Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 3 days
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 10:45 AM EDT at KMRH

Morehead City, NC weather

Overcast and 70°21°, gusts to 31 mph50 km/h tomorrow.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Cloudy

Wind: 15 mph24 km/hgusts 22 mph35 km/h; From the northeast. 1423–18 mph29 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 33Good; Main pollutant: 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

Good hours for

Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h until 2 PM
High 71°22° today at 3 PM
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h today 5 PM–1 AM
Gusts to 32 mph51 km/h tomorrow 6 AM–tomorrow night 1 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 10 AM · 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 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	65%	14%	3
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	61%	17%	4
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	59%	21%	5
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	57%	12%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	55%	9%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	57%	15%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	59%	14%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	63%	24%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	70%	23%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	75%	81%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	78%	57%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	81%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	84%	25%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	87%	36%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	87%	63%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	90%	32%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	90%	32%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	23%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	18%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	96%	34%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	96%	25%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	93%	41%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)	60°16°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	84%	28%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	63°17°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	75%	17%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	68%	16%	1
Sun 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	63%	13%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	61%	11%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	59%	12%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	57%	15%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	59%	12%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	61%	6%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	68%	6%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	81%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	83%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	90%	9%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	93%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	90%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	93%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	93%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	52°11°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	96%	5%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	100%	8%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	93%	8%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	90%	9%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	81%	9%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 74°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 52°11°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 74°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 52°11°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 73°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 52°11°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°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 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 51°11°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°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 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 51°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. 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, 63°17°
  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 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 61°16°. Typical 72°22° / 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
  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
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. 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
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. 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
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 56°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–73°.

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)

3.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft

Forecast peak 5.5 ft Mon 8 AM, moderate flooding

Reading from Sat 10:06 AM · NWS gauge page

Ward Creek at Otway (in MLLW)

10 mi

Action stage

Level: 3.9 ft

Reading from Sat 9:40 AM · NWS gauge page

Neuse River at Oriental (in MLLW)

21 mi

Action stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9:24 AM · NWS gauge page

Newport River at Newport (in MLLW)

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft

Reading from Sat 9:40 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 51% less heating than a typical week.

This week 10Typical 21

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–11:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

HAVELOCK CHERRY POINT MCAS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−6°−4°WedOct 21
−8°−5°ThuOct 22
−7°−4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Morehead City 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 6:47–8 PM, 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 Morehead City. 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