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temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Beaches/North Carolina/Masonboro Island Reserve
Masonboro Island Reserve, North Carolina
Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina71°
83°/67°
Clear·
Feels like 71°·Light air 4 mph SW
Coming up. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 9 AM (61%).
Now. Masonboro Island Reserve is 71° and clear at 3 AM. The dew point is 70°, so the air feels oppressive. Light air from the southwest at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 82° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 63° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 54): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 73°, and the coolest Sunday, near 64°. Rain is likely tomorrow (62%). Rain is possible Sunday (31%). The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 21 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:36 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:46 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 20 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
54Air quality
96%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
71feels71
now, clear
Today
Oct 16
8367
13mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6959
62%
19mph
Sun
Oct 18
6446
31%
21mph
Mon
Oct 19
6850
16%
17mph
Tue
Oct 20
7252
13mph
Wed
Oct 21
7253
13mph
Thu
Oct 22
7354
13mph
71°
83°67°
69°59°
64°46°
68°50°
72°52°
72°53°
73°54°
As of 3:00 AM in Masonboro Island Reserve, North Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Masonboro Island Reserve
Index 54, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, New Hanover County (NC), 11 miles off.
54Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)54Moderate16.9 mi
- Ozone13Good17 ppb16.9 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)17Good16.9 mi
The days ahead
Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 71, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 71YesterdayOct 15
- 58TodayOct 16
- 35SatOct 17
- 37SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 42 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Masonboro Island Reserve
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Masonboro Island Reserve, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Sat 11 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing ESE 118°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: low
The flag in the picture is the colour of the forecast's risk (green low, yellow moderate, red high), not a flag raised on the beach.
A rip current is a narrow stream of water running out from the shore through the surf, often where fewer waves break. Caught in one, swim across it, along the shore, then back in.
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for Coastal New Hanover, and the waves at buoy 41013, 47.7 mi away.
Today
- Rip current risk
- Low
- Surf height
- 1 to 2 feet
- Water temperature
- In the mid 70s
- UV index
- High
Waves at buoy 41013, Frying Pan Shoals
- Wave height
- 2.0 ft
- Period
- -
- From
- SE (125°)
- Swell
- 1.3 ft at 8 s from ESE
- Wind waves
- 1.3 ft at 3 s from SW
- Water
- 79 °F
- Read
- Fri 3:20 AM
- Distance
- 47.7 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 3:20 AM | 2.0 ft | - | SE (125°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (119°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 10 s | ESE (105°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (120°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (114°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (111°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (109°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (112°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (103°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 10 s | ESE (119°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 7 s | ESE (113°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 8 s | ESE (108°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (110°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (116°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (105°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | ESE (111°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | WSW (251°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | ESE (112°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | ESE (117°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 7 s | E (94°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (114°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (105°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (107°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | WSW (255°) |
Surf zone forecast
Coastal New Hanover, including Wrightsville Beach, Masonboro Island, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, and Fort Fisher. Issued 3:11 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Today | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Low | Low |
| Surf height | 1 to 2 feet | 1 to 2 feet |
| Water temperature | In the mid 70s | - |
| UV index | High | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Waterspout risk | Low | None |
| Weather | Sunny | Partly sunny. A chance of showers |
| High temperature | In the lower 80s | In the mid 60s |
| Winds | Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph | Breezy. North winds 20 to 25 mph |
| Remarks | Moderate south to north longshore current | Moderate north to south longshore current |
| Tides | Mercer PierHigh, 12:09 PM | Mercer PierHigh, 12:54 PM |
- Sunday
- Moderate rip current risk. Surf height 3 to 6 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of rain. Highs in the lower 60s. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
- Monday
- High rip current risk. Surf height 6 to 9 feet. Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Breezy. North winds around 25 mph
- Tuesday
- High rip current risk. Surf height 3 to 6 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 20 mph
Beach
- County
- New Hanover County
- State
- North Carolina
- Latitude
- 34.1225° N
- Longitude
- 77.8517° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Masonboro Island Reserve, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Citizen station GW1049GW1049
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
At an airfield/10.6 mi away/33 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Wilmington 6.2 SSENC-NH-46
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/5 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Wilmington 7 SEWLMN7
At a cooperative observer's station/2.1 mi away/20 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Wilmington 7 SE (WLMN7), 2.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:05. measured daily
Elsewhere in North Carolina
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Masonboro Island Reserve
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Myrtle Grovecommunity, 2 mi
- Silver Lakecommunity, 4 mi
- Sea Breezecommunity, 5 mi
- Carolina Beachtown, 7 mi
- Wrightsville Beachtown, 7 mi
- Kure Beachtown, 9 mi
- Wilmingtoncity, 10 mi
- Kings Grantcommunity, 10 mi
- Ogdencommunity, 10 mi
- Belvilletown, 11 mi
- Hightsvillecommunity, 11 mi
- Murraysvillecommunity, 11 mi
Beaches near Masonboro Island Reserve
- Carolina Beach State Park7 mi
- Wrightsville Beach Park7 mi
- Palm Tree Island7 mi
- Kure Beach9 mi
- Bay Beach17 mi
- East Beach19 mi
- Caswell Beach19 mi
- Oak Island Cabana21 mi