Observed 8:20 PM EDT at KILM

St. Helena, NC weather

Clear and 59°15°.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north-northeast. 711–9 mph14 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 55°13° tonight at 4 AM
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–3 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 74°23° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 71°22° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 74°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 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	3%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	81%	7%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	34%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	88%	44%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	90%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	91%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	91%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	92%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	92%	11%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	10%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	94%	52%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	93%	46%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	89%	12%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	81%	11%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	74%	9%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	67%	12%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	62%	21%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	59%	23%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	56%	20%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	57%	20%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	58%	14%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	64%	11%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	13%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	94%	5%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	97%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	99%	14%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	100%	13%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	88%	2%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	72%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	64%	0%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	5%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	3%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	4%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	7%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	7%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	6%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°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 75.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 71°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  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 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly 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: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 61°16°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°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°–83°28°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  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
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
59°15°–72°22°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–80°.

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

Burgaw Creek at US Route 117 near Burgaw

3.3 mi

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 7:20 PM · NWS gauge page

N.E. Cape Fear River near Burgaw

6.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

NE Cape Fear River at NC Highway 210

7.0 mi

Level: 1.2 ft

Reading from Sat 7:20 PM · NWS gauge page

Long Creek at NC Highway 210

8.2 mi

Level: 0.8 ft

Reading from Sat 7:20 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 68% less heating than a typical week.

This week 12Typical 38

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Wilmington 7 N · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1949–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—MonOct 19
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—SunOct 25

St. Helena weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:51–6:42 PM; Morning 7:09–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:42–6:51 PM; Morning 6:59–7:09 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:21 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

St. Helena, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Burgaw Creek at US Route 117 near Burgaw

N.E. Cape Fear River near Burgaw

NE Cape Fear River at NC Highway 210

Long Creek at NC Highway 210

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon