Sunset Beach, North Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sunset Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——83°58°—
- FridayJun 5Clear——85°62°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——85°67°0°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——88°67°+3°
- MondayJun 8Drizzle20%—91°68°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Heavy Drizzle16%—81°64°-10°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast——81°63°0°
Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 24 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
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 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 83
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 83
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 3:23 AM
- Moonset
- 1:31 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Sunset Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 10 (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.