Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 3 days 22 h
When
Until 2 PM EDT Wednesday.
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 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: Pamlico; Southern Craven
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Observed 2:50 PM EDT at KMRH

Oriental, NC weather

Mostly sunny and 72°22°, gusts to 34 mph55 km/h tomorrow.

Mostly agree

Now 72°22°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 16 mph26 km/hgusts 25 mph41 km/h; From the northeast. 1626–18 mph29 km/h through 3 AM
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 28 mph45 km/h today 4–8 PM
Gusts to 25 mph40 km/h tonight 10–11 PM
Low 55°13° tomorrow at 7 AM
Gusts to 34 mph55 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–7 PM

This afternoonNear 67°19° · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 56°13° by 4 AM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 66°19° · gusts to 34 mph55 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 57°14° by 3 AM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
Monday morningUp to 64°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 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	61%	17%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	63%	52%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	65%	37%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	70%	51%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	75%	68%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	78%	63%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	84%	38%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	87%	59%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	90%	27%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	93%	14%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	93%	60%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	93%	32%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	93%	50%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	100%	46%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	100%	36%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	96%	6%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	55°13°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	93%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	59°15°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	78%	10%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	66°19°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	68%	13%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	67°19°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	65%	12%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	63%	12%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	61%	16%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	63%	13%	2
Sun 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	65%	16%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	68%	10%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	70%	8%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	75%	8%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	75%	8%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	78%	8%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	80%	11%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	80%	11%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	83%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	83%	6%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	83%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	86%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	86%	4%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	86%	3%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	86%	5%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	8%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	83%	7%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	75%	8%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	67%	6%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	8%	5
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	59%	9%	5
Mon 2p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	59%	7%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 74°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 52°11°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 74°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Northeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 52°11°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 52°11°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 51°11°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 60°16°. Typical 73°23° / 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 51°11°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  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 58.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  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 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 62°17°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 67°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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 65°18°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 66°19°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°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
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 54°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 56°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 70–75°.

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: 1.8 ft

Forecast peak 5.5 ft Mon 8 AM, moderate flooding

Reading from Sat 1:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Pamlico Sound near Hobucken (in MLLW)

16 mi

Minor flooding

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 1:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Neuse River at Oriental (in MLLW)

0.8 mi

Action stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 1:24 PM · NWS gauge page

Bay River at Bayboro (in MLLW)

9.0 mi

Action stage

Level: 2.3 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 57% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 21

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–10:00 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 5°3° 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

Oriental 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 12 min less
Golden hour: 5:45–6:36 PM; Morning 7:04–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:36–6:46 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 42% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Oriental. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 24 mi away.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