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
- TodayJul 5Overcast——87°79°—
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail19%—88°80°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail51%—89°78°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail52%0.35″88°77°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle20%—89°78°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—91°82°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm48%0.13″91°78°0°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.64 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.64 with 13 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Atlantic Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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
15-Day Forecast — Atlantic Beach
- Sun87°79°1%
- Mon88°80°19%
- Tue89°78°51%
- Wed88°77°52%
- Thu89°78°20%
- Fri91°82°14%
- Sat91°78°48%
- Sun91°74°51%
- Mon83°73°36%
- Tue84°71°20%
- Wed89°71°39%
- Thu89°73°58%
- Fri87°74°58%
- Sat87°80°48%
- Sun89°81°55%
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 tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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