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Weather in Cobb Island

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 3:14 am (EDT)
Now · clear 52 °F
Feels like
50 °F
Low / high
52 / 70 °F
Rain
1%
Wind
4 mph ESE
↘ 30.27 inHg · falling

Today in Cobb Island: partly cloudy, 52 °F to 70 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a light breeze from the east-southeast (4 mph). Tomorrow, clear sky, 54 °F to 73 °F and a 2% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 73 °F. Next likely rain: Wednesday 4 (20%).

Temperatures for the next 14 days

Day by day

Day Sky Low / high Rain Max wind High tides Model
Today · 29 Partly cloudy 52 / 70 °F 1% 6 mph SSW 5:46 am · 6:01 pm HRRR + NBM
Fri 30 Clear sky 54 / 73 °F 2% 9 mph NW 6:42 am · 6:58 pm NBM
Sat 31 Overcast 50 / 63 °F 0% 6 mph NNE 7:44 am · 8:00 pm NBM
Sun 1 Overcast 50 / 67 °F 1% 4 mph SE 7:48 am · 8:07 pm NBM
Mon 2 Mainly clear 53 / 68 °F 7% 4 mph SSE 8:55 am · 9:19 pm NBM
Tue 3 Partly cloudy 55 / 70 °F 11% 7 mph ESE 10:04 am · 10:30 pm NBM
Wed 4 Clear sky 58 / 70 °F 20% · 0.05 in 9 mph ESE 11:06 am · 11:31 pm NBM
Thu 5 Partly cloudy 60 / 70 °F 31% · 0.31 in 9 mph ESE 11:59 am NBM
Fri 6 Rain 56 / 66 °F 30% · 0.28 in 9 mph N 12:24 am · 12:48 pm NBM
Sat 7 Light rain 52 / 63 °F 25% · 0.08 in 10 mph NNW 1:12 am · 1:33 pm NBM
Sun 8 Overcast 46 / 62 °F 14% · 0.08 in 8 mph N 1:58 am · 2:15 pm NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9 Clear sky 41 / 58 °F 16% 9 mph N 2:42 am · 2:55 pm ECMWF
Tue 10 Overcast 42 / 60 °F 18% 5 mph NNE 3:24 am · 3:32 pm ECMWF
Wed 11 Overcast 46 / 60 °F 18% 3 mph NNE 4:06 am · 4:09 pm ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 10:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 8:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 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 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky Mainly clearClearMainly clearPartly cloudyClear skyClear skyClear skyClear
Temperature 54°52°53°53°60°69°63°59°
Chance of rain 0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
Wind (mph) 4 SSW5 ESE3 NW3 WNW3 WSW4 WSW5 SSE6 S
Humidity 80%96%100%100%87%62%75%82%
UV 00014200
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

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

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 69°72°63°65°69°71°70°
AIFS 69°74°60°62°64°68°71°
GFS 70°73°61°62°63°65°68°
ICON 71°75°61°64°72°73°71°
HRRR 70°73°—————
NBM 70°73°63°67°68°70°70°
Confidence highhighhighhighmediumhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 0000000
AIFS 0000000
GFS 0000000
ICON 0000000
HRRR 00—————
NBM 0000000.05 in
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh
Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph) TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF 711122091862310161018714
AIFS 6984568
GFS 711112692471861510121427
ICON 3592051251241148616
HRRR 6121321—————
NBM 469136114746713915
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model TodayFri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios) 0%0%0%0%6%11%16%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios) 0%0%0%0%10%13%23%
NBM (NOAA) 1%2%0%1%7%11%20%
Thunderstorm (NBM) 0%0%0%0%1%1%1%

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 Well above +7.4 °F Above +83% —
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15 Normal +0.2 °F Normal —
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22 A bit above +2.0 °F Normal 59° / 43°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29 A bit above +2.2 °F A bit above +35% 55° / 42°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6 A bit above +1.4 °F A bit above +42% 53° / 40°

Coming months

When TemperatureTemp. Rain
November A bit above +1.3 °F A bit above +32%
December A bit above +1.8 °F A bit above +34%
January A bit above +2.3 °F A bit above +44%
February A bit above +0.9 °F A bit above +49%
March A bit above +1.6 °F A bit above +32%

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).

Cobb Island climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Cobb Island is from August to October and from May to June: highs of 70 °F to 87 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Cobb Island, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

Month High Low Rain Rainy daysDays Sun (h/day) Water Waves Cyclones
JanuaryJan 46° 28° 3.13 in 7 4.2 39° 1.1 ft –
FebruaryFeb 49° 29° 2.65 in 7 5.1 37° 1.0 ft –
MarchMar 57° 36° 3.54 in 8 5.9 40° 1.0 ft –
AprilApr 68° 45° 3.40 in 8 6.4 47° 1.0 ft –
MayMay 77° 54° 3.59 in 10 7.3 57° 0.7 ft –
JuneJun 84° 64° 4.21 in 11 7.6 68° 0.7 ft –
JulyJul 89° 68° 4.19 in 12 7.7 77° 0.6 ft 2
AugustAug 87° 67° 4.60 in 10 7.1 78° 0.7 ft 2
SeptemberSep 81° 60° 3.93 in 8 6.0 74° 0.8 ft 3
OctoberOct 70° 49° 3.54 in 7 5.3 65° 1.0 ft –
NovemberNov 60° 39° 3.02 in 6 4.6 55° 1.1 ft –
DecemberDec 50° 33° 3.55 in 8 3.8 45° 1.0 ft –
Month Water Waves Cyclones
Jan 39° 1.1 ft –
Feb 37° 1.0 ft –
Mar 40° 1.0 ft –
Apr 47° 1.0 ft –
May 57° 0.7 ft –
Jun 68° 0.7 ft –
Jul 77° 0.6 ft 2
Aug 78° 0.7 ft 2
Sep 74° 0.8 ft 3
Oct 65° 1.0 ft –
Nov 55° 1.1 ft –
Dec 45° 1.0 ft –

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

A normal year brings 43.33 in of rain on about 103 days and about 2,150 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

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

Now52 °Ffeels like 50 °F
Tomorrow54 / 73 °F

It's 52 °F now (feels like 50 °F). Today, 52 °F to 70 °F; tomorrow, 54 °F to 73 °F.

Chance of rain

  • Today 1%
  • Fri 30 2%
  • Sat 31 0%
  • Sun 1 1%
  • Mon 2 7%
  • Tue 3 11%
  • Wed 4 20% 0.05 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. The next day with likely rain is Wednesday 4: 20% and 0.05 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity97%
Dew point51 °F

Humidity is 97% now and the dew point is 51 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

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

Visibility and fog

Now0.0 mifoggy
Clouds0%

Visibility is foggy now (0.0 mi). There may be fog today at 3:00 am, 4:00 am, 5:00 am, 6:00 am.

UV index

Now0
Today's peak4moderate

Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 4 · Sun 1: 4

IndexLevelWhat to do
0–2lowNo special protection needed.
3–5moderateHat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7highSunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10very highAvoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+extremeAvoid 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 Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Falling now (−0.05 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.06 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 43
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.

DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Wed 28 Overcast52 / 68 °F08 mph E
Tue 27 Clear sky52 / 71 °F09 mph NNE
Mon 26 Partly cloudy48 / 69 °F06 mph W
Sun 25 Clear sky48 / 67 °F06 mph ENE
Sat 24 Overcast47 / 64 °F010 mph ENE
Fri 23 Mainly clear52 / 64 °F011 mph NNE
Thu 22 Clear sky47 / 68 °F011 mph NNW
Show all 30 days
DaySkyLow / highRainMax wind
Wed 21 Clear sky51 / 67 °F011 mph N
Tue 20 Clear sky51 / 70 °F013 mph N
Mon 19 Clear sky45 / 65 °F010 mph N
Sun 18 Clear sky45 / 59 °F015 mph NNE
Sat 17 Rain50 / 62 °F0.64 in20 mph N
Fri 16 Rain64 / 82 °F0.50 in13 mph SSW
Thu 15 Overcast64 / 75 °F013 mph ENE
Wed 14 Overcast67 / 87 °F010 mph WSW
Tue 13 Clear sky61 / 80 °F011 mph SW
Mon 12 Light rain61 / 73 °F0.38 in18 mph NW
Sun 11 Light rain65 / 74 °F0.97 in16 mph ESE
Sat 10 Overcast59 / 71 °F012 mph ENE
Fri 9 Overcast58 / 75 °F06 mph NNW
Thu 8 Overcast61 / 78 °F010 mph WSW
Wed 7 Clear sky53 / 72 °F09 mph S
Tue 6 Clear sky52 / 64 °F011 mph NNW
Mon 5 Overcast63 / 73 °F011 mph NW
Sun 4 Drizzle63 / 68 °F0.20 in10 mph NE
Sat 3 Light rain62 / 71 °F0.47 in14 mph NNE
Fri 2 Light rain68 / 86 °F0.15 in10 mph SW
Thu 1 Overcast65 / 84 °F010 mph SSW
Wed 30 Overcast63 / 77 °F09 mph S
Tue 29 Overcast65 / 72 °F06 mph W

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 Cobb IslandQuestions

What's the weather like today in Cobb Island?

Partly cloudy, from 52 °F to 70 °F, with a light breeze from the east-southeast (4 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Cobb Island?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 2% (0.00 in): clear sky.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 50 °F and a high of 73 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

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

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.27 inHg and falling: −0.09 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Cobb Island?

The best time to visit Cobb Island is from August to October and from May to June: highs of 70 °F to 87 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Cobb Island in October?

In October, Cobb Island normally sees highs of 70 °F and lows of 49 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.54 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 65 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Cobb Island?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 89 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 28 °F. The wettest is August (4.60 in) and the driest, February.

When is hurricane season in Cobb Island?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 7 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Cobb Island, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

More about Cobb Island today

Weather near Cobb Island

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 5.1 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 3:14 am (local time).

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