HEAT ADVISORY
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
129 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Columbus-Inland Brunswick-Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry-
-Central Horry-Northern Horry Counties.
Including the cities of Long Beach, Socastee, Garden City, Loris,
Southport, Myrtle Grove, Shallotte, Sunset Beach, Red Hill, Conway,
Wilmington, Oak Island, Leland, Whiteville, Murrells Inlet, Tabor City,
Carolina Beach, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, Boiling Spring Lakes,
Chadbourn, Lake Waccamaw, and Little River
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING…
* WHAT…Heat index values up to 108 expected.
* WHERE…Portions of southeast North Carolina and northeast South
Carolina.
* WHEN…From noon today to 8 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS…Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.
Brunswick County Forecast
Today
Increasing clouds, with a high near 90. Heat index values as high as 104. Light southwest wind increasing to 11 to 16 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 78. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. West wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 71.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Columbus County Forecast
Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 74. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%
Beach Hazards Statement
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
201 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown Counties-
201 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM EDT THIS
MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING…
* WHAT… Strong south to north longshore current developing
during Tuesday afternoon and continuing through the evening.
* WHERE…In South Carolina, Coastal Horry and Coastal
Georgetown Counties.
* WHEN…Today.
* IMPACTS…Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers
into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas.
It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with
lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may
be swept into.
Horry County Forecast
Today
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 106. Light west wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 10pm and 3am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 78. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 100. West wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Light and variable wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 73.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 60%
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