At a river or reservoir gauge/9.4 mi away/13 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Beaches/North Carolina/Cape Lookout beach camping
Cape Lookout beach camping, North Carolina
Beach in Carteret County, North Carolina* WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 kt with gusts up to 45 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft expected. * WHERE...The coastal waters from Ocracoke Inlet to Surf City. * WHEN...From 11 AM Saturday to 11 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There is low confidence in the end time of gale force conditions, as they could extend well beyond Monday.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
69°
82°/69°
Fog·
Feels like 69°·Light breeze 5 mph SW
Alert. A Gale Warning is in force for Cape Lookout beach camping until 11 AM Monday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 9 AM (89%).
Now. Cape Lookout beach camping is 69° and fog at 6 AM. The dew point is 69°, so the air feels oppressive. Light breeze from the southwest at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 81° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 65° 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.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 70°, and the coolest Sunday, near 65°. Rain is likely tomorrow (91%). Rain is possible Sunday (49%) and Monday (47%). The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 28 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:29 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:37 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 18 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
13Air quality
99%Humidity
53%Cloud
Now
6:00 AM
69feels69
now, fog
Today
Oct 16
8269
16mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6861
91%
25mph
Sun
Oct 18
6553
49%
28mph
Mon
Oct 19
6858
47%
23mph
Tue
Oct 20
6957
29%
17mph
Wed
Oct 21
7057
19%
18mph
Thu
Oct 22
7059
25%
18mph
69°
82°69°
68°61°
65°53°
68°58°
69°57°
70°57°
70°59°
As of 6:00 AM in Cape Lookout beach camping, North Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Cape Lookout beach camping
Index 13, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Carteret County (NC), 22 miles off.
13Good
- Ozone13Good-
The days ahead
Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.
GoodModerate
- 44YesterdayOct 15
- 58TodayOct 16
- 35SatOct 17
- 37SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Cape Lookout beach camping
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 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 Cape Lookout beach camping, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 4 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Surf and swim
The surf zone forecast for East Carteret, and the waves at buoy 41025, 51.7 mi away.
Today
- Rip current risk
- Core Banks ModerateShackleford Banks Moderate
- Surf height
- Core Banks 1 to 3 feetShackleford Banks Around 2 feet
- Water temperature
- In the lower 70s
- UV index
- High
Waves at buoy 41025, Diamond Shoals
- Wave height
- 3.0 ft
- Period
- 8 s
- From
- NE (38°)
- Water
- 83 °F
- Read
- Fri 5:50 AM
- Distance
- 51.7 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 5:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | NE (38°) |
| Fri 4:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | NE (47°) |
| Fri 3:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 7 s | N (2°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 6 s | N (7°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 3.3 ft | 6 s | N (2°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 7 s | N (5°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 6 s | N (4°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 7 s | NNE (15°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 8 s | ESE (103°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | E (87°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 9 s | E (80°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 10 s | ENE (74°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 10 s | E (99°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | E (91°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 8 s | ESE (120°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 5 s | SW (216°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 10 s | ENE (63°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 10 s | E (99°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 5 s | SSW (205°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 5 s | SW (215°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | SW (226°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 5 s | SW (217°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | SW (224°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 5 s | SW (224°) |
Surf zone forecast
East Carteret, including Cape Lookout National Seashore and Shackleford Banks. Issued 4:12 AM EDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Today | Saturday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | Core Banks ModerateShackleford Banks Moderate | Core Banks ModerateShackleford Banks High |
| Surf height | Core Banks 1 to 3 feetShackleford Banks Around 2 feet | Core Banks 3 to 6 feetShackleford Banks 3 to 4 feet |
| Water temperature | In the lower 70s | - |
| UV index | High | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Weather | Mostly sunny | Mostly cloudy. Rain likely |
| High temperature | In the lower 80s | Around 70 |
| Winds | Southwest winds around 10 mph, increasing to around 20 mph in the afternoon | Windy. Northwest winds around 20 mph, increasing to north around 30 mph in the afternoon |
| Tides | Cape LookoutHigh 3.9 ft, 11:28 AM | Cape LookoutHigh 3.7 ft, 12:23 PM |
Beach
- County
- Carteret County
- State
- North Carolina
- Latitude
- 34.8854° N
- Longitude
- 76.2763° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Cape Lookout beach camping, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Piney IslandNBT
At an airfield/14.2 mi away/16 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Citizen station EW6135EW6135
In a volunteer observer's own ground/24.1 mi away/7 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Atlantic 0.5 WSWNC-CR-36
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/9 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Cedar IslandCRIN7
At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/4 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 Cape Lookout beach camping
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Atlanticcommunity, 4 mi
- Daviscommunity, 13 mi
- Marshallbergcommunity, 17 mi
- Gloucestercommunity, 18 mi
- Harkers Islandcommunity, 21 mi
- Ocracokecommunity, 23 mi
- Beauforttown, 24 mi
- Orientaltown, 25 mi
- Morehead Citytown, 29 mi
- Atlantic Beachtown, 29 mi
- Hobuckencommunity, 30 mi
- Mesictown, 30 mi
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- Old House Beach4 mi
- Sand Island6 mi
- Cedar Island Beach9 mi
- Bare Sand Beach19 mi
- Deer Field Shores24 mi
- John W. Bond Beach Park25 mi
- Styron Beach Park26 mi