Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 3 days 18 h
When
Until 2 PM EDT Wednesday.
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 6:55 PM EDT at KMRH

Cape Carteret, NC weather

Clear and 63°17°, gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Clear

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 24 mph39 km/h around 9 PM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.36 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (66°19° then, 65°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 56°13° tomorrow at 6 AM
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–8 PM
High 69°21° tomorrow at 1 PM

TonightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 68°20° · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 67°19° · 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 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	68%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	75%	24%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	78%	39%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	84%	15%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	87%	19%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	87%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	10%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	31%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	5%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	96%	36%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	96%	44%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	93%	45%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	84%	22%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	75%	7%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	65%	16%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	63%	17%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	59%	17%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	59%	24%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	59%	17%	2
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	59%	14%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	61%	12%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	63%	8%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	67%	7%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h	72%	5%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	75%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	78%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	78%	12%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	80%	10%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	80%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	83%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	83%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	86%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	90%	4%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	6%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	86%	8%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	86%	9%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	83%	8%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	3%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	65%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	2%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	5%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	6%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	57%	8%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	8%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	8%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	1%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 72°22° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 71°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 50°10°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 71°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 1 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  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 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 70°21° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 49°9°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 55°13°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  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: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 65°18°. Typical 69°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  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
74°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 47°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 66°19°. Typical 69°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°21°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 47°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 55°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–77°.

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)

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft

Forecast peak 5.4 ft Sun 7 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 5:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Bogue Sound at Emerald Isle (in MLLW)

1.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 5:40 PM · NWS gauge page

White Oak River at Swansboro (in MLLW)

3.2 mi

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 6:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Intracoastal Waterway at Hammocks Beach State Park

5.0 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 77% less heating than a typical week.

This week 8Typical 35

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

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

Open the windows?

Today, 8:00 PM–12:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Newport/morehead City WFO · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1996–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−7°−4°WedOct 21
−9°−5°ThuOct 22
−8°−4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Cape Carteret 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: 5:48–6:38 PM; Morning 7:05–7:56 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:48 PM; Morning 6:55–7:05 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:18 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Cape Carteret. 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