Stumpy Point, NC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (27978)
Feels Like 71°F
Current Weather
Feels Like 71°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1900 - The greatest weather disaster in U.S. records occurred when a hurricane struck Galveston TX. A tide fifteen feet high washed over the island demolishing or carrying away buildings, and drowning more than 6000 persons. The hurricane destroyed more than 3600 houses, and total damage was more than thirty million dollars. Winds to 120 mph, and a twenty foot storm surge accompanied the hurricane. Following the storm, the surf was three hundred feet inland from the former water line. The hurricane claimed another 1200 lives outside of the Galveston area.
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Stumpy Point 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Monday Sep 8
Day: Cloudy, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Cloudy, with a low around 65. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 79. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday Sep 13
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.
Sunday Sep 14
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 6:42 AM
Sunset 7:22 PM
Last Light 7:48 PM
Moonset 7:26 AM
Close Tide Stations
Roanoke Marshes Light, Croatan Sound
(7.4 miles away)
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Sun's Low Temperature
28 at 2 Miles East Southeast Of Hazen, ND
Weather Folklore
If the lark flies high, Expect fair weather.
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About Stumpy Point, North Carolina
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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