Feels like 34°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 31°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
16 mph SSW
Humidity
72%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.89 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
6.9
Cloud Cover
58%
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Currituck Sound is currently partly cloudy at 30°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 84% around 3 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2946 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:01AM · Sunset: 8:17PM.

Alerts

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52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
29°
42%
5 PM
31°
47%
6 PM
30°
47%
7 PM
29°
37%
8 PM
28°
32%
9 PM
28°
35%
10 PM
27°
24%
11 PM
27°
33%
12 AM
27°
47%
1 AM
27°
52%
2 AM
27°
52%
3 AM
27°
53%
4 AM
27°
61%
5 AM
27°
62%
6 AM
27°
63%
7 AM
27°
63%
8 AM
27°
64%
9 AM
27°
68%
10 AM
28°
73%
11 AM
29°
74%
12 PM
29°
74%
1 PM
29°
74%
2 PM
29°
74%
3 PM
29°
84%
7-Day Forecast
Today
31° 26°
Mostly Cloudy with a 42% chance of rain.
Wed
31° 26°
Rain, 73% chance.
Thu
29° 24°
Thunderstorm, 90% chance.
Fri
27° 24°
Heavy Rain, 90% chance.
Sat
27° 23°
Rain, 81% chance.
Sun
28° 23°
Drizzle, 81% chance.
Mon
31° 23°
Drizzle, 68% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Partly Cloudy 42% 16 mph SSW 72%
5 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 47% 16 mph SSW 71%
6 PM 30° Overcast 47% 17 mph S 76%
7 PM 29° Overcast 37% 16 mph S 80%
8 PM 28° Overcast 32% 17 mph S 84%
9 PM 28° Overcast 35% 18 mph S 84%
10 PM 27° Overcast 24% 19 mph S 84%
11 PM 27° Overcast 33% 20 mph SSW 84%
12 AM 27° Overcast 47% 19 mph SSW 85%
1 AM 27° Overcast 52% 19 mph SSW 85%
2 AM 27° Overcast 52% 19 mph SSW 85%
3 AM 27° Overcast 53% 19 mph SSW 87%
4 AM 27° Rain 61% 19 mph SSW 88%
5 AM 27° Rain 62% 19 mph SSW 90%
6 AM 27° Rain 63% 19 mph SSW 90%
7 AM 27° Rain 63% 19 mph SSW 89%
8 AM 27° Overcast 64% 19 mph SSW 89%
9 AM 27° Rain 68% 19 mph SSW 86%
10 AM 28° Rain 73% 18 mph SSW 84%
11 AM 29° Rain 74% 18 mph SW 82%
12 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 74% 18 mph SW 81%
1 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 74% 17 mph SSW 80%
2 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 74% 17 mph SSW 79%
3 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 84% 16 mph SSW 78%
15-Day Forecast
Today
7/21
Mostly Cloudy
42%
26°
31°
Wed
7/22
Rain
73%
26°
31°
Thu
7/23
Thunderstorm
90%
24°
29°
Fri
7/24
Heavy Rain
90%
24°
27°
Sat
7/25
Rain
81%
23°
27°
Sun
7/26
Drizzle
81%
23°
28°
Mon
7/27
Drizzle
68%
23°
31°
Tue
7/28
Rain
90%
24°
32°
Wed
7/29
Drizzle
90%
24°
28°
Thu
7/30
Drizzle
60%
24°
28°
Fri
7/31
Drizzle
60%
24°
29°
Sat
8/1
Drizzle
60%
24°
28°
Sun
8/2
Drizzle
60%
24°
29°
Mon
8/3
Drizzle
60%
24°
30°
Tue
8/4
Clear
60%
24°
29°
52
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
52 AQI 9.8 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
30 AQI 33 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Wed 52 Moderate 30 52
Thu 57 Moderate 33 57
Fri 37 Good 31 37
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 Jul 21, 18:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE2794 J/kg
MLCAPE2775 J/kg
MUCAPE3027 J/kg
SBCIN-46 J/kg
MLCIN0 J/kg
Lifted Index-6.5
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear21 kt
0–1 km Shear16 kt
Eff. Shear21 kt
0–1 km SRH-20
0–3 km SRH-32
Eff. SRH-32
Storm Motion220° @ 38 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.4
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index38.5
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.33 in
0–3 km LR6.7 °C/km
700–500 LR5.4 °C/km
Total Totals47.6
LCL937 hPa
LFC880 hPa
EL150 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,515 ft