Citizen station GW1049GW1049
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/North Carolina/Palm Tree Island
Palm Tree Island, North Carolina
Beach in New Hanover County, North Carolina73°
88°/65°
Clear·
Feels like 73°·Light air 4 mph SSW
Now. Palm Tree Island is 73° and clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 72°, so the air feels very oppressive. Light air from the south-southwest at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 67° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 82): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 84°, and the coolest Sunday, near 64°. Rain is likely Saturday (62%). Rain is possible Sunday (33%). The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 21 mph.
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
82Air quality
94%Humidity
1%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
73feels73
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
8865
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
8467
13mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6859
62%
19mph
Sun
Oct 18
6446
33%
21mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
6850
15%
16mph
Tue
Oct 20
7252
13mph
UV 6
Wed
Oct 21
7253
12mph
UV 6
73°
88°65°
84°67°
68°59°
64°46°
68°50°
72°52°
72°53°
As of 10:00 PM in Palm Tree Island, North Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Palm Tree Island
Index 82, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, New Hanover County (NC), 7 miles off.
82Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)82Moderate10.1 mi
- Ozone21Good14 ppb10.1 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)39Good10.1 mi
The days ahead
Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 61, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 61YesterdayOct 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 17 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Palm Tree Island
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 Palm Tree Island, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 2 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing NE 49°
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, 54.2 mi away.
Friday
- Rip current risk
- Low
- Surf height
- 1 foot
- Water temperature
- In the mid 70s
- UV index
- High
Waves at buoy 41013, Frying Pan Shoals
- Wave height
- 1.6 ft
- Period
- -
- From
- ESE (120°)
- Swell
- 1.0 ft at 8 s from ESE
- Wind waves
- 1.3 ft at 3 s from SW
- Water
- 80 °F
- Read
- Thu 10:10 PM
- Distance
- 54.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 10:10 PM | 1.6 ft | - | ESE (120°) |
| 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°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (107°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | SE (125°) |
| Thu 1:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (108°) |
| Thu 12:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (109°) |
| Wed 11:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | ESE (113°) |
Surf zone forecast
Coastal New Hanover, including Wrightsville Beach, Masonboro Island, Carolina Beach, Kure Beach, and Fort Fisher. Issued 7:33 PM EDT Thu Oct 15.
| Forecast | Friday | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Low | Low |
| Surf height | 1 foot | 1 to 2 feet |
| Water temperature | In the mid 70s | - |
| UV index | High | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Waterspout risk | None | None |
| Weather | Sunny. Patchy fog early | Partly sunny. Showers likely |
| High temperature | In the lower 80s | In the upper 60s |
| Winds | Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon | Breezy. North winds 20 to 25 mph |
| Remarks | Moderate south to north longshore current | Strong 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. Highs in the mid 60s. Breezy. Northeast winds around 25 mph
- Monday
- High rip current risk. Surf height 6 to 9 feet. Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers. Highs around 70. Northeast winds around 20 mph
- Tuesday
- High rip current risk. Surf height 4 to 7 feet. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. North winds around 20 mph
Beach
- County
- New Hanover County
- State
- North Carolina
- Latitude
- 34.2201° N
- Longitude
- 77.8091° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Palm Tree Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
North Carolina Reserve WeatherNOXN7
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.8 mi away/0 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
At an airfield/6.2 mi away/33 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Wilmington 5.4 ENC-NH-113
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/37 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Wilmington 7 SEWLMN7
At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 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), 6.7 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 Palm Tree Island
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Wrightsville Beachtown, 1 mi
- Ogdencommunity, 3 mi
- Kings Grantcommunity, 5 mi
- Bayshorecommunity, 5 mi
- Murraysvillecommunity, 5 mi
- Porters Neckcommunity, 6 mi
- Northchasecommunity, 7 mi
- Hightsvillecommunity, 7 mi
- Silver Lakecommunity, 8 mi
- Myrtle Grovecommunity, 8 mi
- Wilmingtoncity, 8 mi
- Blue Clay Farmscommunity, 8 mi
Beaches near Palm Tree Island
- Wrightsville Beach Parkunder 1 mi
- Masonboro Island Reserve7 mi
- Carolina Beach State Park14 mi
- Kure Beach16 mi
- Stevens Street Public Beach Access21 mi
- Bay Beach24 mi
- Sea Haven Beach25 mi
- East Beach26 mi