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NORTH CAROLINA · DARE COUNTY

Waves

172 people, 10 ft above sea level in Dare County.

10 ftElevation, city center
172People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 55°
Sunny now Dew point 31° · NNW 20 mph · high 56°
City of Waves River Interstate 2 miles
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The Waves 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 Waves

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Dare County Gunnery Range (K2DP) · 12:55 PM
Sunny
55° Sunny Feels like 55° · high of 56° near 1 PM
WindNNW 20 mphgusts 24
Humidity40%falling to 38% this afternoon
Pressure29.94 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 31° · Dry46° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 70.05 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 1:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:36 AM4:56 PM ↓
10 h 19 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 24% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
SATURDAY, NOV. 14
SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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CHANCE OF RAIN
50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 31 to 42° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 45° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
56° 36°
0% rain — NW 13 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny Sunny
59° 38°
0% rain — NNW 8 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 38°
0% rain — N 9 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
62° 38°
0% rain — NNE 3 A
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
65° 38°
0% rain — NNE 2 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68° 41°
0% rain — NE 1 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 43°
0% rain — NNE 3 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 Waves about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the Ohio Valley a day ago, about 1,750 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Tennessee Valley; at 10,000 feet, from British Columbia. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE WATER

Where Waves’s rain goes

Rain that falls on Waves runs straight into the Atlantic Ocean.

FROM THE CENTER OF WAVES < 2 mi to the Atlantic Ocean straight to the shore

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

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Waves on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Virginia Beach VA · 90 MI 90 miles north Chesapeake VA · 90 MI 90 miles northwest Raleigh NC · 179 MI 179 miles west Durham NC · 195 MI 195 miles west
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NORTH CAROLINA · DARE

Waves

172 people, 10 ft above sea level in Dare County.

10 ftElevation
172People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 55°
SunnyDew point 31°
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Today in Waves

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 56° 0%
4p clear day 55° 0%
7p clear night 45° 0%
10p clear night 41° 0%
1a clear night 39° 0%
4a clear night 37° 0%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Sat0%
Sunny Sunny
36
56
A
Sun0%
Sunny Sunny
38
59
A
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
59
A
Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
38
62
A
Wed0%
Sunny Sunny
38
65
A
Thu0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
68
B
Fri0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
69
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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Where the rain goes

< 2 mito the Atlantic Oceanstraight to the shore

Rain that falls on Waves runs straight into the Atlantic Ocean.