Current Topsail Island Area Weather

For the Greater Topsail Island Area Including Surf City,
Topsail Beach, Hampstead, and Holly Ridge
For Friday, May 09, 2008 - 4:00 PM

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Cloudy
Breezy
  85 °Ffalling temperatures
Feels Like: 86°
Dewpoint: 63°Ffalling
Humidity: 48%rising
Pressure: 29.556 .infalling
Rain Today: 0.00 in.
Visibility: 10 mile(s)
Wind: SSW 5.5 mph
Gusting to: 23.0 mph
Max Gust: 29.0 mph
UV Index: 2.6 Low
Surf Temp: Mid 60s
Today's Tides

Hazardous Weather Outlook            Next update: 4:15 PM



Offshore: Small Craft Advisory
Topsail Island Weather Forecast at a Glance
Late
Afternoon
Slight Chance Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Slight Chc
Tstms
Hi 79°F		 Tonight

Chance Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 30%
Chance
Tstms
Lo 66°F		 Saturday

Mostly Sunny
Mostly
Sunny
Hi 77°F		 Saturday
Night
Isolated Showers. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%
Isolated
Showers
Lo 63°F		 Sunday

Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%
Tstms

Hi 75°F		 Sunday
Night
Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 80%
Tstms

Lo 61°F
The Topsail Island Area Weather Synopsis
... low pressure will move off the mid-atlantic coast later today. its trailing cold front will move south across the eastern carolinas on saturday. a much stronger cold front will push across the area sunday night...followed by high pressure monday through thursday.
Late Afternoon
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west wind around 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind 13 to 16 mph decreasing to between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming west between 14 and 17 mph.
Saturday Night
Isolated showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind between 8 and 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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Local Topsail Island Weather News
Tornado Kills 1 in Greensboro; Blows Vehicles off I-40
2008-05-09 - One person was killed and several vehicles were blown off Interstate 40 near Greensboro, N.C. when an apparent tornado touched down there.
UNCW Launches New Research Buoy Off Wrightsville Beach, NC
2008-05-08 - Mariners in the area about 5 miles offshore from Wrightsville Beach, NC are asked to watch out for a new research buoy launched yesterday by UNCW.
Strong / Severe Thunderstorms Possible Around Topsail RegionTonight through Friday
2008-05-08 - Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms could develop later today over the southeast bringing the threat of damaging wind gusts as high as 60 mph, large hail, and perhaps an isolated tornado or two.
Strong to Severe Weather Threat for the Southeast Thursday
2008-05-07 - A strong low pressure system will move through the Tennessee and Ohio Valleys Thursday and shift into the mid-Atlantic states Thursday night triggering the threat of strong to severe thunderstorms to portions of the Carolinas.
Tide Levels Will Be Higher This Week Along Topsail Island Beaches
2008-05-04 - The combination of an upcoming new moon coupled with the moon's orbit reaching perigee (closest approach to Earth) will result in a noticeable increase in tide levels this week along the beaches.
Thunderstorm Chances Increase Sunday Afternoon
2008-05-04 - An approaching cold front, currently just west of the area, will move over the greater Topsail Island region later this afternoon and evening increasing the potential for isolated thunderstorms later today.
More Local Weather News....

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