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Wilmington, North Carolina weather · now

90°

Partly Cloudy

Feels
96°
High / Low
92° / 77°
Wind
37 mph SW
Humidity
56%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 12:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 28% · 1 PM

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Sun 6:02 AM 8:27 PM 14h 26m
Moon Waxing Gibbous 94% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Wilmington, North Carolina, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 92° with a low near 77°.

What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

92°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

75° 85° 95° ↑ 91° ↓ 78° 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM 8 AM

  1. 11 AM

    89°

    21%

  2. 1 PM

    91°

    28%

  3. 3 PM

    91°

    25%

  4. 5 PM

    90°

    19%

  5. 7 PM

    86°

    14%

  6. 9 PM

    82°

    16%

  7. 11 PM

    81°

    23%

  8. 1 AM

    80°

    27%

  9. 3 AM

    79°

    30%

  10. 5 AM

    78°

    30%

  11. 7 AM

    79°

    20%

  12. 9 AM

    84°

    15%

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7 days

  1. Today 6/27 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34% 92° · 77°
    1. 11 AM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    2. 12 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    3. 1 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    4. 2 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    5. 3 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    6. 4 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    7. 5 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    8. 6 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    9. 7 PM 86° Mostly Clear 14%
    10. 8 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    11. 9 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    12. 10 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    13. 11 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
  2. Sun 6/28 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53% 95° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    2. 1 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    3. 2 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    4. 3 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    5. 4 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    6. 5 AM 78° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    7. 6 AM 78° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    8. 7 AM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    9. 8 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 14%
    10. 9 AM 84° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    11. 10 AM 87° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    12. 11 AM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    13. 12 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    14. 1 PM 94° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    15. 2 PM 94° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    16. 3 PM 94° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 45%
    17. 4 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    18. 5 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    19. 6 PM 90° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    20. 7 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    21. 8 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    22. 9 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    23. 10 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    24. 11 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
  3. Mon 6/29 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35% 92° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    2. 1 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    3. 2 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    4. 3 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    5. 4 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    6. 5 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    7. 6 AM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    8. 7 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    9. 8 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    10. 9 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    11. 10 AM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    12. 11 AM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    13. 12 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    14. 1 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    15. 2 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    17. 4 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    19. 6 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    20. 7 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    21. 8 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 6%
    22. 9 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 6%
    23. 10 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 6%
    24. 11 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 6%
  4. Tue 6/30 Mostly Sunny 13% 91° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 78° Partly Cloudy 6%
    2. 1 AM 77° Mostly Clear 6%
    3. 2 AM 76° Mostly Clear 4%
    4. 3 AM 75° Mostly Clear 4%
    5. 4 AM 74° Mostly Clear 4%
    6. 5 AM 74° Mostly Clear 4%
    7. 6 AM 74° Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 74° Mostly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 76° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 89° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 89° Sunny 13%
    16. 3 PM 90° Sunny 13%
    17. 4 PM 90° Sunny 13%
    18. 5 PM 90° Sunny 13%
    19. 6 PM 88° Mostly Clear 13%
    20. 7 PM 86° Mostly Clear 13%
    21. 8 PM 84° Mostly Clear
    22. 9 PM 82° Mostly Clear
    23. 10 PM 80° Mostly Clear
    24. 11 PM 79° Mostly Clear
  5. Wed 7/1 Sunny 2% 92° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 78° Mostly Clear
    2. 1 AM 77° Mostly Clear
    3. 2 AM 77° Clear
    4. 3 AM 76° Clear
    5. 4 AM 75° Clear
    6. 5 AM 75° Clear
    7. 6 AM 75° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 76° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 78° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 88° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 90° Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 91° Sunny 2%
    16. 3 PM 91° Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 90° Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 89° Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 88° Mostly Clear 2%
    20. 7 PM 87° Mostly Clear 2%
    21. 8 PM 85° Mostly Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 83° Mostly Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 81° Mostly Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 79° Mostly Clear 2%
  6. Thu 7/2 Sunny 4% 96° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 78° Mostly Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 78° Mostly Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 77° Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 77° Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 76° Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 76° Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 76° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 77° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 82° Sunny 3%
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny 3%
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny 3%
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 93° Sunny 3%
    15. 2 PM 93° Sunny 3%
    16. 3 PM 93° Sunny 3%
    17. 4 PM 93° Sunny 3%
    18. 5 PM 92° Sunny 3%
    19. 6 PM 91° Mostly Clear 3%
    20. 7 PM 90° Mostly Clear 3%
    21. 8 PM 88° Mostly Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 85° Mostly Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 83° Mostly Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 81° Mostly Clear 2%
  7. Fri 7/3 Sunny 5% 100° · 78°
    1. 12 AM 80° Mostly Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 79° Mostly Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 79° Clear 4%
    4. 3 AM 78° Clear 4%
    5. 4 AM 78° Clear 4%
    6. 5 AM 78° Clear 4%
    7. 6 AM 78° Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 78° Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 88° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 92° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 95° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 97° Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 98° Sunny 4%
    16. 3 PM 99° Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 99° Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 98° Sunny 4%
    19. 6 PM 96° Mostly Clear 4%
    20. 7 PM 94° Mostly Clear 4%
    21. 8 PM 91° Clear 4%
    22. 9 PM 88° Clear 4%
    23. 10 PM 85° Clear 4%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/4 Sunny 12% 105° · 75°
  2. Sun 7/5 Thunderstorms 25% 103° · 75°
  3. Mon 7/6 Drizzle 41% 104° · 75°
  4. Tue 7/7 Drizzle 30% 99° · 75°
  5. Wed 7/8 Drizzle 32% 100° · 74°
  6. Thu 7/9 Drizzle 32% 97° · 74°
  7. Fri 7/10 Drizzle 33% 95° · 74°
  8. Sat 7/11 Thunderstorms 48% 95° · 79°
  9. Sun 7/12 Mostly Sunny 55% 92° · 78°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Wednesday, 7/1

Sunny, 92° / 75°

  1. Tomorrow95°75°
  2. Mon92°73°
  3. Tue91°74°
  4. Wed92°75°
  5. Thu96°77°
  6. Fri100°78°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 74°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Good82 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 78°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (25%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 7 AM

    comfortable at 79°F · light wind (7 mph) · slight chance of rain (20%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 78°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (25%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

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  1. Wed, Jun 24pending
    High89°——
    Low70°——
  2. Sun, Jun 21pending
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Climate normals

What weather to expect in Wilmington

Wilmington in June typically averages 87° highs and 71° lows, with about 19 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 88°); the coldest is January (average low 34°). July is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan52°34°9
Feb58°40°13
Mar71°50°10
Apr78°58°8
May80°64°16
Jun87°71°19
Jul88°75°29
Aug85°71°20
Sep82°67°15
Oct73°57°7
Nov68°50°11
Dec57°40°9

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 101. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
A chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 101. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. North wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
ILM 89,75
Radar station
KLTX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
34.226, -77.945