Ocracoke, North Carolina Weather
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Ocracoke weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast15%—77°77°—
- SundayJun 14Thunderstorm21%—77°77°0°
- MondayJun 15Light Showers63%0.08″81°74°+4°
- TuesdayJun 16Light Showers61%0.04″78°73°-3°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle30%0.03″79°73°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast——80°79°+1°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle34%0.07″80°78°0°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
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 58 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 3:59 AM
- Moonset
- 7:18 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Ocracoke at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Ocracoke
- Sat77°77°15%
- Sun77°77°21%
- Mon81°74°63%
- Tue78°73°61%
- Wed79°73°30%
- Thu80°79°7%
- Fri80°78°34%
- Sat78°76°34%
- Sun81°77°14%
- Mon81°75°15%
- Tue76°74°20%
- Wed77°75°61%
- Thu79°76°56%
- Fri79°77°58%
- Sat79°77°46%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Ocracoke
SPC has placed Ocracoke in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Ocracoke
- 27960