Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 3 days 2 h
When
Until noon EDT Tuesday.
Where
Areas along Bogue Banks beaches, Bogue Sound, the Newport and White Oak Rivers, and adjacent tidal creeks, and areas in North Topsail Beach, the lower New River, and adjacent tidal creeks.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Up to 1 to 3 feet of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Impacts
Up to 1 to 3 feet of inundation above ground level is possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways resulting in a low threat of property damage. Some roads and low lying property including parking lots, parks, lawns, and homes adjacent to the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.
Additional details
Tide levels will continue to rise with King Tide Cycle in place through the upcoming work-week. The morning high tide will be the highest of the two daily tides. King Tides peak Tuesday and Wednesday.
Precautionary actions
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Areas: West Carteret; Coastal Onslow
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Observed 8:50 AM EDT at KMRH

Atlantic Beach, NC weather

Overcast and 63°17°.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 29 mph46 km/h around 7 PM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

8°5° warmer than this time yesterday (52°11° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h until 3 PM
High 70°21° today at 3 PM
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h today 5 PM–1 AM
Low 58°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Gusts to 34 mph55 km/h tomorrow 8 AM–midnight

This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
This afternoonNear 69°21° · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 59°15° by 3 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 67°19° · gusts to 34 mph55 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
Monday morningNear 55°13° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	78%	9%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	70%	7%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	65%	8%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	61%	11%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	59%	18%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	59%	4%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	57%	12%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	59%	7%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	59%	15%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	63%	15%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	70%	15%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	75%	40%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	78%	21%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	81%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	84%	49%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	84%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	87%	51%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	87%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	90%	41%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	90%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	90%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	11%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	90%	4%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	84%	42%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	78%	20%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	65°18°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	73%	14%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	68%	17%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	65%	13%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	65%	19%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	63%	17%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	63%	12%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	65%	7%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	70%	6%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	75%	7%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	84%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	84%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	87%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	90%	10%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	90%	6%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	93%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	93%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	96%	6%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	10%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	93%	10%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 73°23° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 53°12°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 72°22° / 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 53°12°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 72°22° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 52°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 72°22° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 52°11°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 60°16°. Typical 71°22° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–61°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 51°11°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 71°22° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
58°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 71°22° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 70°21° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 50°10°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 70°21° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 50°10°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 63°17°. Typical 70°21° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–66°19°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 50°10°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 54°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–72°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (MHX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Atlantic Coast at Beaufort Marine Lab (in MLLW)

4.1 mi

Minor flooding

Level: 5.2 ft

Forecast peak 5.5 ft Mon 8 AM, moderate flooding

Reading from Sat 7:36 AM · NWS gauge page

Ward Creek at Otway (in MLLW)

11 mi

Action stage

Level: 3.9 ft

Reading from Sat 7:40 AM · NWS gauge page

Neuse River at Oriental (in MLLW)

23 mi

Action stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 7:24 AM · NWS gauge page

Newport River at Newport (in MLLW)

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft

Reading from Sat 7:40 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 23

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–2:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Morehead City 2 Wnw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Atlantic Beach weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 5:46–6:37 PM; Morning 7:04–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:37–6:47 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 4–6:55 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Atlantic Beach. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Coastal Flood Advisory