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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 - 08:30 AM

Mostly Cloudy
Light Breeze

75 °F

Feels Like: 76°
Dewpoint: 67°F rising

Humidity: 77% rising

Pressure: 29.645 .in falling

Rain Today: 0.00 in.
Visibility: 10 mile(s)

Wind: S 1.1 mph
Gusting to: 14.9 mph
Max Gust: 20.0 mph
UV Index: 1.3 Low
Surf Temp: Mid 60s
Today's Tides

Hazardous Weather Outlook Next update: 8:45 AM

Offshore: Small Craft Advisory

Topsail Island Weather Forecast at a Glance

Today

Chance
Tstms
Hi 77°F

Tonight

Chance Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 30%

Chance
Tstms
Lo 66°F

Saturday

Mostly Sunny

Mostly
Sunny
Hi 77°F

Saturday
Night
Slight Chance Thunderstorms. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 20%

Slight Chc
Tstms
Lo 59°F

Sunday

Thunderstorms Likely. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 60%

Tstms
Likely
Hi 73°F

Sunday
Night
Thunderstorms Likely. Chance for Measurable Precipitation 60%

Tstms
Likely
Lo 62°F

The Topsail Island Area Weather Synopsis
... low pressure will move off the jersey coast today. its trailing cold front will drop 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.

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 20 and 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West wind between 7 and 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. West wind between 5 and 15 mph.

Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind between 9 and 11 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.

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