Waccamaw River at Longs
4.8 mi- Level
- 1.0 ft
- Flow
- 28 cfs
Forecast peak 1.0 ft Sun 2 AM
Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Starts in 5 h 13 min
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Wilmington NC
What
For the Coastal Flood Advisory, one to two feet of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. For the Beach Hazards Statement, Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents.
Impacts
Vulnerable causeways to and from local beaches will experience minor coastal flooding. Low-lying roads and locations along the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent tidal creeks will observe minor coastal flooding. Some roads may become impassable. Check with local officials for the latest information regarding coastal flood impacts and closures. Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore.
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.
Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.
Areas: Coastal Horry
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Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Wilmington NC
What
For the Coastal Flood Advisory, one to two feet of inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. For the Beach Hazards Statement, Strong north to south longshore current. There is also a Moderate Risk of rip currents.
Impacts
Vulnerable causeways to and from local beaches will experience minor coastal flooding. Low-lying roads and locations along the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent tidal creeks will observe minor coastal flooding. Some roads may become impassable. Check with local officials for the latest information regarding coastal flood impacts and closures. Longshore currents can sweep swimmers and surfers into rip currents, piers, jetties, and other hazardous areas. It may sweep swimmers off their feet, making it difficult to return to shore.
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.
Caution should be used when in or near the water. Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.
Areas: Coastal Horry
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)Observed 12:35 AM EDT at KCRE
Mostly cloudy and 61°16°.
Today: low 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°), high 75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°).
Now 61°16°
Mostly cloudy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 83% | 14% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 85% | 36% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Partly cloudy | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 87% | 54% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Partly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 88% | 28% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 89% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 91% | 13% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h | 92% | 13% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly sunny | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 93% | 22% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Partly sunny | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 92% | 38% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Partly sunny | 59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 89% | 61% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 83% | 63% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 78% | 38% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h | 69% | 24% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Partly sunny | 73°23° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 65% | 36% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 62% | 23% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Partly sunny | 74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h | 61% | 19% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 61% | 18% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 61% | 16% | 2 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 64% | 12% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 76% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 83% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 86% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 90% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 93% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 95% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h | 95% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 97% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 53°12° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 98% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 100% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 51°11° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 100% | 13% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 48°9° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 100% | 15% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Sunny | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 48°9° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 99% | 16% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°) | 47°8° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 100% | 16% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Sunny | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 98% | 12% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 88% | 6% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 75% | 1% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Sunny | 68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 66% | 2% | 5 |
| Mon 1p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 60% | 1% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 56% | 4% | 5 |
| Mon 3p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 53% | 3% | 5 |
| Mon 4p | Sunny | 74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 74°23° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 52% | 2% | 3 |
| Mon 5p | Sunny | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 54% | 0% | 2 |
| Mon 6p | Clear | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 60% | 4% | 1 |
| Mon 7p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 70% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 8p | Clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 80% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 9p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 87% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 10p | Clear | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 92% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 11p | Clear | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 53°12° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 94% | 4% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 75°, low 55°.
Dry, high 74°, low 46°.
Dry, high 75°, low 52°.
Mostly dry, highs 76–79°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ILM) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Forecast peak 1.0 ft Sun 2 AM
Reading from Sat 11 PM · NWS gauge page
Forecast peak 1.7 ft Sun 2 AM
Reading from Sat 11:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 11:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sun 12:05 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 72% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Dry air outside (dew point 54°F).
Today, 10:00 AM–9:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.
On average 7°4° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
Little River weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 6:28 PM.
Mostly clear 4–7:02 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Waxing gibbous
99% lit · growing