National Weather Service Forecast for: Leland NC
Issued by: National Weather Service Wilmington, NC
Updated: 3:00 am EDT Aug 20, 2026
 
Today

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm.  Patchy fog between 7am and 8am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Patchy Fog
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.
Partly Cloudy

Friday

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph 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.
Chance
T-storms

Friday
Night
Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 6 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers
Likely

Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm.  High near 91. South wind 3 to 8 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am.  Low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers then
Chance
T-storms
Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Mostly Sunny

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Partly Cloudy

Monday

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Hi 94 °F Lo 77 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 91 °F Lo 72 °F Hi 91 °F

Heat Advisory
 

Today
 
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog between 7am and 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph 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.
Friday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 91. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
 
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
Sunday Night
 
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Monday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
 
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Leland NC.