Cape Carteret, North Carolina Weather
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Cape Carteret weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Thunderstorm25%—87°76°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle—0.02″88°69°+1°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle33%0.01″87°71°-1°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast13%—92°77°+5°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm59%0.02″87°75°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle59%—84°71°-3°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——85°72°+1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:59 AM
- Moonset
- 8:31 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Cape Carteret at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Cape Carteret
- Mon87°76°25%
- Tue88°69°9%
- Wed87°71°33%
- Thu92°77°13%
- Fri87°75°59%
- Sat84°71°59%
- Sun85°72°6%
- Mon93°75°18%
- Tue82°71°35%
- Wed83°71°37%
- Thu78°71°29%
- Fri85°72°62%
- Sat88°73°67%
- Sun89°74°55%
- Mon93°79°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Cape Carteret
SPC has placed Cape Carteret in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Cape Carteret
- 28584