North Topsail Beach, North Carolina Weather
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North Topsail Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Thunderstorm21%0.07″87°76°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——85°72°-2°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle36%0.01″85°70°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast12%—93°76°+8°
- FridayJun 19Thunderstorm57%—86°75°-7°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle57%—86°71°0°
- SundayJun 21Overcast——85°71°-1°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 1.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 6:01 AM
- Moonset
- 8:32 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
North Topsail Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — North Topsail Beach
- Mon87°76°21%
- Tue85°72°6%
- Wed85°70°36%
- Thu93°76°12%
- Fri86°75°57%
- Sat86°71°57%
- Sun85°71°5%
- Mon89°75°21%
- Tue75°68°37%
- Wed84°63°37%
- Thu86°67°30%
- Fri87°69°56%
- Sat87°70°56%
- Sun86°75°45%
- Mon87°77°35%
- Tue91°78°29%
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 — North Topsail Beach
SPC has placed North Topsail Beach 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 North Topsail Beach
- 28460