Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 3 days 22 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 3:10 PM EDT at KMRH

Emerald Isle, NC weather

Sunny and 72°22°, gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow.

Forecasts agree

Now 72°22°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the northeast. Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h around 11 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h until 4 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM
Low 57°14° tomorrow at 6 AM
Gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow 7 AM–9 PM

This afternoonNear 73°23° · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 58°14° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 68°20° · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 5 AM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 68°20° · 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 3p	Mostly cloudy	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	50%	48%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	51%	18%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	53%	49%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	71°22° (likely 65°18° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	57%	18%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	70%	20%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	75%	23%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	81%	43%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h	87%	13%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	90%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	90%	17%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	90%	32%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	90%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	90%	60%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	90%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	93%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	96%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	93%	15%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph47 km/h	87%	42%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	75%	24%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	68%	10%	1
Sun 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	65%	12%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	61%	13%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	61%	14%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	61%	14%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	63%	16%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	65%	12%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	68%	12%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	70%	10%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	75%	8%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	78%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	81%	10%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	81%	8%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	83%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	83%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	83%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	87%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	87%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	90%	2%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	90%	4%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	90%	9%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	86%	11%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	83%	10%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	75%	5%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	68%	3%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	5%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	10%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	59%	14%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 72°22° / 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 51°11°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 71°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 58°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, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 50°10°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 50°10°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
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 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 70°21° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 49°9°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°24°
  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 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°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 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°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 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
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 76°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, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  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
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 77°25°, 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°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°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
63°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 47°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 67°19°. Typical 69°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°22°
  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
65°18°–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 75°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 56°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–77°.

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)

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft

Forecast peak 5.5 ft Mon 8 AM, moderate flooding

Reading from Sat 1:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Bogue Sound at Emerald Isle (in MLLW)

1.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.8 ft

Reading from Sat 1:40 PM · NWS gauge page

White Oak River at Swansboro (in MLLW)

5.0 mi

Level: 1.8 ft

Reading from Sat 2:05 PM · NWS gauge page

Intracoastal Waterway at Hammocks Beach State Park

6.4 mi

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 80% less heating than a typical week.

This week 7Typical 35

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–3:00 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 3°2° warmer than typical.

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

Emerald Isle 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 6:48–9 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:17 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Emerald Isle. 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