Cape Lookout Bight, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Mon
Jul 13 		Rain
Close Hourly 		80º / 77º 76% E 16 mph 85%
11am Showers 80º 40% E 15 mph 83%
12pm Cloudy 80º 24% ESE 15 mph 83%
1pm Scattered Thunderstorms 80º 49% ESE 16 mph 84%
2pm Cloudy 80º 24% E 15 mph 86%
3pm Cloudy 80º 24% E 17 mph 85%
4pm Cloudy 80º 23% E 16 mph 84%
5pm Showers 80º 53% ESE 16 mph 84%
6pm Rain 79º 77% E 15 mph 86%
7pm Showers 79º 55% E 14 mph 84%
8pm Showers 79º 53% E 13 mph 85%
9pm Scattered Thunderstorms 79º 40% E 14 mph 87%
10pm Scattered Thunderstorms 79º 42% E 13 mph 86%
11pm Scattered Thunderstorms 79º 42% E 11 mph 86%
Tue
Jul 14 		AM Thunderstorms
View Hourly 		83º / 79º 46% ENE 16 mph 82%
12am Thunderstorms 78º 61% E 12 mph 87%
1am Rain 78º 65% ENE 12 mph 87%
2am Rain 78º 66% ENE 12 mph 87%
3am Rain 78º 65% ENE 12 mph 86%
4am Showers 78º 53% ENE 12 mph 86%
5am Showers 78º 47% ENE 12 mph 87%
6am Showers 78º 50% ENE 11 mph 86%
7am Showers 78º 47% ENE 11 mph 87%
8am Showers 79º 44% ENE 13 mph 86%
9am Mostly Cloudy 80º 24% ENE 13 mph 84%
10am Cloudy 81º 24% ENE 14 mph 83%
11am Scattered Thunderstorms 81º 41% ENE 14 mph 84%
12pm Scattered Thunderstorms 81º 37% ENE 15 mph 83%
1pm Mostly Cloudy 81º 24% ENE 16 mph 82%
2pm Mostly Cloudy 82º 23% ENE 15 mph 80%
3pm Mostly Cloudy 82º 21% ENE 15 mph 80%
4pm Mostly Cloudy 82º 24% ENE 16 mph 79%
5pm Mostly Cloudy 82º 20% ENE 15 mph 79%
6pm Mostly Cloudy 82º 17% ENE 14 mph 79%
7pm Partly Cloudy 81º 16% ENE 13 mph 79%
8pm Partly Cloudy 81º 11% ENE 12 mph 79%
9pm Partly Cloudy 81º 9% ENE 11 mph 80%
10pm Partly Cloudy 81º 7% ENE 9 mph 80%
11pm Partly Cloudy 81º 8% ENE 8 mph 79%
Wed
Jul 15 		Partly Cloudy
View Hourly 		84º / 80º 7% E 7 mph 76%
12am Partly Cloudy 81º 24% E 8 mph 80%
1am Partly Cloudy 81º 11% ENE 7 mph 81%
2am Partly Cloudy 81º 5% ENE 6 mph 80%
3am Mostly Cloudy 81º 11% ENE 5 mph 80%
4am Mostly Cloudy 80º 8% NE 4 mph 81%
5am Mostly Cloudy 80º 8% NE 3 mph 81%
6am Mostly Cloudy 80º 6% NE 4 mph 82%
7am Mostly Cloudy 80º 6% NE 4 mph 83%
8am Partly Cloudy 81º 6% NE 5 mph 81%
9am Partly Cloudy 82º 7% NE 5 mph 78%
10am Partly Cloudy 82º 7% NE 5 mph 76%
Thu
Jul 16 		Sunny 86º / 81º 6% SW 12 mph 79%
Fri
Jul 17 		Sunny 87º / 81º 19% SW 12 mph 80%
Sat
Jul 18 		Sunny 87º / 81º 16% SSW 17 mph 77%
Sun
Jul 19 		Scattered Thunderstorms/Wind 86º / 79º 52% SW 22 mph 81%
Mon
Jul 20 		Thunderstorms 84º / 79º 66% SW 18 mph 79%

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Cape Lookout Bight, NC

Today
High : 81ºF
E wind 9 to 14 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11am. Seas 1 ft or less building to 2 ft.
Tonight
Low : 77ºF
E wind 11 to 14 kt. Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Seas 1 ft or less building to 2 ft.
Tuesday
High : 84ºF
E wind 9 to 11 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 3pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after 5pm. Seas 1 ft or less building to 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
Low : 80ºF
E wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A slight chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Seas 1 ft or less building to 2 ft.
Wednesday
High : 86ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SSE 5 to 7 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
Low : 81ºF
S wind 7 to 10 kt becoming WSW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday
High : 87ºF
W wind 7 to 11 kt becoming SW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
Low : 82ºF
SW wind 10 to 12 kt. Clear. Seas 1 ft or less building to 2 ft.
Friday
High : 88ºF
WNW wind 8 to 11 kt becoming S in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 ft or less building to 2 ft.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Cape Lookout Bight, NC

    MondayTuesdayWednesday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 151714111211141513854
    3pm7pm11pm3am7am11am3pm7pm11pm3am7am11am
    MPH 151714111211141513854
    DIR EEEEENEENEENEENEENEENEENENE

    Current Weather Conditions In Cape Lookout Bight, NC

    As Of: 13 minutes ago

    • 80ºF
    • 87ºF
    • 15mph
    • 0º (E)
    • 15mph
    • Showers
    • 7mi
    • 30.07"
    • 83%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Cape Lookout Bight, NC is Showers. The current temperature is 80°F, and the expected high and low for today, Monday, July 13, 2026, are 80° high temperature and 77°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 15 miles per hour, and coming from the East. The wind is gusting to 15 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 87° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 40 percent, with current humidity at 83 percent, and air pressure at 30.07 in. Visibility is 7 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Beach Hazard Statement - 4:18am Mon Jul 13 2026

    ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

    WHAT: Dangerous rip currents.

    WHERE: The beaches from Duck to Cape Lookout.

    WHEN: Through this evening.

    IMPACTS: Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
    from shore into deeper water.

    ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The most likely time for strong rip
    currents to occur is a couple hours either side of low tide,
    which will occur around 1:00 PM Monday.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    Life-threatening rip currents. If caught in a rip current, remain
    calm. Swim in a direction following the shoreline. If tired,
    float or tread water until out of the rip current. If unable to
    escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.

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