Citizen station EW7222EW7222
In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.1 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/North Carolina/Onslow Beach
Onslow Beach, North Carolina
Beach in Onslow County, North Carolina* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 8 to 13 ft possible. * WHERE...Portions of the adjacent Atlantic coastal waters and the adjacent Atlantic offshore waters. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for severe wind and seas.
72°
89°/63°
Clear·
Feels like 72°·Light air 3 mph SSW
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for Onslow Beach until 6 AM Monday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely Saturday morning, from about 9 AM, the chance peaking at 55% around 3 PM.
Now. Onslow Beach is 72° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 70°, so the air feels oppressive. Light air from the south-southwest at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 67° by 5 AM, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 85°, and the coolest Sunday, near 64°. Rain is likely Saturday (67%). Rain is possible Sunday (42%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 25% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the 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 22 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
35Air quality
93%Humidity
8%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
72feels72
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
8963
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
8566
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6757
67%
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
6445
42%
17mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
6850
19%
14mph
Tue
Oct 20
7251
12%
Wed
Oct 21
7251
UV 6
72°
89°63°
85°66°
67°57°
64°45°
68°50°
72°51°
72°51°
As of 10:00 PM in Onslow Beach, North Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Onslow Beach
Index 35, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Carteret County (NC), 39 miles off.
35Good
- Ozone35Good-
The days ahead
Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 47, good.
GoodModerate
- 47YesterdayOct 14
- 58TodayOct 15
- 58FriOct 16
- 35SatOct 17
- 37SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 41 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Onslow Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. 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 Onslow Beach, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 2 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 9 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SE 146°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: moderate
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 Onslow.
Friday
- Rip current risk
- Moderate
- Surf height
- 1 to 3 feet
- Water temperature
- In the lower 70s
- UV index
- High
Surf zone forecast
Coastal Onslow, including Hammocks Beach and North Topsail Beach. Issued 8:25 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Moderate | Low |
| Surf height | 1 to 3 feet | 3 to 4 feet |
| Water temperature | In the lower 70s | - |
| UV index | High | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Weather | Sunny | Partly sunny. Showers likely |
| High temperature | In the lower 80s | In the upper 60s |
| Winds | Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph | North winds 15 to 20 mph |
| Tides | North Topsail BeachHigh 4.7 ft, 11:53 AM | North Topsail BeachHigh 4.5 ft, 12:48 PM |
Beach
- County
- Onslow County
- State
- North Carolina
- Latitude
- 34.5704° N
- Longitude
- 77.2686° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Onslow Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.6 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Sandy Run RAWS/Dixon 2NNW NcCLJN7
A remote fire weather station/12.8 mi away/79 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/13.6 mi away/26 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Sneads Ferry 2.7 SENC-ON-105
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.6 mi away/14 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Jacksonville E0CJEON7
At a cooperative observer's station/17.3 mi away/66 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in North Carolina
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Onslow Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Sneads Ferrycommunity, 6 mi
- North Topsail Beachtown, 6 mi
- Swansborotown, 11 mi
- Piney Greencommunity, 13 mi
- Cedar Pointtown, 13 mi
- Emerald Isletown, 14 mi
- Jacksonvillecity, 15 mi
- Cape Carterettown, 15 mi
- Peletiertown, 15 mi
- Pumpkin Centercommunity, 16 mi
- Boguetown, 16 mi
- Holly Ridgetown, 17 mi
Beaches near Onslow Beach
- Hurst Beachunder 1 mi
- North Topsail Shores6 mi
- Hammocks Beach State Park7 mi
- Headys Beach8 mi
- Sea Haven Beach14 mi
- Stevens Street Public Beach Access18 mi
- Indian Beach23 mi
- Indian Beach24 mi