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Hatteras, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Hatteras, NC
Sunday, July 5 at 5:30 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
86%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Sunset
4:20 PM
Hatteras, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHatteras, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 82 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 82°H 83°
Hatteras, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Mostly Clear
    83°81°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    16%
    83°82°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    0.40″
    84°76°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    T-storm w/ Hail
    60%
    84°78°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    23%
    85°79°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    19%
    0.26″
    84°83°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    84°80°
Hatteras, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
159° · backing 38°
Direction
SSE
159°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 11
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 11 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2521SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sse-bound air across the harbor.
Hatteras, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.0
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.94 inHg
Now
1014.0
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141016
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.81014.01014.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Hatteras, NC
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 26 (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
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26), ratio 0.59 with 15 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.59
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Hatteras, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.6mi
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
21:30 UTC · Hatteras, 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
21:30 UTC · Hatteras, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hatteras, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hatteras, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hatteras, NC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Daylight
14h 27m
Sunset
4:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hatteras, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
11:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hatteras, NC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hatteras at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 27943

16-Day Forecast — Hatteras

  1. Sun83°81°1%
  2. Mon83°82°16%
  3. Tue84°76°46%
  4. Wed84°78°60%
  5. Thu85°79°23%
  6. Fri84°83°19%
  7. Sat84°80°27%
  8. Sun83°80°27%
  9. Mon85°83°30%
  10. Tue84°78°14%
  11. Wed83°78°16%
  12. Thu84°82°37%
  13. Fri83°78°48%
  14. Sat82°75°45%
  15. Sun83°74°39%
  16. Mon82°73°53%

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 — Hatteras

SPC includes Hatteras 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 Hatteras

  • 27943

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.