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Atlantic Beach, North Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atlantic Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Atlantic Beach, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 3:16 PM
86
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
78%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Sunset
4:23 PM
Atlantic Beach, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAtlantic Beach, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 81 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 81°H 88°
Atlantic Beach, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    86°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    13%
    88°81°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    42%
    89°80°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    51%
    0.49″
    92°76°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    89°79°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    10%
    90°81°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    42%
    92°77°+2°
Atlantic Beach, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · backing 7°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 9 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2514SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 7° from the s.
Atlantic Beach, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151016
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.81014.71015.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Atlantic Beach, NC
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3
Atlantic Beach, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.1mi
UNLIMITED
39 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
19:16 UTC · Atlantic Beach, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
19:16 UTC · Atlantic Beach, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Atlantic Beach, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Atlantic Beach, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Atlantic Beach, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:31 AM
Sunrise
1:59 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
4:23 PM
Civil dusk
8:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Atlantic Beach, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:20 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Atlantic Beach, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atlantic Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 28512

16-Day Forecast — Atlantic Beach

  1. Sun86°77°1%
  2. Mon88°81°13%
  3. Tue89°80°42%
  4. Wed92°76°51%
  5. Thu89°79°17%
  6. Fri90°81°10%
  7. Sat92°77°42%
  8. Sun85°76°42%
  9. Mon92°80°31%
  10. Tue88°75°18%
  11. Wed89°77°18%
  12. Thu88°77°37%
  13. Fri85°79°48%
  14. Sat81°76°45%
  15. Sun81°69°48%
  16. Mon84°67°46%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Atlantic Beach

SPC includes Atlantic Beach in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Atlantic Beach

  • 28512

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.