Sunset Beach, North Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunset Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—89°80°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast22%—89°81°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—100°80°+11°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—99°81°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle13%—98°78°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Drizzle34%0.01″101°74°+3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15.
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 63 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:54 PM
- Moonset
- 12:29 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Sunset Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 28468
16-Day Forecast — Sunset Beach
- Sun89°76°8%
- Mon89°81°19%
- Tue89°81°22%
- Wed100°80°23%
- Thu99°81°11%
- Fri98°78°13%
- Sat101°74°34%
- Sun98°72°50%
- Mon94°71°34%
- Tue101°78°19%
- Wed92°75°15%
- Thu80°73°40%
- Fri87°76°48%
- Sat92°76°40%
- Sun91°73°46%
- Mon90°79°44%
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 — Sunset Beach
SPC includes Sunset 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 Sunset Beach
- 28468
- 28459