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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
Sunny 80°
Sunny now Dew point 61° · N 3 mph · high 74°
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 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Mitchell Field (KHSE) · 1:51 PM
Sunny
80° Sunny Feels like 81° · high of 74° near 2 PM
WindN 3 mphno gusts
Humidity52%falling to 76% this afternoon
Pressure30.03 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 61° · Sticky72° by Friday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Sunday70% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 230.08 in · 6 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Hyde County
NWS Newport/Morehead City and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:56 AM6:51 PM ↓
11 h 54 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
41
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 48, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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clear day
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clear night
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clear day
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mostly clear night
partly cloudy night
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mostly sunny
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mostly clear night
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mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
74°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Muggy: dew points 66 to 72°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 68°
TUE Sept. 29 Sunny Sunny
74° 70°
0% rain — ENE 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Sunny Sunny
77° 72°
0% rain — ENE 4 A
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
78° 72°
0% rain — SE 2 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
79° 72°
0% rain — S 6 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
78° 71°
20% rain — NE 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Showers likely Showers likely
77° 69°
70% rain 0.01–1.3″ S 7 C
MON Oct. 5 Chance of showers Chance of showers
74° 64°
60% rain up to 0.9″ NNE 13, gusts 26 C
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 Great Lakes three days ago, and over the Carolinas a day ago, about 780 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the western Atlantic. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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NORTH CAROLINA · HYDE

Ocracoke

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

30 ftElevation
797People
9 sq miLand
Sunny 80°
SunnyDew point 61°
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Today in Ocracoke

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 74° 0%
5p clear day 74° 0%
8p clear night 72° 0%
11p mostly clear night 73° 0%
2a clear night 72° 0%
5a clear night 71° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINSunday · 70%
→
Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
70
74
A
Wed0%
Sunny Sunny
72
77
A
Thu0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72
78
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72
79
B
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
71
78
C
Sun70%
Showers likely Showers likely
69
77
C
Mon60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
64
74
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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