Outdoor conditions in

Waves

North Carolina
Now
  1. 73°Mostly Sunny3% rain90% humidityGusts 10 mph
  2. 73°Mostly Sunny3% rain90% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 73°Mostly Sunny3% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  4. 72°Partly Cloudy3% rain97% humidityGusts 12 mph
  5. 71°Mostly Cloudy4% rain97% humidityGusts 12 mph
  6. 72°Mostly Cloudy5% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  7. 72°Mostly Cloudy6% rain97% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 72°Mostly Cloudy6% rain97% humidityGusts 7 mph
  9. 72°Mostly Cloudy6% rain93% humidityGusts 6 mph
  10. 72°Partly Cloudy5% rain97% humidityGusts 5 mph
  11. 72°Partly Cloudy4% rain97% humidityGusts 5 mph
  12. 71°Partly Cloudy4% rain97% humidityGusts 5 mph
  13. 71°Mostly Cloudy3% rain97% humidityGusts 6 mph
  14. 71°Mostly Cloudy3% rain97% humidityGusts 8 mph
  15. 71°Mostly Cloudy2% rain97% humidityGusts 9 mph
  16. 71°Mostly Sunny1% rain97% humidityGusts 12 mph
  17. 72°Mostly Sunny1% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
  18. 72°Mostly Sunny0% rain97% humidityGusts 15 mph
  19. 73°Mostly Sunny0% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  20. 73°Mostly Sunny0% rain93% humidityGusts 17 mph
  21. 74°Mostly Sunny0% rain90% humidityGusts 18 mph
  22. 74°Mostly Sunny0% rain90% humidityGusts 20 mph
  23. 74°Mostly Sunny0% rain90% humidityGusts 21 mph
  24. 75°Mostly Sunny0% rain87% humidityGusts 22 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
6%
Humidity
87–97%
Wind
13 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
7%
Humidity
85–97%
Wind
26 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
85%
Humidity
78–100%
Wind
48 mph
Sun

Sunday has a real shower chance.

Rain
48%
Humidity
68–78%
Wind
48 mph
Mon

Monday looks breezy.

Rain
32%
Humidity
78–84%
Wind
32 mph
  1. 74° / 71°Today looks fairly quiet.6% rain · Humidity 87–97% · Wind 13 mph
  2. 76° / 71°Friday looks breezy.7% rain · Humidity 85–97% · Wind 26 mph
  3. 74° / 61°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.85% rain · Humidity 78–100% · Wind 48 mph
  4. 66° / 61°Sunday has a real shower chance.48% rain · Humidity 68–78% · Wind 48 mph
  5. 68° / 65°Monday looks breezy.32% rain · Humidity 78–84% · Wind 32 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Carteret County area · Updated Thu 2:25 PM
33GoodUS AQI

Good now, rising to Moderate by Today.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground33 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Waves radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Waves.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Lower-concern hours fall overnight.

No lower-concern three-hour stretch between 9 AM and 11 PM appears in this outlook.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowLower weather concern

Humidity is 90% with light wind and gusts below 11 mph.

Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Gusts
10 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Carteret County area, about 84 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Waves, NC, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.