Coastal Flood Advisory
Starts in 1 h 23 min
When
From 5 AM Saturday to 11 AM EDT Monday.
Where
Areas along the Pamlico Sound, Trent, Bay and lower Neuse Rivers, 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 2 feet of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Impacts
Up to 1 to 2 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 Tide peaks 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: Pamlico; Southern Craven
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Observed 3:10 AM EDT at KEWN

New Bern, NC weather

Partly cloudy and 55°13°, jacket by 6 AM.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the north. Gusts to 22 mph36 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

12°7° warmer than this time yesterday (43°6° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 55°13° today at 6 AM
High 68°20° today at 1 PM
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–3 PM

TonightNear 56°13° · Clear
This morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 67°19° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 11 PM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by midnight · 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 3a	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	27%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	27%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	24%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	19%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	72%	7%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	67%	5%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	6%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	59%	16%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	57%	22%	5
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	55%	33%	5
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	29%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	53%	28%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	56%	54%	2
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	63%	58%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	70%	22%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	78%	15%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	78%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	80%	17%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	13%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	87%	11%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	15%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	11%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	75%	1%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	70%	6%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	63%	10%	1
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	59%	21%	2
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	55%	25%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	53%	26%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	51%	26%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	53%	19%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	57%	18%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	61%	14%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	67%	12%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	72%	25%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	78%	4%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	83%	18%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	83%	26%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	18%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 72°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  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 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
39°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 71°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 54°12°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  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
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 70°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°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
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°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
67°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 51°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–77°.

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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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Trent River at New Bern (in MLLW)

2.1 mi

Action stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 2:20 AM · NWS gauge page

Trent River near River Bend (in MLLW)

4.0 mi

Action stage

Level: 2.6 ft

Reading from Sat 2:05 AM · NWS gauge page

Trent River at Pollocksville

10 mi

Action stage

Level: 3.5 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Bay River at Bayboro (in MLLW)

18 mi

Action stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 75% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 35

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 9:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

NEW BERN - COASTAL CAROLINA REGIONAL AIRPORT · 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

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
−4°−2°WedOct 21
−5°−3°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

New Bern weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 5:47–6:38 PM; Morning 7:06–7:57 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:48 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 3:37–5 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

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

Looking east from New Bern. Water in view.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

New Bern, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Trent River at New Bern (in MLLW)

Trent River near River Bend (in MLLW)

Trent River at Pollocksville

Bay River at Bayboro (in MLLW)

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon