Stumpy Point, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Station

Clear 34°F
Feels Like 27°F  
Humidity 83% Dew Point 30°F Wind SW 8 MPH Barometer 30.21 in.
Visibility 10 mi.
Report from a NOAA weather station 6.9 mi. SW of central Stumpy Point
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Point Forecast at a Glance

TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Clear, Low 25F
 
25
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Sunny, High 58F, Low 36F
58
36
ThuDec 18
Thu Dec 18: Showers, High 64F, Low 58F
20%
64
58
FriDec 19
Fri Dec 19: Showers, High 66F, Low 32F
40%
66
32
SatDec 20
Sat Dec 20: Sunny, High 55F, Low 38F
55
38
SunDec 21
Sun Dec 21: Sunny, High 62F, Low 37F
62
37
MonDec 22
Mon Dec 22: Mostly Sunny, High 53F, Low 36F
53
36

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Variable high temperatures through the week, ranging from 53°F to 66°F. Some rain possible with at least 2 days showing precipitation chances of 20% or higher.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 4°F above the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 56°F with lows around 40°F.

This Date in Weather History

1835 - New England experienced one of their coldest days of record. At noon on that bitterly cold Wednesday the mercury stood at four degrees below at Boston, 15 degrees below at Norfolk CT, and 17 degrees below at Hanover NH. The temperature at Boston was 12 degrees below zero by sunset. Gale force winds accompanied the severe cold, and that night a great New York City fire destroyed much of the financial district.

More on this and other weather history

Stumpy Point, NC 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Tuesday Dec 16

Clear

Night: Clear, with a low around 25. Light southwest wind.

Wednesday Dec 17

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: A slight chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Light southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thunderstorms

Night: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1am. Low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Friday Dec 19

Showers

Day: A chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Saturday Dec 20

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Mostly Clear

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Sunday Dec 21

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Monday Dec 22

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday Dec 23

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.


About Stumpy Point, NC

Stumpy Point is an unincorporated community in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The community is located at the intersection of US 264 and Bayview Drive; along the north side of Stumpy Point Bay. It is surrounded by the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge. A post office called Stumpy Point that had been in operation since 1876 closed in 2018 due to lack of PO box holders The community takes its name from Stumpy Point Bay. The North Carolina Ferry System maintains an emergency ferry terminal at Stumpy Point, used when a hurricane or tropical storm closes North Carolina Highway 12 on the Outer Banks. The town is mentioned in the sci-fi novel Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, in which the little town is razed sometime in the future to build a spaceport in Pamlico Sound, and the spaceport is unofficially named after Stumpy Point.

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