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Atlantic Beach, North Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atlantic Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Atlantic Beach, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 5:29 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
28%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Atlantic Beach, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAtlantic Beach, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 84°
Atlantic Beach, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    85°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Partly Cloudy
    84°59°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    81°72°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    83°72°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    36%
    0.19″
    87°67°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    74°63°-13°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    78°60°+4°
Atlantic Beach, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
021° · backing 21°
Direction
NNE
021°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 21° from the nne.
Atlantic Beach, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1021.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 30.16 inHg
Now
1021.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10211023
10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1022.91020.51020.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
Atlantic Beach, NC
Air quality
41
AQI
Moderate
+3 in 6hPeak ~52 @ 10 PM

Ozone at AQI 60 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 8.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 68 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
8.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 68
Atlantic Beach, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
131.1mi
UNLIMITED
141 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
17:29 UTC ·Atlantic Beach, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
17:29 UTC ·Atlantic Beach, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Atlantic Beach, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Atlantic Beach, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Atlantic Beach, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:26 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Atlantic Beach, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:18 AM
Moonset
1:21 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Atlantic Beach, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Atlantic Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

ZIP codes in Atlantic Beach

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.