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Today Hourly 10-Day Radar MinuteCast® Monthly Air Quality Health & Activities
Sunday, May 17

Current Weather

6:54 AM

66°F
Mostly cloudy
RealFeel® 69°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel Shade™ 68°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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RealFeel®
69°
RealFeel Shade™
68°
Max UV Index
0.7 (Low)
Wind
N 1 mph
Wind Gusts
3 mph
Humidity
93%
Indoor Humidity
88% (Humid)
Dew Point
64° F
Pressure
↔ 30.14 in
Cloud Cover
76%
Visibility
7 mi
Cloud Ceiling
20000 ft

Day

5/17
80°Hi
RealFeel® 91°
Hot
RealFeel Guide
Hot
90° to 100°
Caution advised. Possible danger of dehydration, heat stroke, heat exhaustion and heat cramps if outside for extended periods, and especially while doing strenuous activities.
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RealFeel Shade™ 81°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Humid with intervals of clouds and sunshine

Max UV Index10.0 (Very High)

AccuLumen Brightness Index™7 (Bright)

WindS 8 mph

Wind Gusts21 mph

Probability of Precipitation3%

Probability of Thunderstorms1%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover57%

Morning

Afternoon

Night

5/17
67°Lo
RealFeel® 69°
Pleasant
RealFeel Guide
Pleasant
63° to 81°
Most consider this temperature range ideal.
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Clear to partly cloudy and humid

WindS 6 mph

Wind Gusts15 mph

Probability of Precipitation1%

Probability of Thunderstorms0%

Precipitation0.00 in

Cloud Cover11%

Evening

Overnight

Sun & Moon

13 hrs 58 mins
Rise 6:12 AM
Set 8:10 PM
Waxing Crescent
Rise 6:26 AM
Set 9:44 PM

Temperature History

5/17
High
Low
Forecast
80°
67°
Average
79°
61°
Last Year
89°
72°

Current Weather Conditions in Sunset Beach

Sunset Beach, North Carolina is currently Mostly cloudy with a temperature of 66°. The current RealFeel® Temperature is 69° (Pleasant) based on observed conditions including 93% humidity, 76% cloud cover, a UV index of 1, and winds of 1 mph. In shade, the RealFeel Shade™ is 68°. AccuWeather's MinuteCast® provides minute-by-minute precipitation forecasts for Sunset Beach, powered by forecasting systems and proprietary technology developed by AccuWeather meteorologists since 1962.

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