Forecast Details for Ocracoke, NC

Recent Locations: Ocracoke, NC  
Overnight: Patchy fog before 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind around 9 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday: Showers likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday Night: Showers. Low around 54. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday: A chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 67.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

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