Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wrightsville Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Mostly Clear——90°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——87°77°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle32%—94°80°+7°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers48%—98°80°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm48%—96°77°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle24%—100°81°+4°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle17%—99°79°-1°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.65 with 15 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 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.65 with 15 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:21 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Wrightsville Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28480
16-Day Forecast — Wrightsville Beach
- Sat90°73°0%
- Sun87°77°2%
- Mon94°80°32%
- Tue98°80°48%
- Wed96°77°48%
- Thu100°81°24%
- Fri99°79°17%
- Sat101°79°27%
- Sun97°73°44%
- Mon90°74°34%
- Tue88°76°20%
- Wed90°76°50%
- Thu94°78°49%
- Fri94°80°47%
- Sat94°80°56%
- Sun94°80°77%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 — Wrightsville Beach
SPC includes Wrightsville 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 Wrightsville Beach
- 28480