Observed 7:55 AM EDT at KOCW

Pantego, NC weather

Sunny and 51°11°.

Mostly agree

Now 51°11°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the north. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 6 PM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° warmer than this time yesterday (42°5° then, 51°11° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 69°21° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–2 PM

This morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 67°19° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° 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 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	77%	6%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	69%	2%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	60%	11%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	56%	27%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	37%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	53%	43%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	53%	66%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	53%	67%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	55%	43%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	60%	23%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	67%	31%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	72%	49%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	14%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	26%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	83%	19%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	32%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	27%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	34%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	6%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	93%	9%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	78%	6%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	70%	16%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	65%	21%	1
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	61%	39%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	57%	18%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	53%	19%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	51%	18%	2
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	51%	19%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	55%	13%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	63%	8%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	72%	8%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	83%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	90%	4%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	14%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	96%	12%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 71°22° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 54°12°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 54°12°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 53°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 53°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 70°21° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 53°12°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 70°21° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 53°12°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 69°21° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 52°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 69°21° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 52°11°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  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
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 52°11°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 68°20° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°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
62°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–77°25°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 51°11°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–76°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MHX) (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

Pamlico Sound near Hobucken (in MLLW)

24 mi

Minor flooding

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 7:36 AM · NWS gauge page

Pamlico River at Washington (in MLLW)

23 mi

Action stage

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Pungo River at Water Street in Belhaven

4.0 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 7:50 AM · NWS gauge page

Pungo River at Belhaven (in MLLW)

4.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 7:24 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 48% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 25

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 47°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Gaylord Bay · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1973–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Pantego weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 14 min less
Golden hour: 5:44–6:35 PM; Morning 7:05–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:35–6:46 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 4–6:55 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:15 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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