Citizen station DW6557DW6557
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/8 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Beaches/North Carolina/Old Lighthouse Beach
Old Lighthouse Beach, North Carolina
Beach in Dare County, North CarolinaHigh Wind Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph possible. * WHERE...East Carteret County, and Hatteras Island, Northern Outer Banks, and Ocracoke Island. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds.
76°
70°/61°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 76°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SW
Alert. A High Wind Watch is in force for Old Lighthouse Beach until 2 AM Monday. 3 more alerts are in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this afternoon, from about 12 PM, the chance peaking at 89% around 1 PM.
Now. Old Lighthouse Beach is 76° and mostly clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 69°, so the air feels oppressive. Gentle breeze from the southwest at 9 mph, gusting to 29 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 61° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 60° by 10 PM, under cloud.
The week. Highs stay close to 70° all week. Rain is likely tomorrow (64%) and Monday (56%). Rain is possible Tuesday (49%), Wednesday (38%) and Thursday (41%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 26 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:25 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 11:30 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. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 16 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
33Air quality
77%Humidity
30%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
76feels76
now, mostly clear
Today
Oct 17
7061
100%
26mph
Sun
Oct 18
6957
64%
26mph
Mon
Oct 19
7060
56%
25mph
Tue
Oct 20
7059
49%
20mph
Wed
Oct 21
7060
38%
22mph
Thu
Oct 22
6960
41%
17mph
Fri
Oct 23
7060
24%
14mph
76°
70°61°
69°57°
70°60°
70°59°
70°60°
69°60°
70°60°
As of 2:00 AM in Old Lighthouse Beach, North Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Old Lighthouse Beach
Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Carteret County (NC), 71 miles off.
33Good
- Ozone33Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone.
GoodModerate
- 35TodayOct 17
- 37SunOct 18
- 40MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 43 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Old Lighthouse Beach
None in the last 3 days, to Sat 1 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 Old Lighthouse Beach, the next 43 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing ESE 123°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Rip current risk today: high
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 Hatteras Island, and the waves at buoy 41025, 17.7 mi away.
- In force Beach hazards statement in effect from 8 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening
- In force Moderate rip current risk in effect south of cape hatteras from 8 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening
- In force High surf advisory in effect from 2 PM Saturday to 8 AM EDT Tuesday
Saturday
- Rip current risk
- North of Cape Hatteras HighSouth of Cape Hatteras Moderate
- Surf height
- North of Cape Hatteras 2 to 4 feet building to 9 to 11 feetSouth of Cape Hatteras 2 to 4 feet
- Water temperature
- In the lower 70s
- UV index
- Low
Waves at buoy 41025, Diamond Shoals
- Wave height
- 5.2 ft
- Period
- 5 s
- From
- SW (232°)
- Water
- 83 °F
- Read
- Sat 1:50 AM
- Distance
- 17.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1:50 AM | 5.2 ft | 5 s | SW (232°) |
| Sat 12:50 AM | 4.6 ft | 6 s | SW (230°) |
| Fri 11:50 PM | 4.6 ft | 5 s | SW (229°) |
| Fri 10:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 5 s | SW (228°) |
| Fri 9:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 5 s | SW (223°) |
| Fri 8:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 5 s | SW (219°) |
| Fri 7:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 5 s | SW (224°) |
| Fri 6:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 5 s | SW (221°) |
| Fri 5:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 4 s | SW (229°) |
| Fri 4:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 4 s | SW (222°) |
| Fri 3:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | ENE (66°) |
| Fri 2:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | ENE (77°) |
| Fri 1:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 9 s | ENE (73°) |
| Fri 12:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | ENE (64°) |
| Fri 11:50 AM | 3.0 ft | - | ENE (60°) |
| Fri 10:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 9 s | ENE (75°) |
| Fri 9:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | ENE (66°) |
| Fri 8:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 9 s | NE (55°) |
| Fri 7:50 AM | 2.6 ft | 9 s | ENE (59°) |
| Fri 6:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | NE (42°) |
| 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°) |
Surf zone forecast
Hatteras Island, including Rodanthe, Avon, Buxton, Frisco, Hatteras Village, and Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Issued 8:20 PM EDT Fri Oct 16.
| Forecast | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|
| Rip current risk | North of Cape Hatteras HighSouth of Cape Hatteras Moderate | North of Cape Hatteras HighSouth of Cape Hatteras Low |
| Surf height | North of Cape Hatteras 2 to 4 feet building to 9 to 11 feetSouth of Cape Hatteras 2 to 4 feet | North of Cape Hatteras 11 to 14 feetSouth of Cape Hatteras 8 to 10 feet |
| Water temperature | In the lower 70s | - |
| UV index | Low | - |
| Thunderstorm potential | None | None |
| Weather | Mostly cloudy. Showers | Mostly cloudy. Showers likely |
| High temperature | Around 70 | Around 70 |
| Winds | Windy. North winds around 20 mph, increasing to around 30 mph in the afternoon | Very windy. North winds around 40 mph |
| Tides | Cape HatterasHigh 3.2 ft, 12:46 PM | Cape HatterasLow 1.1 ft, 6:58 AMHigh 3.1 ft, 1:45 PM |
Tide
Beach
- County
- Dare County
- State
- North Carolina
- Latitude
- 35.2539° N
- Longitude
- 75.5214° W
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Old Lighthouse Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/5.9 mi away/10 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
USCG Station HatterasNDBC-HCGN7
At a river or reservoir gauge/10.8 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Buxton 0.3 ENENC-DR-63
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/5 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Frisco 2NNEFCON7
At a cooperative observer's station/4.8 mi away/3 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
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Near Old Lighthouse Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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