Weather in Dillon Beach

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:19 pm (PDT)

Now · mainly clear 61 °F

Feels like: 55 °F
Low / high: 43 / 67 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 13 mph WNW

→ 29.98 inHg · steady

Today in Dillon Beach: overcast, 43 °F to 67 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a moderate breeze from the west-northwest (13 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 47 °F to 62 °F and a 1% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 67 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (19%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

67° 43°
Today
62° 47°
Thu 29
58° 47°
Fri 30
56° 47°
Sat 31
58° 45°
Sun 1
60° 45°
Mon 2
61° 49°
Tue 3
60° 49°
Wed 4
58° 49°
Thu 5
57° 51°
Fri 6
58° 51°
Sat 7
66° 51°
Sun 8
74° 55°
Mon 9
76° 54°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	43 / 67 °F	0%	13 mph WNW	5.8 ft	2:05 am · 12:47 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	47 / 62 °F	1%	8 mph WNW	5.2 ft	3:06 am · 1:35 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	47 / 58 °F	1%	14 mph WNW	4.9 ft	4:12 am · 2:30 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	47 / 56 °F	13%	11 mph NW	4.2 ft	5:20 am · 3:36 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Clear sky	45 / 58 °F	12%	14 mph NW	5.2 ft	5:24 am · 3:52 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	45 / 60 °F	5%	8 mph NNW	6.3 ft	6:19 am · 5:14 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	49 / 61 °F	19% · 0.03 in	8 mph SSE	6.3 ft	7:05 am · 6:34 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	49 / 60 °F	19% · 0.09 in	9 mph W	5.4 ft	7:45 am · 7:48 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	49 / 58 °F	14%	11 mph W	6.0 ft	8:20 am · 8:53 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Overcast	51 / 57 °F	16% · 0.07 in	11 mph WNW	10 ft	8:52 am · 9:53 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Overcast	51 / 58 °F	16% · 0.07 in	10 mph WNW	—	9:22 am · 10:48 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	51 / 66 °F	15% · 0.04 in	8 mph WNW	—	9:51 am · 11:39 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	55 / 74 °F	12%	4 mph SE	—	10:19 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	54 / 76 °F	21%	9 mph SE	—	12:28 am · 10:49 am	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 12:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 11:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy
Temperature	50°	46°	45°	48°	65°	66°	59°	55°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	2 NW	4 ESE	2 SE	5 E	9 SW	11 W	13 WNW	6 WNW
Humidity	74%	77%	70%	80%	55%	56%	68%	71%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on temperature on Saturday 31: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	68°	69°	66°	68°	66°	72°	73°
AIFS	67°	65°	65°	61°	64°	65°	63°
GFS	66°	68°	64°	63°	68°	72°	74°
ICON	68°	67°	67°	62°	67°	75°	74°
HRRR	67°	65°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	60°	59°	58°	56°	58°	60°	61°
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	high	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.05 in
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0.09 in	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.02 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	819	816	1021	1022	1321	822	716
AIFS	6	4	6	5	9	4	3
GFS	99	77	915	810	108	610	88
ICON	815	612	613	413	614	49	410
HRRR	1320	1115	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1219	812	1421	1118	1421	812	813
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	10%	9%	1%	10%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	10%	0%	0%	26%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	1%	1%	13%	12%	5%	14%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and a bit wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.6 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +3.8 °F	Well above +145%	65° / 51°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +2.7 °F	Above +53%	63° / 48°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Above +2.9 °F	Normal	62° / 46°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit above +23%	60° / 44°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Above +3.8 °F	Above +53%
December	Above +4.1 °F	A bit above +37%
January	Above +3.8 °F	Well above +113%
February	A bit above +2.2 °F	Above +83%
March	A bit above +2.2 °F	Well above +101%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Dillon Beach climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Dillon Beach is from June to September: highs of 74 °F to 78 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

58° 40°

JanJ
62° 41°

FebF
64° 42°

MarM
67° 43°

AprA
69° 45°

MayM
74° 48°

JunJ
76° 49°

JulJ
77° 50°

AugA
78° 49°

SepS
75° 45°

OctO
66° 42°

NovN
59° 39°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	58°	40°	7.20 in	12	2.9	53°	7.8 ft
FebruaryFeb	62°	41°	7.11 in	10	4.0	53°	7.9 ft
MarchMar	64°	42°	5.12 in	9	6.5	53°	7.4 ft
AprilApr	67°	43°	2.37 in	6	7.8	51°	7.3 ft
MayMay	69°	45°	1.26 in	3	8.8	51°	6.7 ft
JuneJun	74°	48°	0.41 in	1	10.7	51°	6.7 ft
JulyJul	76°	49°	0.07 in	0	10.5	53°	5.9 ft
AugustAug	77°	50°	0.11 in	0	9.7	54°	5.1 ft
SeptemberSep	78°	49°	0.24 in	1	9.0	55°	5.7 ft
OctoberOct	75°	45°	2.06 in	4	7.0	55°	6.3 ft
NovemberNov	66°	42°	4.13 in	7	5.0	54°	6.9 ft
DecemberDec	59°	39°	7.69 in	11	2.8	53°	7.9 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	53°	7.8 ft
Feb	53°	7.9 ft
Mar	53°	7.4 ft
Apr	51°	7.3 ft
May	51°	6.7 ft
Jun	51°	6.7 ft
Jul	53°	5.9 ft
Aug	54°	5.1 ft
Sep	55°	5.7 ft
Oct	55°	6.3 ft
Nov	54°	6.9 ft
Dec	53°	7.9 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 37.76 in of rain on about 63 days and about 2,600 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now61 °Ffeels like 55 °F

Tomorrow47 / 62 °F

It's 61 °F now (feels like 55 °F). Today, 43 °F to 67 °F; tomorrow, 47 °F to 62 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 1%
Fri 30 1%
Sat 31 13%
Sun 1 12%
Mon 2 5%
Tue 3 19% 0.03 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 19% and 0.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.38 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity63%

Dew point48 °F

Humidity is 63% now and the dew point is 48 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now17 migood

Clouds25%

Visibility is good now (17 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 2

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.0030.10 29.84

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.09 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 37

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Partly cloudy	46 / 67 °F	0	10 mph WNW
Mon 26	Partly cloudy	46 / 66 °F	0	13 mph W
Sun 25	Overcast	45 / 72 °F	0	8 mph SSW
Sat 24	Mainly clear	45 / 74 °F	0	9 mph W
Fri 23	Overcast	49 / 69 °F	0	11 mph WNW
Thu 22	Drizzle	53 / 64 °F	0.35 in	11 mph WSW
Wed 21	Light drizzle	54 / 71 °F	0.06 in	8 mph S

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light drizzle	48 / 72 °F	0.05 in	5 mph SSE
Mon 19	Overcast	52 / 64 °F	0	13 mph W
Sun 18	Partly cloudy	50 / 69 °F	0	13 mph WSW
Sat 17	Mainly clear	50 / 88 °F	0	8 mph SW
Fri 16	Clear sky	56 / 91 °F	0	9 mph SW
Thu 15	Clear sky	51 / 88 °F	0	10 mph SW
Wed 14	Clear sky	47 / 78 °F	0	10 mph WSW
Tue 13	Overcast	45 / 78 °F	0	13 mph NW
Mon 12	Mainly clear	45 / 70 °F	0	11 mph WSW
Sun 11	Clear sky	46 / 69 °F	0	9 mph SSW
Sat 10	Partly cloudy	52 / 68 °F	0	13 mph W
Fri 9	Partly cloudy	54 / 69 °F	0	11 mph SW
Thu 8	Overcast	54 / 79 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Wed 7	Overcast	54 / 80 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Tue 6	Mainly clear	56 / 86 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Mon 5	Partly cloudy	58 / 79 °F	0	10 mph WSW
Sun 4	Overcast	61 / 92 °F	0	8 mph SW
Sat 3	Overcast	55 / 97 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Fri 2	Overcast	54 / 87 °F	0	6 mph WSW
Thu 1	Overcast	53 / 83 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Wed 30	Mainly clear	54 / 85 °F	0	9 mph SW
Tue 29	Clear sky	53 / 84 °F	0	13 mph WSW
Mon 28	Overcast	49 / 75 °F	0	13 mph WSW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Dillon BeachQuestions

What's the weather like today in Dillon Beach?

Overcast, from 43 °F to 67 °F, with a moderate breeze from the west-northwest (13 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Dillon Beach?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 1% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 43 °F and a high of 67 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.98 inHg and steady: +0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Dillon Beach?

The best time to visit Dillon Beach is from June to September: highs of 74 °F to 78 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Dillon Beach in October?

In October, Dillon Beach normally sees highs of 75 °F and lows of 45 °F, with about 4 rainy days (2.06 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 55 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Dillon Beach?

The warmest is September, with average highs of 78 °F, and the coldest December, with lows of 39 °F. The wettest is December (7.69 in) and the driest, July.

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Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 12 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:19 pm (local time).

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