As of 08:13 EDT

Weather in Cape Carteret, NC

78°Current weather

Cape Carteret, Sunday, 9 August, 08:13

Partly cloudy. Feels like 80°. High 89°, low 75°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind3 mph SW
Humidity91%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point75°

Monthly outlook for Cape Carteret, NC: average high 88.2°, average low 76°. That is 2.1° above the climate normal for August. Precipitation is expected on 9 days (about 3.0 inches), against a normal of 9 days and 3.0 inches. The warmest day looks like 11 August (95.3°), the coolest 15 August (70°).

88.2°/76°
Average high / low
+2.1°
Above normal
9 / 9
Wet days / normal
3.0 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
9 August – 18 August88.6°84.6°+2.2°
19 August – 28 August87.6°83.9°+2°
29 August – 7 Septemberat normal82.8°

August records over 66 years

99.7°1 August 1999All-time high
60.4°31 August 1999All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Emerald Isle (3 mi).

Mon, 1091° / 74°0.2Rain
91 °Rain

Cape Carteret, Monday, 10 August

Rain. High 91°, low 74°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind9.2 mph S
Humidity55%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point72°
Tue, 1195° / 77°0.01Light rain
95 °Light rain

Cape Carteret, Tuesday, 11 August

Light rain. High 95°, low 77°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind4.5 mph W
Humidity47%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point70°
Wed, 1292° / 74°0.05Light rain
92 °Light rain

Cape Carteret, Wednesday, 12 August

Light rain. High 92°, low 74°.

Pressure29.88 inHg
Wind5.9 mph SW
Humidity49%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point69°
Thu, 1394° / 79°0.07Light rain
94 °Light rain

Cape Carteret, Thursday, 13 August

Light rain. High 94°, low 79°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind12.9 mph S
Humidity42%
Visibility
Dew point66°
Fri, 1490° / 75°0.56Rain
90 °Rain

Cape Carteret, Friday, 14 August

Rain. High 90°, low 75°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind13.5 mph SE
Humidity63%
Visibility
Dew point72°
Sat, 1584° / 70°0.11Light rain
84 °Light rain

Cape Carteret, Saturday, 15 August

Light rain. High 84°, low 70°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind8.4 mph NE
Humidity55%
Visibility
Dew point64°
Sun, 1685° / 71°0Mostly clear
85 °Mostly clear

Cape Carteret, Sunday, 16 August

Mostly clear. High 85°, low 71°.

Pressure30.15 inHg
Wind10.9 mph SE
Humidity36%
Visibility
Dew point53°
Mon, 1784° / 77°0Light rain
84 °Light rain

Cape Carteret, Monday, 17 August

Light rain. High 84°, low 77°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind13.3 mph S
Humidity53%
Visibility
Dew point64°
Tue, 1882° / 76°0.51Rain
82 °Rain

Cape Carteret, Tuesday, 18 August

Rain. High 82°, low 76°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind11 mph S
Humidity74%
Visibility
Dew point73°
Wed, 1984° / 75°1.1Rain
84 °Rain

Cape Carteret, Wednesday, 19 August

Rain. High 84°, low 75°.

Pressure30.03 inHg
Wind9.3 mph S
Humidity66%
Visibility
Dew point71°
Thu, 2087° / 76°0.24Light rain
87 °Light rain

Cape Carteret, Thursday, 20 August

Light rain. High 87°, low 76°.

Pressure30.00 inHg
Wind6.9 mph SE
Humidity61%
Visibility
Dew point71°
Fri, 2188° / 78°0Clear
88 °Clear

Cape Carteret, Friday, 21 August

Clear. High 88°, low 78°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind9 mph S
Humidity61%
Visibility
Dew point71°
Sat, 2289° / 80°0.02Light rain
89 °Light rain

Cape Carteret, Saturday, 22 August

Light rain. High 89°, low 80°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind10.9 mph S
Humidity64%
Visibility
Dew point74°
Sun, 2390° / 80°0.12Light rain
90 °Light rain

Cape Carteret, Sunday, 23 August

Light rain. High 90°, low 80°.

Pressure29.97 inHg
Wind10.6 mph S
Humidity63%
Visibility
Dew point74°
Mon, 2488° / 79°0Mostly clear
88 °Mostly clear

Cape Carteret, Monday, 24 August

Mostly clear. High 88°, low 79°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind13.3 mph SW
Humidity64%
Visibility
Dew point73°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Tue, 2583° / 73°0.13Climate normal
83 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Tuesday, 25 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high83°
Average low73°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation57%
Record high94° (1968)
Record low65° (1994)
Wed, 2683° / 73°0.2Climate normal
83 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Wednesday, 26 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high83°
Average low73°
Average precipitation0.2 in
Chance of precipitation52%
Record high92° (1975)
Record low65° (2013)
Thu, 2783° / 73°0.28Climate normal
83 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Thursday, 27 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high83°
Average low73°
Average precipitation0.28 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high94° (1975)
Record low66° (2025)
Fri, 2884° / 73°0.16Climate normal
84 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Friday, 28 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high84°
Average low73°
Average precipitation0.16 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high92° (1990)
Record low63° (1986)
Sat, 2984° / 73°0.12Climate normal
84 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Saturday, 29 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high84°
Average low73°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation38%
Record high93° (1990)
Record low62° (1986)
Sun, 3084° / 73°0.27Climate normal
84 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Sunday, 30 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high84°
Average low73°
Average precipitation0.27 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high90° (1979)
Record low62° (1999)
Mon, 3183° / 73°0.18Climate normal
83 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Monday, 31 August

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high83°
Average low73°
Average precipitation0.18 in
Chance of precipitation43%
Record high92° (1970)
Record low60° (1999)
Tue, 0183° / 73°0.15Climate normal
83 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Tuesday, 1 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high83°
Average low73°
Average precipitation0.15 in
Chance of precipitation48%
Record high92° (1993)
Record low64° (2011)
Wed, 0282° / 72°0.24Climate normal
82 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Wednesday, 2 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°
Average low72°
Average precipitation0.24 in
Chance of precipitation48%
Record high90° (1966)
Record low60° (1967)
Thu, 0383° / 72°0.13Climate normal
83 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Thursday, 3 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high83°
Average low72°
Average precipitation0.13 in
Chance of precipitation45%
Record high91° (1966)
Record low61° (1967)
Fri, 0482° / 72°0.12Climate normal
82 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Friday, 4 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°
Average low72°
Average precipitation0.12 in
Chance of precipitation40%
Record high93° (2020)
Record low63° (1994)
Sat, 0582° / 72°0.23Climate normal
82 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Saturday, 5 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°
Average low72°
Average precipitation0.23 in
Chance of precipitation47%
Record high91° (1983)
Record low60° (1994)
Sun, 0682° / 72°0.24Climate normal
82 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Sunday, 6 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°
Average low72°
Average precipitation0.24 in
Chance of precipitation48%
Record high91° (1983)
Record low63° (1997)
Mon, 0782° / 72°0.19Climate normal
82 °Climate normal

Cape Carteret, Monday, 7 September

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high82°
Average low72°
Average precipitation0.19 in
Chance of precipitation52%
Record high92° (1983)
Record low63° (1984)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Cape Carteret, NC are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Cape Carteret, NC since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.