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NORTH CAROLINA · HYDE COUNTY

Ocracoke

797 people, 30 ft above sea level in Hyde County.

30 ftElevation, city center
797People, 2024 estimate
9 sq miLand area
Clear 52°
Clear now Dew point 30° · NW 9 mph · high 53°
City of Ocracoke River Interstate 2 miles
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The Ocracoke plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Ocracoke

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Mitchell Field (KHSE) · 5:51 PM
Clear
52° Clear Feels like 52° · high of 53° near 6 PM
WindNW 9 mphgusts 22
Humidity43%rising to 69% by morning
Pressure30.03 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dry48° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 70.08 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Frost AdvisoryFrost Advisory issued November 14 at 11:47AM EST until November 15 at 9:00AM EST by NWS Newport/Morehead City NC
NWS Newport/Morehead City and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:37 AM4:59 PM ↓
10 h 21 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
28
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 38, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 36 to 48° More humid: 47° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 66° / 52°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
53° 46°
0% rain — NW 10 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny Sunny
58° 47°
0% rain — NNW 8 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 48°
0% rain — N 10 A
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 48°
0% rain — NNE 8 B
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
61° 50°
0% rain — NNE 6 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 52°
0% rain — NE 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 54°
0% rain — NNE 7 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Ocracoke about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the southern Plains three days ago, and over the Ohio Valley a day ago, about 1,580 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from Georgia; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, SIX YEARS AGO Nov. 11, 2020

The hottest this week has been

80° on Nov. 11, 2020, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1957. Next is 79° in 1975.

79°
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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Ocracoke record since 1957.
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THE WATER

Where Ocracoke’s rain goes

Rain that falls on Ocracoke runs straight into Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.

FROM THE CENTER OF OCRACOKE < 2 mi to Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean straight to the shore

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Ocracoke; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Ocracoke’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1957 · Ocracoke, 4 mi west-southwest

Ocracoke has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 85° in July; winter nights fall to about 39° in January. About 58 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 2 inches of snow.

52°39°54°40°59°46°68°54°75°63°82°70°85°74°85°73°80°70°72°60°62°50°56°43° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC TODAY OCRACOKE 58.3 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month
July, average85° / 74°high / low, the warmest month
January, average52° / 39°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year58.3 inwettest months: August and September
Snow a year1.7 insnowiest: January
Hottest on record99°FAugust 22, 1975
Coldest on record13°FFebruary 20, 2015
Wettest day on record8.07 inAugust 31, 2023
Snowiest day on record9.0 inJanuary 24, 2003
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Ocracoke normally reaches 62° and falls to 51°. The record high is 75°, in 1959; the record low 37°, in 2013. The most rain on this date, 0.95 in, fell in 1972.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high52°54°59°68°75°82°85°85°80°72°62°56°
Normal low39°40°46°54°63°70°74°73°70°60°50°43°
Rain, inches4.134.034.293.783.834.165.047.427.395.194.664.39
Snow, inches1.40.20.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.1
Record high74° (2026)75° (2014)80° (1976)85° (1970)94° (1957)96° (1975)98° (1972)99° (1975)96° (1970)87° (1966)83° (2003)77° (1998)
Record low14° (1970)13° (2015)21° (1967)28° (1976)37° (1969)48° (1966)60° (1975)57° (1965)50° (1967)36° (1962)25° (1969)17° (1962)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1957 at Ocracoke, 4 miles west-southwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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NORTH CAROLINA · HYDE

Ocracoke

797 people, 30 ft above sea level in Hyde County.

30 ftElevation
797People
9 sq miLand
Clear 52°
ClearDew point 30°
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Today in Ocracoke

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly clear night 53° 0%
9p mostly clear night 53° 0%
12a clear night 52° 0%
3a clear night 50° 0%
6a clear night 49° 0%
9a clear day 51° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK, SIX YEARS AGO · NOV. 11, 2020

80°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1957.

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Ocracoke’s year

Ocracoke has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 85° in July; winter nights fall to about 39° in January. About 58 inches of rain fall in a normal year, with about 2 inches of snow.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 58.3 in
July, average85° / 74° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average52° / 39° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year58.3 in · wettest months: August and September
Snow a year1.7 in · snowiest: January
Hottest on record99°F · August 22, 1975
Coldest on record13°F · February 20, 2015
Wettest day on record8.07 in · August 31, 2023
Snowiest day on record9.0 in · January 24, 2003
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Ocracoke normally reaches 62° and falls to 51°. The record high is 75°, in 1959; the record low 37°, in 2013. The most rain on this date, 0.95 in, fell in 1972.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1957 at Ocracoke, 4 miles west-southwest. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

< 2 mito the Atlanticstraight to the shore

Rain that falls on Ocracoke runs straight into Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean.