35.9100’ N, 75.5917’ W

Nags Head, NC

78°
H 79°
L 69°
NE
8mph
High tide
11:40 am

Nags Head, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Wed
Sep 16
Sunny
Close Hourly
79º / 69º 1% NE 9 mph 60%
11am Sunny 78º 1% NE 8 mph 57%
12pm Sunny 78º 1% NE 8 mph 58%
1pm Sunny 77º 1% NE 8 mph 59%
2pm Sunny 76º 1% NE 8 mph 63%
3pm Sunny 75º 1% NE 7 mph 63%
4pm Sunny 76º 1% NE 6 mph 63%
5pm Sunny 75º 1% NE 6 mph 62%
6pm Sunny 75º 1% NE 4 mph 63%
7pm Sunny 74º 2% ENE 4 mph 65%
8pm Clear 72º 2% ENE 3 mph 69%
9pm Clear 72º 2% ENE 2 mph 69%
10pm Clear 72º 2% ENE 2 mph 71%
11pm Clear 71º 3% E 1 mph 73%
Thu
Sep 17
Mostly Sunny
View Hourly
80º / 71º 4% ENE 3 mph 66%
12am Clear 71º 3% ENE 1 mph 74%
1am Clear 70º 3% ENE 1 mph 76%
2am Clear 70º 3% NE 0 mph 77%
3am Clear 70º 4% ENE 0 mph 78%
4am Clear 70º 4% ENE 0 mph 79%
5am Mostly Clear 70º 5% ENE 0 mph 79%
6am Mostly Clear 70º 4% NE 0 mph 81%
7am Mostly Sunny 70º 4% NE 0 mph 81%
8am Mostly Sunny 73º 3% NE 1 mph 75%
9am Partly Cloudy 75º 3% NE 1 mph 69%
10am Mostly Sunny 77º 3% NE 1 mph 66%
11am Mostly Sunny 77º 3% NE 2 mph 65%
12pm Mostly Sunny 78º 2% NE 2 mph 63%
1pm Sunny 78º 2% ENE 1 mph 63%
2pm Partly Cloudy 79º 2% ENE 2 mph 61%
3pm Sunny 79º 2% ENE 3 mph 63%
4pm Mostly Sunny 79º 2% E 3 mph 61%
5pm Sunny 78º 2% ESE 3 mph 63%
6pm Sunny 78º 2% ESE 3 mph 66%
7pm Sunny 76º 2% SE 3 mph 70%
8pm Clear 75º 3% SSE 3 mph 74%
9pm Mostly Clear 75º 3% SSE 3 mph 75%
10pm Clear 75º 3% SSE 3 mph 78%
11pm Clear 75º 4% S 3 mph 78%
Fri
Sep 18
Mostly Sunny
View Hourly
84º / 73º 6% SW 5 mph 71%
12am Clear 74º 4% S 3 mph 79%
1am Clear 74º 4% SSW 4 mph 81%
2am Clear 74º 4% SSW 4 mph 82%
3am Clear 74º 5% SSW 4 mph 83%
4am Clear 73º 5% SW 3 mph 84%
5am Clear 73º 6% SW 3 mph 86%
6am Mostly Clear 72º 6% SW 3 mph 87%
7am Mostly Sunny 73º 6% SW 4 mph 87%
8am Sunny 75º 5% SW 4 mph 82%
9am Sunny 78º 4% SW 5 mph 75%
10am Mostly Sunny 80º 3% SW 5 mph 70%
Sat
Sep 19
Partly Cloudy 80º / 74º 16% NE 12 mph 77%
Sun
Sep 20
Mostly Sunny 82º / 74º 22% ESE 7 mph 76%
Mon
Sep 21
Partly Cloudy 82º / 73º 24% ESE 8 mph 82%
Tue
Sep 22
Thundershowers 79º / 72º 64% ENE 11 mph 84%
Wed
Sep 23
Showers 78º / 72º 65% ENE 16 mph 84%

Weather Radar for Nags Head, NC See Radar

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Nags Head, NC

Today
High : 77ºF
NE wind around 9 kt. Sunny. Seas around 3 ft.
Tonight
Low : 68ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas around 3 ft.
Thursday
High : 79ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Sunny. Seas around 3 ft.
Thursday Night
Low : 75ºF
SSE wind 5 to 8 kt becoming SSW after midnight. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday
High : 82ºF
SW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming N in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Friday Night
Low : 75ºF
NNE wind around 11 kt. A slight chance of showers before 2am. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
Saturday
High : 80ºF
NE wind around 13 kt. Mostly sunny. Seas around 3 ft.
Saturday Night
Low : 76ºF
ENE wind 7 to 10 kt becoming E after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 16 kt. Partly cloudy. Seas around 3 ft.
Sunday
High : 82ºF
SE wind 5 to 8 kt. Sunny. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Nags Head, NC

    WednesdayThursdayFriday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 874100233344
    3pm7pm11pm3am7am11am3pm7pm11pm3am7am11am
    MPH 874100233344
    DIR NENEENEEENENENEENESESSSWSW

    Current Weather Conditions In Nags Head, NC

    As Of: 5 minutes ago

    • 78ºF
    • 78ºF
    • 8mph
    • 0º (NE)
    • 8mph
    • Sunny
    • 10mi
    • 30.37"
    • 57%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Nags Head, NC is Sunny. The current temperature is 78°F, and the expected high and low for today, Wednesday, September 16, 2026, are 79° high temperature and 69°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 8 miles per hour, and coming from the Northeast. The wind is gusting to 8 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 78° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 1 percent, with current humidity at 57 percent, and air pressure at 30.37 in. Visibility is 10 nautical miles. There are 1 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Beach Hazard Statement - 9:30am Wed Sep 16 2026

    ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

    WHAT: Dangerous rip currents.

    WHERE: The beaches north of Cape Hatteras.

    WHEN: Until 8 PM EDT 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 6 PM today.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

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