516  
FNUS72 KILM 012129  
FWSILM  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR SURF CITY FIREWORKS...TOWN OF SURF CITY EM  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC  
529 PM EDT WED JUL 1 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 1000 EDT ON JULY 03.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...OR IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS ABOUT THIS FORECAST...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE IN WILMINGTON AT 910-762-1374.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
DRY HIGH PRESSURE WILL PREVAIL THURSDAY THROUGH THIS UPCOMING  
WEEKEND, KEEPING RAIN CHANCES TO ISOLATED AT BEST MAINLY ALONG  
THE DAILY AFTERNOON/EVENING INLAND PROGRESSING SEA BREEZE STARTING  
SUNDAY. DAYTIME MAX TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST WILL INCREASE BY A  
DEGREE OR 2 EACH CONSECUTIVE DAY WITH THE IMMEDIATE COAST SEEING  
90+ DEGREE READINGS BY FRIDAY THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE JULY  
4TH HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY HOT AND HUMID  
CONDITIONS STARTING FRIDAY THAT WILL CONTINUE STRAIGHT THROUGH  
THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND.  
   
FRIDAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65-79 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH LATE IN  
THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........10 2 2 1 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............83 85 85 85 86 85 85 85  
RH..............78 74 73 73 73 74 75 76  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.5 5 7 8 11 11 11 11  
SURFACE WND GST.6 7 9 13 15 16 16 16  
   
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....73-78.  
MAX HUMIDITY........86-97 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 6  
TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY (%).........1 0 0 2 3 5 4 3 2 3 4 5  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............84 83 82 82 81 80 79 79 79 78 77 77  
RH..............78 80 83 83 85 86 88 89 89 90 91 92  
SURFACE WND DIR.S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW  
SURFACE WND SPD.11 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7  
SURFACE WND GST.15 15 14 13 13 12 12 10 10 9 8 8  
   
INDEPENDENCE DAY
 
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...0 PERCENT.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-93.  
MIN HUMIDITY........65-79 PERCENT.  
SURFACE WINDS (MPH).SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 13 MPH.  
 
TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY (%).........6 7 8 8 7 6 7 8 8 10 12 14  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CHC OF THDR (%).0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............78 78 79 82 84 86 87 87 87 87 88 88  
RH..............93 93 91 85 79 74 74 75 77 75 74 74  
SURFACE WND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW S S S S S S  
SURFACE WND SPD.6 6 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 13 13 13  
SURFACE WND GST.7 7 8 9 10 13 15 16 18 18 20 20  
 

 
FORECASTER...HOEHLER  
REQUESTED BY...JAMES HORNE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...OTHER  
.TAG 2615228.0/ILM  
.DELDT 07/01/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JHORNE@SURFCITYNC.GOV  
 
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