Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 13 h 13 min
When
Until 10 AM EDT Sunday.
Where
Coastal Brunswick County.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Wilmington NC
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
One to two feet of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Impacts
Low-lying roads and locations along the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent tidal creeks may observe minor coastal flooding. Check with local officials for any road closures or impacts.
Additional details
Affected areas listed are based on average tide conditions. Additional locations may experience flooding during periods of heavy rainfall, high winds, or other factors.
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: Coastal Brunswick
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Observed 8:15 PM EDT at KSUT

Southport, NC weather

Mostly clear and 66°19°, gusts to 37 mph60 km/h tomorrow.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Mostly clear

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 30 mph48 km/h around 9 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 38Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 30.35 inHg1028 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 37 mph60 km/h until tomorrow night 1 AM
Low 60°16° tonight at 2 AM
High 72°22° tomorrow at 2 PM

TonightDown to 60°16° by 2 AM · gusts to 30 mph48 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 71°22° · gusts to 37 mph60 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · gusts to 35 mph56 km/h · Clear
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · 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 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	71%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	74%	12%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	78%	24%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h	80%	58%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	83%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	85%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	87%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	87%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	88%	46%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	10%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	88%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	88%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	60°16°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	88%	7%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	5%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	86%	6%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	5%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	84%	9%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	66°19°	5%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	79%	9%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	74%	11%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	70%	12%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 36 mph57 km/h	68%	12%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 37 mph59 km/h	66%	9%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	64%	6%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 37 mph60 km/h	64%	10%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 36 mph57 km/h	65%	8%	2
Sun 6p	Clear	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 35 mph56 km/h	68%	8%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	79%	7%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h	84%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	85%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	87%	6%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	89%	4%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	92%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	94%	3%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	95%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	97%	11%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	100%	16%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	100%	17%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	99%	21%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	100%	25%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	94%	12%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	83%	9%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	72%	7%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	66%	5%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	62%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	59%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	56%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	0%	2
Mon 6p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	0%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	0%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 56°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  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 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
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°–65°18°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 63°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 67°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 67°19°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–79°26°
Low, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 58°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 52°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–76°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ILM) (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

Cape Fear River at Wilmington (IN MLLW)

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft

Forecast peak 6.4 ft Mon 10 AM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 7:06 PM · NWS gauge page

Cape Fear River at Southport

1.2 mi

Level: 3.2 ft

Reading from Sat 7:20 PM · NWS gauge page

Montgomery Slough at EF Middleton Blvd

8.8 mi

Level: 2.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:40 PM · NWS gauge page

Atlantic Coast at Myrtle Grove Sound at Carolina Beach (Canal Drive)

10 mi

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 7:10 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:43 PM; Morning 7:08–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:43–6:52 PM; Morning 6:59–7:08 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8:47–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:40 AM · rises 5:22 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Southport. 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