North Fork Alligator River at Gum Neck (in MLLW)
14 mi- Level
- 1.6 ft
Reading from Sat 7:30 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 7:55 AM EDT at KEDE
Columbia, NC weather
Sunny and 51°11°.
Today: low 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°), high 67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°).
Now 51°11°
Sunny
- Wind
- 6 mph9 km/h
- From the north-northeast. Gusts to 23 mph37 km/h around 5 PM
- Dew point
- 47°8°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
- Air today
- 38Good
- EPA forecast · Ozone
- Pressure
- 30.41 inHg1030 hPa
- Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.7 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (50°10° then, 51°11° now)
Good hours for
This morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 66°19° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 66°19° · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningNear 51°11° · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 75% | 9% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Mostly sunny | 61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°) | 61°16° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 70% | 16% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Mostly sunny | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 65% | 54% | 3 |
| Sat 12p | Partly sunny | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 60% | 31% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Mostly cloudy | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°) | 66°19° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 58% | 39% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Partly sunny | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°) | 66°19° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 58% | 50% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Partly sunny | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 59% | 35% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Partly sunny | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 59% | 51% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 61% | 27% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Mostly cloudy | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 65% | 37% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Mostly cloudy | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 72% | 65% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Mostly cloudy | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 75% | 54% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Mostly cloudy | 60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 78% | 47% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 83% | 73% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Partly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 83% | 50% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 87% | 66% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Mostly clear | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 83% | 43% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 83% | 37% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 86% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 86% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 86% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 90% | 9% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 56°13° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 90% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 57°14° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 86% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 60°16° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 78% | 10% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 62°17° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 72% | 15% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Mostly sunny | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 68% | 34% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 66°19° | 0% | 16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 65% | 19% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Partly sunny | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 63% | 20% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 61% | 17% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 61% | 15% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 61% | 12% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 63% | 11% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 67% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 72% | 16% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 80% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 58°14° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 80% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h | 86% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 90% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 93% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 53°12° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 96% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 52°11° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Mostly clear | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 52°11° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 100% | 13% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Mostly clear | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 51°11° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 100% | 15% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 51°11° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 100% | 12% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 46°8° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 100% | 12% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Sunny | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 46°8° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 100% | 14% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°) | 51°11° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 100% | 12% | 0 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 63°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 67°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 57°14°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–59°15°
- Wind
- 15 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 67°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 51°11°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–58°14°
- Wind
- 16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 51°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 54°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 46°8°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–53°12°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 48°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 69°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 60°15°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–55°13°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 68°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 60°15°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–60°16°
- Wind
- 16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 61°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 58°15°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 69°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–61°16°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 58°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 57°14°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–59°15°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 5% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 59°15°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
- 63°17°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–59°15°
- Wind
- 20 mph32 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 60°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 64°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 61°16°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
- 61°16°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 58°14°–59°15°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 63°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
- 62°17°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 58°14°–63°17°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 67°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–72°.
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
Action stage
Scuppernong River at Columbia (in MLLW)
0.9 mi- Level
- 0.6 ft
Reading from Sat 7:50 AM · NWS gauge page
Scuppernong River near Woodley
6.3 mi- Level
- 0.8 ft
Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Kendrick Creek at Roper
21 mi- Level
- 0.7 ft
Reading from Sat 7:50 AM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:19 AM, sunset 6:17 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 58 min
- Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 15 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:42–6:33 PM
- Morning 7:03–7:55 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:33–6:44 PM
- Morning 6:53–7:03 AM; first light 6:53 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Mostly clear 3–6:54 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:13 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
