Wilmington Beach, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Day Sky High / Low Precip Wind Humidity
Sun
Jul 12 		Heavy Thunderstorms
Close Hourly 		-º / 74º 100% ENE 11 mph 90%
8pm Light Rain 81º 60% ENE 11 mph 76%
9pm Heavy Thunderstorms 82º 77% ENE 9 mph 82%
10pm Heavy Thunderstorms 81º 100% NE 8 mph 82%
11pm Thunderstorms 78º 100% E 3 mph 90%
Mon
Jul 13 		Scattered Thunderstorms
View Hourly 		82º / 74º 56% ENE 11 mph 84%
12am Thunderstorms 78º 100% E 5 mph 91%
1am Showers 78º 54% ENE 5 mph 91%
2am Cloudy 77º 19% ENE 5 mph 91%
3am Showers 77º 46% NE 5 mph 93%
4am Showers 76º 42% NE 5 mph 96%
5am Showers 76º 41% NE 7 mph 94%
6am Scattered Thunderstorms 75º 55% NE 6 mph 95%
7am Showers 75º 46% NE 7 mph 95%
8am Scattered Thunderstorms 78º 41% NE 9 mph 88%
9am Scattered Thunderstorms 78º 36% NE 11 mph 85%
10am Showers 80º 47% NE 10 mph 83%
11am Showers 80º 46% ENE 8 mph 84%
12pm Cloudy 81º 19% ENE 10 mph 81%
1pm Cloudy 81º 22% E 10 mph 82%
2pm Scattered Thunderstorms 82º 50% E 11 mph 79%
3pm Scattered Thunderstorms 81º 46% E 10 mph 82%
4pm Scattered Thunderstorms 81º 56% E 10 mph 82%
5pm Cloudy 81º 24% E 10 mph 83%
6pm Showers 81º 36% ENE 9 mph 83%
7pm Scattered Thunderstorms 81º 43% ENE 9 mph 82%
8pm Scattered Thunderstorms 80º 59% NE 9 mph 84%
9pm Scattered Thunderstorms 78º 56% NE 7 mph 85%
10pm Scattered Thunderstorms 78º 59% NE 7 mph 88%
11pm Thunderstorms 78º 72% NE 8 mph 88%
Tue
Jul 14 		Isolated Thunderstorms
View Hourly 		85º / 76º 37% NE 14 mph 79%
12am Thunderstorms 77º 75% NNE 7 mph 88%
1am Showers 77º 58% NNE 8 mph 87%
2am Showers 77º 40% NNE 8 mph 88%
3am Showers 77º 48% NNE 9 mph 88%
4am Showers 76º 43% N 9 mph 88%
5am Showers 76º 41% NNE 9 mph 89%
6am Showers 75º 40% NE 8 mph 89%
7am Cloudy 75º 24% NE 9 mph 90%
8am Cloudy 78º 24% NE 10 mph 85%
9am Showers 79º 35% NE 10 mph 83%
10am Showers 81º 37% NE 12 mph 80%
11am Cloudy 82º 24% NE 13 mph 79%
12pm Isolated Thunderstorms 83º 30% NE 14 mph 76%
1pm Isolated Thunderstorms 83º 31% NE 13 mph 76%
2pm Mostly Cloudy 83º 24% ENE 13 mph 75%
3pm Showers 84º 35% ENE 12 mph 74%
4pm Mostly Cloudy 83º 22% ENE 12 mph 74%
5pm Mostly Cloudy 83º 22% ENE 13 mph 74%
6pm Mostly Cloudy 83º 22% ENE 12 mph 76%
7pm Mostly Cloudy 83º 20% ENE 11 mph 77%
Wed
Jul 15 		Partly Cloudy 87º / 76º 19% E 10 mph 73%
Thu
Jul 16 		Sunny 90º / 79º 10% SW 12 mph 69%
Fri
Jul 17 		Mostly Sunny 91º / 79º 17% SW 11 mph 70%
Sat
Jul 18 		Partly Cloudy 89º / 79º 23% SSW 16 mph 72%
Sun
Jul 19 		Partly Cloudy 90º / 79º 23% SW 17 mph 70%

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NOAA Weather Marine Forecast for Wilmington Beach, NC

Tonight
Low : 77ºF
SSE wind 6 to 8 kt becoming NE in the evening. Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Seas around 2 ft.
Monday
High : 80ºF
NE wind 7 to 9 kt becoming E in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Seas around 2 ft.
Monday Night
Low : 77ºF
ENE wind around 7 kt. Showers and thunderstorms likely before midnight, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between midnight and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Seas around 2 ft.
Tuesday
High : 81ºF
ENE wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7am. Seas around 2 ft.
Tuesday Night
Low : 78ºF
E wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday
High : 84ºF
N wind 5 to 7 kt becoming SSE in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Seas around 2 ft.
Wednesday Night
Low : 78ºF
Variable winds 5 kt or less. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.
Thursday
High : 88ºF
W wind 5 to 10 kt becoming SSW in the afternoon. Sunny. Seas around 2 ft.
Thursday Night
Low : 81ºF
SW wind 6 to 9 kt. Mostly clear. Seas around 2 ft.

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    Wind Speed Forecast for Wilmington Beach, NC

    MondayTuesday
    Wind Speed (MPH) 115591010979101412
    12am4am8am12pm4pm8pm12am4am8am12pm4pm8pm
    MPH 115591010979101412
    DIR ENEENENEENEENENNENNENEENE

    Current Weather Conditions In Wilmington Beach, NC

    As Of: 24 minutes ago

    • 81ºF
    • 88ºF
    • 11mph
    • 0º (ENE)
    • 11mph
    • Light Rain
    • 7mi
    • 30.02"
    • 76%
    • 0ºF

    The weather right now in Wilmington Beach, NC is Light Rain. The current temperature is 81°F, and the expected high and low for today, Sunday, July 12, 2026, are -° high temperature and 74°F low temperature. The wind is currently blowing at 11 miles per hour, and coming from the East Northeast. The wind is gusting to 11 mph. With the wind and the atmosphere the temperature feels like 88° Fahrenheit. Expected precipitation is 60 percent, with current humidity at 76 percent, and air pressure at 30.02 in. Visibility is 7 nautical miles. There are 2 current weather alert(s).

    Weather Alerts
    Special Marine Warning - 8:20pm Sun Jul 12 2026

    ...A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT...

    For the following areas...
    Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm...
    Waters from Surf City NC to Little River Inlet SC from 20 to 60 NM...

    At 819 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing wind gusts
    over 35 knots and waterspouts were located along a line extending
    from near Buoy AR355 to near Snows Cut, moving southeast at 15 knots.

    HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater.

    SOURCE...Buoy.

    IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally
    hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly
    higher winds and suddenly higher waves.

    Locations impacted include...
    Fort Fisher, 10 Mile Boxcars, Liberty Ship, Dallas Rock, Masonboro
    Sea Buoy, Harris Reef, 10 Mile Rocks, Kure Beach Point, School House
    Reef, Sheepshead Rock, Buoy Off Carolina Beach, Topsail Boxcars,
    Dredge Wreck, 5 Mile Boxcars, Kure Beach, North Masonboro Island, and
    Johnny Mercer Pier.

    At 8:06 PM, the weather station at Johnnie Mercer Pier at
    Wrightsville Beach reported a wind gust of 42 miles per hour.

    WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
    HAIL...0.00IN
    WIND...>34KTS

    Special Weather Statement - 7:45pm Sun Jul 12 2026

    ...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WILMINGTON METRO AREA...

    At 744 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
    a line extending from Hampstead to Castle Hayne to Leland. Movement
    was south at 15 mph.

    HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

    SOURCE...Radar indicated.

    IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
    unsecured objects.

    Locations impacted include...
    Wilmington, Leland, Wrightsville Beach, Hampstead, Murrayville,
    Castle Hayne, University Of North Carolina At Wilmington, Scotts
    Hill, Ogden, Mayfaire, Wrightsboro, Windemere, and Bayshore.

    This includes the following highways...
    Interstate 40 between mile markers 414 and 416.
    Interstate 140 between mile markers 15 and 20.

    PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

    If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

    Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
    to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
    roadways.

    Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
    Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
    shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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    MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH