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Beaufort, North Carolina Weather

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

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

Beaufort, NC
Thursday, June 4 at 6:38 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
34%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Beaufort, NC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBeaufort, NC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 84°
Beaufort, NC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    81°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°58°+3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°69°+5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    90°72°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    33%
    84°65°-6°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    25%
    76°59°-8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    85°58°+9°
Beaufort, NC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
028° · backing 23°
Direction
NNE
028°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
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 8 · pk 21 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 23° from the nne.
Beaufort, NC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 30.13 inHg
Now
1020.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201023
10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1022.71020.01020.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Beaufort, NC
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+7 in 6hPeak ~52 @ 10 PM

Ozone at AQI 58 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 61 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 61 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
7.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 61
Beaufort, NC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
115.4mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
18:38 UTC ·Beaufort, 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
18:38 UTC ·Beaufort, NC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Beaufort, NC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Beaufort, NC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Beaufort, NC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:26 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Beaufort, NC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:18 AM
Moonset
1:21 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Beaufort, NC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Beaufort at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • 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 Beaufort

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.