Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Flood Advisory — New Hanover County, NC 6:00 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 — New Hanover County, NC 7:30 PM

New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States

Last updated: 5:23 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 29°
Overcast
▲ 32°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
8 mph NNE
Humidity
76%
Dew Point
24°
Pressure
29.96 inHg
Visibility
3 mi
UV Index
2.0
Cloud Cover
88%
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
7:51 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: New Hanover County is currently overcast at 27°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 90% around 10 AM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1870 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
Flood Advisory
New Hanover County, NC
Expires 6:00 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
53 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
63%
7 PM
27°
72%
8 PM
27°
75%
9 PM
26°
64%
10 PM
25°
79%
11 PM
25°
78%
12 AM
24°
75%
1 AM
24°
64%
2 AM
24°
60%
3 AM
24°
56%
4 AM
24°
56%
5 AM
24°
57%
6 AM
24°
59%
7 AM
25°
67%
8 AM
26°
81%
9 AM
28°
86%
10 AM
28°
90%
11 AM
29°
78%
12 PM
28°
78%
1 PM
28°
78%
2 PM
28°
77%
3 PM
29°
77%
4 PM
29°
68%
5 PM
28°
65%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
32° 24°
Overcast with a 64% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 24°
Heavy Rain, 86% chance.
Sun
35° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 49% chance of rain.
Mon
34° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 72% chance of rain.
Tue
33° 23°
Rain, 67% chance.
Wed
33° 23°
Rain, 72% chance.
Thu
33° 24°
Rain, 83% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Overcast 63% 8 mph NNE 76%
7 PM 27° Overcast 72% 7 mph NNE 79%
8 PM 27° Overcast 75% 6 mph NE 82%
9 PM 26° Overcast 64% 5 mph ENE 86%
10 PM 25° Overcast 79% 3 mph NE 88%
11 PM 25° Heavy Rain 78% 4 mph W 89%
12 AM 24° Heavy Rain 75% 4 mph ESE 90%
1 AM 24° Heavy Rain 64% 4 mph SE 91%
2 AM 24° Overcast 60% 4 mph SE 91%
3 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 56% 4 mph SSE 91%
4 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 56% 4 mph SSE 90%
5 AM 24° Overcast 57% 4 mph SSE 90%
6 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 59% 4 mph S 89%
7 AM 25° Heavy Rain 67% 5 mph S 88%
8 AM 26° Heavy Rain 81% 6 mph SSW 86%
9 AM 28° Heavy Rain 86% 6 mph SSW 82%
10 AM 28° Heavy Rain 90% 6 mph SSW 77%
11 AM 29° Heavy Rain 78% 6 mph SSW 75%
12 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 78% 6 mph SSW 77%
1 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 78% 7 mph S 79%
2 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 77% 7 mph S 80%
3 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 77% 7 mph S 79%
4 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 68% 7 mph S 78%
5 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 65% 7 mph S 78%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Overcast
64%
24°
32°
Sat
8/22
Heavy Rain
86%
24°
32°
Sun
8/23
Partly Cloudy
49%
24°
35°
Mon
8/24
Partly Cloudy
72%
24°
34°
Tue
8/25
Rain
67%
23°
33°
Wed
8/26
Rain
72%
23°
33°
Thu
8/27
Rain
83%
24°
33°
Fri
8/28
Rain
83%
23°
33°
Sat
8/29
Rain
73%
24°
32°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
72%
23°
34°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
24°
34°
Wed
9/2
Rain
90%
23°
33°
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
38 AQI 41 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 53 Moderate 38 53
Sun 34 Good 34 30
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, 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
SBCAPE1746 J/kg
MLCAPE1568 J/kg
MUCAPE2870 J/kg
SBCIN-51 J/kg
MLCIN-49 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear24 kt
0–1 km Shear21 kt
Eff. Shear20 kt
0–1 km SRH107
0–3 km SRH105
Eff. SRH105
Storm Motion248° @ 23 kt
0–1 km EHI1.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell3.0
K-Index37.2
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.15 in
0–3 km LR5.7 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals47.4
LCL967 hPa
LFC825 hPa
EL172 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,918 ft