Carolina Beach, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carolina Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast12%—93°81°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—94°81°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—103°81°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle20%0.04″104°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle——103°80°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle29%—101°75°-2°
- SundayJul 12Overcast50%—100°75°-1°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 12:26 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Carolina Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 28428
15-Day Forecast — Carolina Beach
- Mon93°81°12%
- Tue94°81°18%
- Wed103°81°35%
- Thu104°77°20%
- Fri103°80°7%
- Sat101°75°29%
- Sun100°75°50%
- Mon101°78°47%
- Tue107°75°18%
- Wed106°79°16%
- Thu111°82°19%
- Fri96°75°39%
- Sat80°71°42%
- Sun80°68°56%
- Mon82°68°60%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — Carolina Beach
SPC includes Carolina 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 Carolina Beach
- 28428