Forecast Details for Wrightsville Beach, NC

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Current Alerts for Wrightsville Beach, NC: Beach Hazards Statement

Today: Sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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Weather Topic: What is Graupel?

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Graupel Next Topic: Hail

Graupel is a form of precipitation that is created by atmospheric conditions which cause supercooled water droplets to contact snow crystals and freeze to their surface.

Sometimes known as soft hail or snow pellets, graupel is delicate and easily destroyed by touch. Whereas hail usually falls during severe weather, graupel doesn't require such conditions to form, and can form in mild precipitation similar to situations which produce snowfall.

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Weather Topic: What are Hole Punch Clouds?

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Hole Punch Clouds Next Topic: Mammatus Clouds

A hole punch cloud is an unusual occurrence when a disk-shaped hole appears in a cirrostratus, cirrocumulus, or altocumulus cloud.

When part of the cloud forms ice crystals, water droplets in the surrounding area of the cloud evaporate. The effect of this process produces a large elliptical gap in the cloud. The hole punch cloud formation is rare, but it is not specific to any geographic area.

Other names which have been used to describe this phenomena include fallstreak hole, skypunch, and cloud hole.

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