Little River Inlet, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Tue
Jun 23 		Thunderstorms Early
Close Hourly 		-º / 70º 46% NNW 19 mph 75%
4pm Mostly Cloudy 91º 15% WSW 18 mph 50%
5pm Cloudy 89º 15% W 17 mph 52%
6pm Mostly Cloudy 87º 24% W 13 mph 56%
7pm Scattered Thunderstorms 84º 43% WNW 11 mph 67%
8pm Scattered Thunderstorms 82º 46% NW 8 mph 72%
9pm Showers 81º 49% NW 7 mph 73%
10pm Showers 80º 42% NNW 6 mph 76%
11pm Partly Cloudy 79º 7% NNW 6 mph 77%
Wed
Jun 24 		Mostly Sunny
View Hourly 		83º / 72º 5% E 11 mph 60%
12am Partly Cloudy 78º 9% N 7 mph 79%
1am Partly Cloudy 77º 9% NNE 9 mph 84%
2am Mostly Clear 75º 7% NNE 8 mph 84%
3am Mostly Clear 74º 6% NNE 8 mph 85%
4am Mostly Clear 73º 6% NNE 8 mph 83%
5am Partly Cloudy 72º 6% NNE 7 mph 84%
6am Mostly Clear 71º 5% NNE 7 mph 81%
7am Sunny 71º 5% NNE 8 mph 81%
8am Sunny 73º 4% NNE 10 mph 76%
9am Sunny 76º 2% NNE 10 mph 66%
10am Sunny 79º 0% NE 10 mph 58%
11am Sunny 81º 0% ENE 9 mph 54%
12pm Mostly Sunny 82º 0% E 9 mph 52%
1pm Partly Cloudy 83º 0% ESE 9 mph 52%
2pm Partly Cloudy 82º 0% SE 10 mph 54%
3pm Mostly Sunny 82º 0% SE 11 mph 56%
4pm Partly Cloudy 82º 0% SE 11 mph 57%
5pm Partly Cloudy 82º 0% SE 11 mph 58%
6pm Mostly Sunny 81º 0% SE 10 mph 60%
7pm Partly Cloudy 81º 3% SE 9 mph 63%
8pm Sunny 79º 2% SE 8 mph 67%
9pm Mostly Clear 78º 2% ESE 6 mph 71%
10pm Partly Cloudy 78º 3% ESE 6 mph 71%
11pm Partly Cloudy 77º 3% ESE 7 mph 73%
Thu
Jun 25 		Partly Cloudy
View Hourly 		85º / 76º 6% ESE 11 mph 68%
12am Partly Cloudy 76º 4% ESE 6 mph 76%
1am Mostly Clear 75º 4% ESE 5 mph 79%
2am Mostly Clear 75º 5% ESE 5 mph 81%
3am Partly Cloudy 74º 6% ESE 5 mph 84%
4am Partly Cloudy 73º 8% E 4 mph 87%
5am Partly Cloudy 73º 9% E 4 mph 88%
6am Partly Cloudy 73º 7% ENE 4 mph 88%
7am Partly Cloudy 74º 6% ENE 4 mph 87%
8am Partly Cloudy 76º 5% NE 4 mph 82%
9am Mostly Cloudy 79º 3% NE 5 mph 73%
10am Partly Cloudy 82º 2% E 6 mph 67%
11am Partly Cloudy 83º 1% ESE 6 mph 63%
12pm Partly Cloudy 84º 7% SE 7 mph 61%
1pm Partly Cloudy 84º 5% SE 8 mph 61%
2pm Partly Cloudy 84º 2% SSE 9 mph 61%
3pm Mostly Sunny 84º 1% SSE 10 mph 63%
Fri
Jun 26 		PM Showers 85º / 78º 34% SSW 14 mph 75%
Sat
Jun 27 		Mostly Sunny 89º / 79º 24% SW 16 mph 70%
Sun
Jun 28 		PM Thunderstorms 90º / 77º 51% WSW 11 mph 68%
Mon
Jun 29 		Partly Cloudy 86º / 76º 24% E 11 mph 73%
Tue
Jun 30 		Partly Cloudy 88º / 77º 15% ESE 11 mph 66%

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Little River Inlet, NC

This Afternoon
High : 86ºF
SW wind around 16 kt, with gusts as high as 22 kt. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Seas around 4 ft.
Tonight
Low : 73ºF
W wind 5 to 7 kt becoming N after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and midnight. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Wednesday
High : 82ºF
NNE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming SE in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday Night
Low : 76ºF
SE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Thursday
High : 83ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming SE 5 to 8 kt in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Thursday Night
Low : 79ºF
SE wind around 6 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday
High : 85ºF
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the morning. Sunny. Seas 1 to 2 ft.
Friday Night
Low : 81ºF
SW wind around 11 kt. Mostly clear. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Saturday
High : 87ºF
SSW wind 9 to 12 kt, with gusts as high as 18 kt. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Little River Inlet, NC

    TuesdayWednesdayThursday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 188781091186447
    8pm12am4am8am12pm4pm8pm12am4am8am12pm4pm
    MPH 188781091186447
    DIR WSWNWNNNENNEESESEESEENESE

    Current Weather Conditions In Little River Inlet, NC

    As Of: 10 minutes ago

    • 91ºF
    • 97ºF
    • 18mph
    • 0º (WSW)
    • 31mph
    • Mostly Cloudy
    • 10mi
    • 29.85"
    • 50%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Little River Inlet, NC is Mostly Cloudy. The current temperature is 91°F, and the expected high and low for today, Tuesday, June 23, 2026, are -° high temperature and 70°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 18 miles per hour, and coming from the West Southwest. The wind is gusting to 31 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 97° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 15 percent, with current humidity at 50 percent, and air pressure at 29.85 in. Visibility is 10 nautical miles. There are 2 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Severe Thunderstorm Watch - 11:48am Tue Jun 23 2026

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 381 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

    IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

    IN SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA

    BLADEN BRUNSWICK COLUMBUS NEW HANOVER PENDER ROBESON

    THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BLADENBORO, BOILING SPRING LAKES, BURGAW, CHADBOURN, ELIZABETHTOWN, LAKE WACCAMAW, LELAND, LONG BEACH, LUMBERTON, OAK ISLAND, SOUTHPORT, SUNSET BEACH, SURF CITY, TABOR CITY, WHITEVILLE, AND WILMINGTON.

    Small Craft Advisory - 12:37pm Tue Jun 23 2026

    ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

    WHAT: Southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
    seas 4 to 6 ft.

    WHERE: Southeast North Carolina and Northeast South Carolina
    coastal waters out 20 NM.

    WHEN: Until 10 PM EDT this evening.

    IMPACTS: Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
    vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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