Parks/North Carolina/Lake Waccamaw State Park

Lake Waccamaw State Park, North Carolina

State Park in Columbus County, North Carolina

71° 90°/62°

Clear· Feels like 71°·Light air 3 mph SSW

Now. Lake Waccamaw State Park is 71° and clear at 11 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 65° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 79): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.

The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 86°, and the coolest Sunday, near 62°. Rain is likely Saturday (59%). Rain is possible Sunday (30%).

The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-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

79Air quality

94%Humidity

0%Cloud

Now

11:00 PM

71feels71

Today

Oct 15

9062

UV 7

Fri

Oct 16

8664

UV 7

Sat

Oct 17

6657

59%

15mph

UV 6

Sun

Oct 18

6244

30%

15mph

UV 6

Mon

Oct 19

6747

12%

14mph

UV 6

Tue

Oct 20

7149

UV 6

Wed

Oct 21

7251

UV 6

71°

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72°51°

As of 11:00 PM in Lake Waccamaw State Park, North Carolina.

Air quality

The air at Lake Waccamaw State Park

Index 79, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, New Hanover County (NC), 32 miles off.

79Moderate

Fine particles (PM2.5)79Moderate-
Ozone16Good-
Coarse particles (PM10)33Good-

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 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lake Waccamaw State Park

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 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 Lake Waccamaw State Park, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Sat 9 AM.

Park

Designation: State Park
Area: 3.77 sq mi
Height at its point: 47 ft
County: Columbus County
State: North Carolina
Latitude: 34.2773° N
Longitude: 78.4672° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lake Waccamaw State Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Citizen station GW5855GW5855

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.2 mi away/56 ft/9 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Cape Fear R At Lock 1 Nr Kelly02105769

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.2 mi away/-4 ft/51 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Columbus_Cnty_Muni_ArptCPC

At an airfield/14.1 mi away/98 ft/51 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

measured daily2 instruments

Lake Waccamaw 0.3 SNC-CL-28