Water Temperature of Lake Mattamuskeet in Fairfield, NC

Current Water Temperature

86.4°F

Measurement Time: Wednesday, August 26, 2026, 1:15 PM EDT

Temperature Locations

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Local Points of Interest

Lake Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge; Marsh Island

Lake Mattamuskeet

Station Name: LAKE MATTAMUSKEET W OF NC HWY 94 NR FAIRFIELD, NC
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 3 feet

Nearest Address:
Lake Mattamuskeet
Fairfield, NC 27826
Hyde County

GPS Coordinates: 35.5058333, -76.25388889

Nearby Water Temperatures

Lake Mattamuskeet, Fairfield, NC (3.9 mi)
Pamlico Sound, Hatteras, NC (37.2 mi)
Roanoke River, Plymouth, NC (38.6 mi)
Roanoke River, Jamesville, NC (41.7 mi)
Roanoke Sound, Nags Head, NC (44.4 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Rodanthe, NC (54.6 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Cape Hatteras, NC (56.7 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Duck, NC (56.7 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Nags Head, NC (57.9 mi)
Beaufort Channel, Beaufort, NC (59.2 mi)
Conveyance Channel, Chesapeake, VA (81.9 mi)
Elizabeth River, Chesapeake, VA (88 mi)
Roanoke River, Halifax, NC (93.6 mi)
Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA (93.7 mi)
Elizabeth River, Norfolk, VA (99.6 mi)

Weather for Fairfield, North Carolina

Current Weather

83°F
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
65%
S 7 mph
70°F

Weather Forecast

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
This Afternoon
85°F - Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
75°F - Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Thursday
84°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Thursday Night
76°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Friday
85°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Friday Night
75°F - Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Saturday
83°F - Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Saturday Night
75°F - Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Sunday
87°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Sunday Night
76°F - Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Sunny
Monday
89°F - Sunny
Mostly Clear
Monday Night
77°F - Mostly Clear
Sunny
Tuesday
91°F - Sunny
Mostly Clear
Tuesday Night
78°F - Mostly Clear

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:33 AM
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:40 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 7 mins
Moonrise: 7:01 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 4:50 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 98.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
1:23 PM - 3:53 PM

Minor Periods

6:31 PM - 8:01 PM
4:20 AM - 5:50 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:33 AM
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:40 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 7 mins
Moonrise: 7:01 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 4:50 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 98.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
1:23 PM - 3:53 PM

Minor Periods

6:31 PM - 8:01 PM
4:20 AM - 5:50 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:33 AM
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:40 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 7 mins
Moonrise: 7:01 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 4:50 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 98.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
1:23 PM - 3:53 PM

Minor Periods

6:31 PM - 8:01 PM
4:20 AM - 5:50 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:34 AM
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:39 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 5 mins
Moonrise: 7:28 PM
Moon Transit: 12:22 AM
Moonset: 5:52 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 100.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
2:08 PM - 4:38 PM

Minor Periods

6:58 PM - 8:28 PM
5:22 AM - 6:52 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:34 AM
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:39 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 5 mins
Moonrise: 7:28 PM
Moon Transit: 12:22 AM
Moonset: 5:52 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 100.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
2:08 PM - 4:38 PM

Minor Periods

6:58 PM - 8:28 PM
5:22 AM - 6:52 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:35 AM
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:37 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 3 mins
Moonrise: 7:53 PM
Moon Transit: 1:06 AM
Moonset: 6:55 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 98.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:36 AM - 3:06 AM
2:52 PM - 5:22 PM

Minor Periods

7:23 PM - 8:53 PM
6:25 AM - 7:55 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:35 AM
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 7:37 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 3 mins
Moonrise: 7:53 PM
Moon Transit: 1:06 AM
Moonset: 6:55 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 98.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:36 AM - 3:06 AM
2:52 PM - 5:22 PM

Minor Periods

7:23 PM - 8:53 PM
6:25 AM - 7:55 AM

Action Rating: 5 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:35 AM
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 7:36 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 1 mins
Moonrise: 8:19 PM
Moon Transit: 1:50 AM
Moonset: 7:57 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 95.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

1:20 AM - 3:50 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

7:49 PM - 9:19 PM
7:27 AM - 8:57 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:35 AM
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 7:36 PM
Daylight: 13 hrs 1 mins
Moonrise: 8:19 PM
Moon Transit: 1:50 AM
Moonset: 7:57 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 95.0%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

1:20 AM - 3:50 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

7:49 PM - 9:19 PM
7:27 AM - 8:57 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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°F
°F
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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:36 AM
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 7:35 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 58 mins
Moonrise: 8:45 PM
Moon Transit: 12:49 AM
Moonset: 9:00 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 88.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:19 AM - 2:49 AM
12:19 AM - 2:49 AM

Minor Periods

8:15 PM - 9:45 PM
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:36 AM
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 7:35 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 58 mins
Moonrise: 8:45 PM
Moon Transit: 12:49 AM
Moonset: 9:00 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 88.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:19 AM - 2:49 AM
12:19 AM - 2:49 AM

Minor Periods

8:15 PM - 9:45 PM
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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°F
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mph


Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:37 AM
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 7:33 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 56 mins
Moonrise: 9:13 PM
Moon Transit: 3:20 AM
Moonset: 10:06 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 80.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

2:50 AM - 5:20 AM
5:07 PM - 7:37 PM

Minor Periods

8:43 PM - 10:13 PM
9:36 AM - 11:06 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

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°F
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Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:37 AM
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 7:33 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 56 mins
Moonrise: 9:13 PM
Moon Transit: 3:20 AM
Moonset: 10:06 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 80.9%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

2:50 AM - 5:20 AM
5:07 PM - 7:37 PM

Minor Periods

8:43 PM - 10:13 PM
9:36 AM - 11:06 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

°F
°F
°F
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in
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mph


Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:38 AM
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 7:32 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 54 mins
Moonrise: 9:46 PM
Moon Transit: 4:08 AM
Moonset: 11:13 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 71.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

3:38 AM - 6:08 AM
5:57 PM - 8:27 PM

Minor Periods

9:16 PM - 10:46 PM
10:43 AM - 12:13 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Wednesday, December 31, 1969

Weather Forecast

°F
°F
°F
%
in
%
%
mph


Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 6:38 AM
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 7:32 PM
Daylight: 12 hrs 54 mins
Moonrise: 9:46 PM
Moon Transit: 4:08 AM
Moonset: 11:13 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 71.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

3:38 AM - 6:08 AM
5:57 PM - 8:27 PM

Minor Periods

9:16 PM - 10:46 PM
10:43 AM - 12:13 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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