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This is the current conditions weather report for Wilmington. The report was made 27 minutes ago, at 12:53 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 28 miles per hour / 44.4 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 28 miles per hour / 44.4 kilometers per hour from the northwest (300°). The temperature was 39°F / 4°C, with a dew-point at 39°F / 4°C. The temperature felt like 28°F / -2°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.85 inHg / 1012 hPa. The relative humidity was 33%. The skies were partly cloudy.

Wilmington is a city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 100,000 as of 2006; 2005 Census Bureau estimates indicate a population of 95,476. The 2006 Census Bureau estimates set the population of the Wilmington MSA at 326,166, making it the seventh largest metropolitan area in the state. It is the county seat of New Hanover County. It was named in honor of Spencer Compton, the Earl of Wilmington, who was Prime Minister under George II.

Wilmington was settled on the Cape Fear River and is located in North Carolina's Inner Banks region. Wilmington offers its historic downtown as a main tourist attraction and business center and is minutes away from nearby beaches. The city residents have the advantage of living nestled between a river and the ocean.

Points of Interest:
Mark Twain Drive
Airlie Gardens
Cape Fear Serpentarium
EUE Screen Gems
North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher
Greenfield Lake
New Hanover County Extension Service Arboretum
University of North Carolina at Wilmington Arboretum
USS North Carolina Memorial
Corporate Canvas Art Gallery - Wilmington's largest art gallery

The town is home to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, the Wilmington Hammerheads USL soccer team, the training camp site for the Charlotte Bobcats and the Cape Fear Museum. The city has become a major center of American film and television production; motion pictures such as Blue Velvet and The Crow as well as television shows such as The WB's Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill have been produced there.

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