NWS Wilmington, NC

Weather Forecast Office

Weather Briefing

For the latest official forecast and hazards for your location, use the Zip Code Forecast in the green box to the left.

Current Conditions | Severe Thunderstorms | Rainfall/Precipitation | Tropical Weather

Fire Weather | National Outlooks | Winter Weather | Tsunamis

Submit a Storm Report

Local Hazardous Weather Outlook (HWO)

Outlook for potential advisories, watches, and warnings in the next 7 days across southeast NC and northeast SC and the adjacent coastal waters.

Enhanced Data Display

The EDD is an experimental GIS-centric meteorological display interface that can display a wide range of data including forecasts, radar/satellite, hazards, models, observations, and much more.

Weather Briefing

12/15/2018 at 11:03 am A locally-produced PDF summary of upcoming weather and significant impacts, normally created before and during any high impact weather event.

Enhanced Local Forecast Graphics

Local forecast graphics including maximum/minimum temperature and max heat index/min wind chill.

Current Conditions

Surface Observations

Surface weather observations and analyses

South Carolina | North Carolina

Marine/Tide Observations

Marine observations and forecasts, including sea surface temperatures and tides

NWS Wilmington, NC Marine | National Data Buoy Center | Tides | Water Temperatures

Radar Imagery

WSR-88D doppler radar imagery covering southeast SC and GA

Southeast U.S. | National

Additional nearby radars: Raleigh, NC | Morehead, NC | Charleston, SC | Columbia, SC

Rivers/Lakes/Tides

The Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS) provides forecasts and observations for river, lake and tide levels

Observed Precipitation Amounts

Satellite Imagery

GOES imagery and more

Eastern U.S. Visible | Loop
Eastern U.S. Infrared | Loop
Local Visible | Loop
Local Infrared Satellite | Loop

Severe Thunderstorms

Current Watches

Current Severe Thunderstorm and Tornado Watches (issued by the Storm Prediction Center)

Severe Weather Watch County Notification (WCN)

Storm Prediction Center
Mesoscale Outlooks

Current Discussions

Current Mesoscale Discussions (issued by the Storm Prediction Center)

Severe T-storm Outlooks

Outlooks indicating the probability for severe thunderstorms (issued by the Storm Prediction Center)

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Days 4-8

Analysis

Mesoscale analysis of current (and past) weather conditions (from the Storm Prediction Center)

Storm Reports

Preliminary reports of tornadoes, hail and strong winds

Local: Text

Report Severe Weather To Us

Phone: 800-697-3901
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Twitter @NWSWilmingtonNC

Additional Severe Weather Information

Local Severe Thunderstorm Warnings
Local Tornado Warnings
Local Severe Weather Statements (used to update Severe Thunderstorm/Tornado Warnings)
Local Flash Flood Warnings
Local Flash Flood Statements (used to update Flash Flood Warnings)
Local Hazardous Weather Outlook (used to highlight the potential for hazardous weather in the next 7 days)
Severe Weather Preparedness Information

Rainfall/Precipitation

	Text Products Local Flash Flood Watch Local Flash Flood Warning Local Flash Flood Statement		Rainfall/Precip. Reports CoCoRaHS Maps Local CoCoRaHS Summary AHPS Precipitation Analysis Storm Reports: Text Public Information Statement
	Precipitation Forecasts Precipitation amount forecasts (issued by the Weather Prediction Center) Day 1 \| Day 2 \| Day 3 \| Days 1-2 \| Days 1-3 \| Days 4-7 \| 7-Day Total		Excessive Rainfall Outlooks Excessive rainfall potential outlooks (issued by the Weather Prediction Center) Day 1 \| Day 2 \| Day 3
	NWS Southeast River Forecast Center Products Various observed and forecast precipitation products for the Southeast U.S. 48-hour Outlook \| Observed Precip \| Forecast Precip		Local Rainfall Forecast Storm Total Rainfall forecast from the NWS Wilmington,NC Check date to ensure the image is current.
	Report Flooding To Us #nwsILM and/or #wxreport Phone: 800-697-3901 Facebook US National Weather Service Wilmington NC Twitter @NWSWilmingtonNC		U.S. Drought Monitor A synthesis of multiple indices and impacts that represents a consensus of federal and academic scientists regarding drought conditions NC \| SC

Additional Rainfall/Precipitation Information

Tropical Weather

2-Day Tropical Weather Outlook

Probability of tropical cyclone formation within the next several days

Storm Surge/Inundation

Probabilistic storm surge forecasts (only issued when a Hurricane Watch or Warning is in effect)

Probabilistic Hurricane Inundation

5-Day Tropical Weather Outlook

Probability of tropical cyclone formation within the next several days

Local Tropical Cyclone Impact Graphics

Experimental graphics showing potential impacts, and what you should prepare for.

Wind | Storm Surge Flooding | Rainfall Flooding | Tornadoes

KML for GIS/Google Earth plots

Additional Tropical Weather Information

Fire Weather

National Fire Weather Outlooks

Fire weather outlooks for the U.S. (issued by the Storm Prediction Center)

Day 1 | Day 2 | Days 3-8

Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlooks

Monthly/seasonal outlooks for signficant wildland fire potential (issued by Predictive Services)

Additional Fire Weather Information

NWS Wilmington, NC Fire Weather
NWS Fire Weather Page
Spot Forecast Requests (for offical use only)

Winter Weather

Local Text Products

Winter Weather Message
Local Storm Reports
Public Information Statement
Current Observations

Check date/time to ensure the product is current.

Local Enhanced Forecast Graphics

Storm Total Ice Accum.
Storm Total Snow Accum.

Snow/Ice Probability Graphics

Probability of snow reaching or exceeding 4, 8 and 12 inches and the probability of freezing rain reaching or exceeding 0.25 inches (from the NWS Weather Prediction Center)

Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3