Observed 3:55 PM EDT at KCPC

Lake Waccamaw, NC weather

Mostly cloudy and 72°22°.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; Gusts to 20 mph32 km/h around 3 AM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (72°22° then, 72°22° now)

Good hours for

Low 54°12° tomorrow at 6 AM
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–2 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 71°22° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 55°13° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · 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 4p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	57%	22%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	57%	50%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	61%	26%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	31%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	13%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	84%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	91%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	98%	12%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	99%	41%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	99%	18%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	99%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	98%	17%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	89%	15%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	80%	8%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	70%	12%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	65%	23%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	61%	25%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	57%	31%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	58%	24%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	58%	16%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	61%	12%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	76%	6%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	87%	3%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	90%	5%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	91%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	93%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	95%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	98%	6%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	99%	12%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	100%	11%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	89%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	75%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	66%	1%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	0%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 10 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
51°11°–55°13°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  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 75.
Night: Clear, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  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 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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
76°24°–82°28°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 67°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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  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
77°25°–82°28°
Low, likely
62°17°–71°22°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–79°.

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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

Cape Fear River at Lock 1

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.7 ft
Flow: 828 cfs

Forecast peak 14.8 ft Sun 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Waccamaw River at Freeland

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Forecast peak 1.7 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cape Fear River at Elizabethtown

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.8 ft
Flow: 543 cfs

Forecast peak 10.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

White Marsh at U.S. 74 near Whiteville

9.4 mi

Level: 7.1 ft

Reading from Sat 3:20 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:44 PM; Morning 7:11–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:44–6:54 PM; Morning 7:01–7:11 AM; first light 7:01 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 1–7:02 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:42 AM · rises 5:24 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Lake Waccamaw. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lake Waccamaw, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Cape Fear River at Lock 1

Waccamaw River at Freeland

Cape Fear River at Elizabethtown

White Marsh at U.S. 74 near Whiteville

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon