Observed 7:50 AM EDT at KOAJ

Chinquapin, NC weather

Mostly sunny and 54°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the north. Gusts to 25 mph41 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h today 10–11 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 71°22° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–2 PM

This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Clear
This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	69%	6%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	60%	5%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	56%	5%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	9%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	49%	18%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	49%	20%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	32%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	49%	29%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	56%	46%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	65%	35%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	69%	5%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	19%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	77%	55%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	80%	57%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	83%	34%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	89%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	14%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	93%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	17%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	83%	11%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	70%	10%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	65%	10%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	59%	10%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	55%	21%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	53%	19%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	53%	19%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	53%	19%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	57%	33%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	14%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	13%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	90%	4%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	10%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–55°13°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind around 8 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–51°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–80°27°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 40°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 74–78°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

N.E. Cape Fear River near Chinquapin

0.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 71 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

N.E. Cape Fear River near Beulaville

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.5 ft

Reading from Sat 6:50 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Rockfish Creek at Wallace

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft

Reading from Sat 6:50 AM · NWS gauge page

Rockfish Creek at Willard Railroad Street

12 mi

Level: 7.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:50 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:50–6:41 PM; Morning 7:09–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:41–6:51 PM; Morning 6:59–7:09 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:39 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Chinquapin. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Chinquapin, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

N.E. Cape Fear River near Chinquapin

N.E. Cape Fear River near Beulaville

Little Rockfish Creek at Wallace

Rockfish Creek at Willard Railroad Street

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon