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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 2:44 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
83%
Wind
16 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 81 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 81°H 83°
Hatteras, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°81°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    20%
    83°82°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    T-storm w/ Hail
    54%
    84°82°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    85°82°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    18%
    83°77°-2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    13%
    84°83°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Drizzle
    44%
    84°79°
Hatteras, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · backing 23°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
16
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 12
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 12 · pk 19
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2518SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Hatteras, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.3
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.95 inHg
Now
1014.3
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141017
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1017.21014.11014.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Hatteras, NC
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
-4 in 6h

AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38), ratio 0.60 with 16 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38), ratio 0.60 with 16 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.60
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Hatteras, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
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
06:44 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
06:44 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
75% 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

15-Day Forecast — Hatteras

  1. Sun83°81°1%
  2. Mon83°82°20%
  3. Tue84°82°54%
  4. Wed85°82°55%
  5. Thu83°77°18%
  6. Fri84°83°13%
  7. Sat84°79°44%
  8. Sun85°79°44%
  9. Mon84°74°28%
  10. Tue81°78°18%
  11. Wed83°78°28%
  12. Thu83°79°45%
  13. Fri83°82°55%
  14. Sat83°82°54%
  15. Sun83°82°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.