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Wilmington, NC 28412 Weather
Current conditions
Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)
Forecast
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Tonight
Clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
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Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 10 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now66°
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10-day forecast
Details- TodayOct 20Sunny51°74°
- WedOct 21Sunny48°74°
- ThuOct 22Sunny50°72°
- FriOct 23Sunny50°71°
- SatOct 24Sunny52°68°
- SunOct 25Sunny54°72°
- MonOct 26Sunny53°75°
- TueOct 27Sunny49°75°
- WedOct 28Cloudy58°72°
- ThuOct 29Cloudy0.05 in64°73°
Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.
Radar
Full mapWeather news near Wilmington
More weather news- Cold front off NC coast watched for possible tropical development
The low-pressure cold front that has brought chilly, blustery weather and dangerous conditions to the North Carolina coast this weekend could develop into a subtropical weather system later this week. The next name on…
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Storm Warnings Issued Off the North and South Carolina Coast as Conditions IntensifyStorm Warnings are in effect for offshore waters from Oregon Inlet, North Carolina, to Little River Inlet, South Carolina, with north winds of 35 to 40 knots, gusts to 50 knots and seas up to 18 feet. A nor’easter is…
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East Coast on alert; High surf, 50 mph gusts possibleThe Weather Channel Nor’easter could bring beach erosion, gusty winds to East Coast An area off the East Coast is worth watching this weekend. Increased wave action and beach erosion are possible along areas already hit…
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East Coast on alert: Coastal low to bring high wind, wavesThe Weather Channel Coastal low could bring high wind, waves to East Coast Though the Atlantic tropics have been quiet since Isaias, there is an area worth watching off the East Coast that could bring wind and waves…
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Hurricane Isaias Brings Tornadoes, Rain to the Carolinas“We saw several tornado warnings active on Sunday afternoon in the Wake County area. The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes of EF1 strength in Wake County. Several others were not far away, including…
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Sunny and seasonably cool weather across North Carolina this weekWXII Cold mornings will lead to seasonable, sunny afternoons in North Carolina this week Dress for 30s and 40s in the mornings Sunny weather will warm temperatures into the 60s and 70s in the afternoons Dry weather will…
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Weather System Off North Carolina Could Become Nor’Easter or Tropical Storm: What to KnowThe National Weather Service and its National Hurricane Center are tracking a storm system sitting off the coast of North Carolina that has the opportunity to become either a proper Nor’easter or a Tropical Storm and is…
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Cold Sunday morning in North Carolina, beautiful fall weather this weekWXII Cold Sunday morning in North Carolina, beautiful fall weather this week Meteorologist Dylan Hudler has your Sunday forecast Brrrr! Cold fall air is here! Sunday morning is the first time in the 30s for many…
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Seasonable highs ahead for the workweek in North Carolina | Cold mornings, tracking a coastal lowA dry pattern is developing for the coming workweek. Mostly sunny days will become seasonable through midweek, with highs in the 70s. A powerful cold front brought in a much colder air mass this weekend, but after two…
Air quality
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
Forecast
- TueGood (40)
- WedGood (40)
- ThuGood (40)
New Hanover County, NC reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.
Sun & moon
Almanac
MonthlyWilmington Int'l Airport, records since 1933. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Leland 16 km
- Masonboro 7 km
- Murraysville 17 km
- Myrtle Grove 4 km
- Kings Grant 13 km
- Oak Island 35 km
- Ogden 16 km
- Carolina Beach 14 km
- Boiling Spring Lakes 20 km
- Long Beach 33 km
- Silver Lake 1 km
- Wrightsboro 15 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in ILM, issued 10 hrs ago
What Has Changed
Adjusted dew points lower due to extremely dry air just above the mixed layer and adjusted temperatures based on observations from the last 24 hours with slightly warmer highs and colder lows.
Key Messages
1) A deep layer of northerly winds will maintain a dry Canadian airmass through the remainder of the week.
Discussion
KEY MESSAGE 1....A deep layer of northerly winds will maintain a dry Canadian airmass through the remainder of the week.
Persistent northerly low and mid level flow continues over the Carolinas between a ridge over the southern Plains and a nearly stationary low centered about 200 miles east of the northern Outer Banks. GFS HYSPLIT back-trajectories reveal the air parcels in our boundary layer this afternoon were 4-5km aloft over northern Canada 5-6 days ago, crossed 1-2km over the Great Lakes on Saturday, and then descended to near the surface over PA and the Mid Atlantic region yesterday.
Models show this pattern changing very little over the next few days which should maintain dry weather, clear skies, and generally below normal temperatures. The warmest day of the week may end up being today with mid 70s now forecast across most of the area. That's very close to normal for mid October.
New Canadian high pressure will expand south across the Great Lakes late this week. As the high moves south this weekend, our wind directions may veer easterly enough to bring more humidity onshore, but with sufficient ridging continuing aloft to maintain dry weather.
Aviation
VFR with FM groups only to address ILM's LLWS ending not long after sunrise, then the gustiness that ensues with daytime mixing. ILM may have LLWS again tonight.
Extended Outlook...VFR will continue through the period. Breezy northeasterly winds could gust to 25 knots at times Friday and Saturday.
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