Cape Fear River at Wilmington (IN MLLW)
16 mi- Level
- 2.1 ft
Forecast peak 6.4 ft Mon 10 AM, minor flooding
Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 2:15 PM EDT at KSUT
Bolivia, NC weather
Sunny and 72°22°, gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow.
Today: low 58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°), high 74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°).
Now 72°22°
Sunny
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/hgusts 28 mph45 km/h
- From the north-northeast. Easing to 8 mph13 km/h by 8 PM
- Dew point
- 55°13°
- A little sticky
- UV index
- 4Moderate
- Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
- Air today
- 38Good
- EPA forecast · Ozone
- Pressure
- 30.32 inHg1027 hPa
- Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.4 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (70°21° then, 72°22° now)
Good hours for
This afternoonNear 71°22° · Clear
TonightDown to 58°14° by 2 AM · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 71°22° · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 58% | 14% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 72°22° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 58% | 24% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Mostly sunny | 71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 58% | 23% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Mostly sunny | 70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 70°21° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 60% | 17% | 2 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly clear | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 64% | 50% | 1 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 68% | 25% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 71% | 8% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 78% | 7% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 83% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Mostly clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 88% | 17% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 90% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 59°15° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 92% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Mostly clear | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 93% | 49% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Mostly clear | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 94% | 40% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 94% | 32% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 95% | 12% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 95% | 23% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Partly sunny | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 95% | 54% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 95% | 15% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 88% | 39% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 79% | 18% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h | 73% | 25% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h | 66% | 28% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h | 63% | 21% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h | 60% | 11% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h | 59% | 12% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 59% | 13% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 60% | 12% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 70°21° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 64% | 8% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 74% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 78% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 82% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 84% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 86% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 89% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 92% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 94% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 96% | 11% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 100% | 12% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 100% | 13% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 100% | 14% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 99% | 14% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 100% | 15% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 96% | 14% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 84% | 1% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 71% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Sunny | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 63% | 0% | 5 |
| Mon 1p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 58% | 0% | 5 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 58°14°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–58°14°
- Wind
- 13 mph20 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 58°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 52°11°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–58°14°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 6 to 12 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 46°8°–54°12°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 56°13°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–54°12°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 66°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 73°23°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–58°14°
- Wind
- 12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 76°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 67°20°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 60°15°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 55°13°–63°17°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 60°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 76°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 66°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 74°23°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 55°13°–62°17°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 78°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 69°20°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 66°19°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 76°24°–79°26°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–64°18°
- Wind
- 13 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 67°19°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 78°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 71°22°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 68°20°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 75°24°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 62°17°–68°20°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 66°19°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 70°21°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 78°26°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 71°22°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 75°24°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 63°17°–73°23°
- Wind
- 16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 74°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–78°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ILM) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
Bell Swamp at US Highway 17
5.4 mi- Level
- 8.1 ft
Reading from Sat 1:50 PM · NWS gauge page
Town Creek at U.S. Highway 17
6.8 mi- Level
- 1.9 ft
Reading from Sat 2:05 PM · NWS gauge page
Lockwood Folly River at SR 211
7.8 mi- Level
- 1.9 ft
Reading from Sat 1:50 PM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:25 AM, sunset 6:27 PM.
- Daylight
- 11 h 3 min
- Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:53–6:43 PM
- Morning 7:09–7:59 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:43–6:53 PM
- Morning 6:59–7:09 AM; first light 6:59 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Mostly clear 8 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:23 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
