Weather in Morehead City

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 5:57 pm (EDT)

Now · overcast 68 °F

Feels like: 67 °F
Low / high: 61 / 76 °F
Rain: 8%
Wind: 12 mph NE

→ 30.25 inHg · steady

Today in Morehead City: light drizzle, 61 °F to 76 °F, with a 8% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the northeast (12 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 63 °F to 73 °F and a 4% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 76 °F. Next likely rain: Monday 2 (31%).

Measured now at the airport

KMRH (KMRH), 4.0 mi away · 1 h 2 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature70 °F

Wind14 mph from the north-northeast

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

76° 61°
Today
73° 63°
Thu 29
72° 60°
Fri 30
67° 60°
Sat 31
70° 61°
Sun 1
70° 64°
Mon 2
72° 64°
Tue 3
72° 65°
Wed 4
71° 65°
Thu 5
69° 62°
Fri 6
67° 57°
Sat 7
65° 54°
Sun 8
67° 53°
Mon 9
70° 53°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Light drizzle	61 / 76 °F	8%	15 mph NNE	3.3 ft	10:09 am · 10:27 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	63 / 73 °F	4%	14 mph NE	3.3 ft	11:01 am · 11:20 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	60 / 72 °F	1%	8 mph NE	3.0 ft	11:58 am	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	60 / 67 °F	0%	17 mph NE	2.4 ft	12:19 am · 12:59 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	61 / 70 °F	6%	16 mph NE	2.2 ft	1:26 am · 1:05 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	64 / 70 °F	31% · 0.58 in	16 mph ENE	2.4 ft	1:39 am · 2:13 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Mainly clear	64 / 72 °F	23% · 0.16 in	18 mph ENE	3.0 ft	2:50 am · 3:17 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Mainly clear	65 / 72 °F	27% · 0.06 in	15 mph NE	3.0 ft	3:54 am · 4:16 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	65 / 71 °F	33% · 0.84 in	15 mph ESE	5.4 ft	4:49 am · 5:09 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Light drizzle	62 / 69 °F	22% · 0.21 in	11 mph WSW	6.8 ft	5:38 am · 5:57 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Drizzle	57 / 67 °F	10% · 0.06 in	12 mph NNW	4.4 ft	6:23 am · 6:41 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light rain	54 / 65 °F	10% · 0.54 in	17 mph NNE	6.0 ft	7:04 am · 7:22 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Light rain	53 / 67 °F	11% · 0.19 in	15 mph N	5.2 ft	7:43 am · 8:01 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Mainly clear	53 / 70 °F	12%	11 mph NNE	4.3 ft	8:21 am · 8:39 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 12:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Overcast
Temperature	61°	62°	63°	65°	74°	76°	68°	64°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	2%	3%	1%	1%	4%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	9 NNE	10 NNE	9 NNE	10 NNE	13 NE	14 NE	12 NE	10 NE
Humidity	91%	92%	94%	88%	71%	66%	75%	94%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain today: take it with some caution.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	73°	72°	76°	68°	71°	73°	74°
AIFS	71°	72°	73°	67°	67°	69°	71°
GFS	73°	76°	77°	70°	71°	69°	68°
ICON	72°	74°	76°	69°	72°	71°	69°
HRRR	76°	76°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	70°	72°	72°	67°	70°	70°	72°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0.05 in	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0.05 in	0	0	0	0	0	0.01 in
GFS	0.00 in	0	0	0	0	0.19 in	1.83 in
ICON	0.01 in	0	0	0	0	0.07 in	2.59 in
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0.01 in	0	0	0	0	0.58 in	0.15 in
Confidence	medium	high	high	high	high	low	low

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1427	1122	815	1223	1028	1026	1329
AIFS	15	13	9	15	14	14	16
GFS	1325	1021	716	1524	1221	1629	1934
ICON	1123	1122	715	1124	1021	1020	1531
HRRR	1525	1121	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1724	1419	812	1723	1622	1624	1826
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	39%	0%	0%	0%	2%	6%	12%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	29%	0%	0%	0%	14%	59%	33%
NBM (NOAA)	8%	4%	1%	0%	6%	31%	23%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	1%	4%	0%	2%	4%	6%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, a bit wetter and a slightly cooler sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +4.7 °F	Above +53%	A bit below −1.4 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit below −0.9 °F	Normal	A bit below −0.5 °F	64° / 57°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	A bit below −0.7 °F	63° / 58°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +0.9 °F	A bit above +46%	Normal −0.2 °F	62° / 56°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.7 °F	Above +77%	Normal −0.2 °F	60° / 55°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.6 °F	Above +61%	—
December	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +45%	—
January	A bit above +0.9 °F	Above +61%	—
February	Normal +0.4 °F	Above +59%	—
March	Normal +0.7 °F	A bit above +38%	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Morehead City climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Morehead City is from April to May and in October: highs of 72 °F to 79 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 32 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Morehead City, one or two a year; 15 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Ophelia, in September 2023.

55° 37°

JanJ
58° 38°

FebF
64° 44°

MarM
72° 52°

AprA
79° 61°

MayM
85° 69°

JunJ
88° 73°

JulJ
87° 71°

AugA
83° 67°

SepS
75° 56°

OctO
67° 46°

NovN
58° 40°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	55°	37°	4.57 in	9	4.8	61°	3.1 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	58°	38°	4.01 in	8	4.9	59°	3.3 ft	–
MarchMar	64°	44°	3.87 in	9	6.3	61°	3.2 ft	–
AprilApr	72°	52°	3.28 in	8	7.2	64°	3.3 ft	–
MayMay	79°	61°	4.69 in	10	8.1	70°	2.9 ft	2
JuneJun	85°	69°	5.60 in	13	7.8	77°	2.7 ft	2
JulyJul	88°	73°	6.47 in	16	7.7	81°	2.8 ft	4
AugustAug	87°	71°	7.75 in	16	7.0	82°	2.6 ft	7
SeptemberSep	83°	67°	8.03 in	12	5.7	80°	3.1 ft	13
OctoberOct	75°	56°	4.88 in	7	5.8	74°	3.0 ft	3
NovemberNov	67°	46°	5.02 in	7	5.2	68°	3.1 ft	1
DecemberDec	58°	40°	4.37 in	8	4.5	64°	3.1 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	61°	3.1 ft	–
Feb	59°	3.3 ft	–
Mar	61°	3.2 ft	–
Apr	64°	3.3 ft	–
May	70°	2.9 ft	2
Jun	77°	2.7 ft	2
Jul	81°	2.8 ft	4
Aug	82°	2.6 ft	7
Sep	80°	3.1 ft	13
Oct	74°	3.0 ft	3
Nov	68°	3.1 ft	1
Dec	64°	3.1 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 62.54 in of rain on about 123 days and about 2,300 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now68 °Ffeels like 67 °F

Tomorrow63 / 73 °F

It's 68 °F now (feels like 67 °F). Today, 61 °F to 76 °F; tomorrow, 63 °F to 73 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 8%
Thu 29 4%
Fri 30 1%
Sat 31 0%
Sun 1 6%
Mon 2 31% 0.58 in
Tue 3 23% 0.16 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 8%. The next day with likely rain is Monday 2: 31% and 0.58 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity75%

Dew point60 °F

Humidity is 75% now and the dew point is 60 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now12 migood

Clouds93%

Visibility is good now (12 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 4 · Fri 30: 5 · Sat 31: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.1030.2030.30 30.11

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.11 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 40

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Tue 27	Partly cloudy	50 / 73 °F	9 mph NNE
Mon 26	Clear sky	55 / 71 °F	13 mph NNE
Sun 25	Partly cloudy	59 / 71 °F	19 mph NNE
Sat 24	Mainly clear	59 / 72 °F	16 mph NE
Fri 23	Overcast	50 / 72 °F	14 mph NNE
Thu 22	Clear sky	47 / 70 °F	9 mph NNW
Wed 21	Clear sky	55 / 71 °F	13 mph N

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	52 / 73 °F	0	15 mph N
Mon 19	Overcast	55 / 68 °F	0	20 mph N
Sun 18	Overcast	52 / 68 °F	0	22 mph N
Sat 17	Light rain	52 / 77 °F	0.63 in	23 mph NNW
Fri 16	Clear sky	72 / 80 °F	0	16 mph SSW
Thu 15	Overcast	69 / 84 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Wed 14	Clear sky	69 / 82 °F	0	10 mph SW
Tue 13	Mainly clear	64 / 79 °F	0	8 mph S
Mon 12	Partly cloudy	66 / 82 °F	0	16 mph WNW
Sun 11	Thunderstorm	73 / 78 °F	1.07 in	20 mph S
Sat 10	Rain	70 / 79 °F	1.45 in	20 mph E
Fri 9	Overcast	64 / 79 °F	0	10 mph NNE
Thu 8	Overcast	61 / 78 °F	0	5 mph W
Wed 7	Overcast	59 / 77 °F	0	9 mph NNE
Tue 6	Overcast	62 / 75 °F	0	13 mph NE
Mon 5	Light rain	65 / 71 °F	0.53 in	9 mph N
Sun 4	Light showers	68 / 79 °F	0.85 in	11 mph W
Sat 3	Showers	72 / 82 °F	1.20 in	9 mph W
Fri 2	Light drizzle	72 / 83 °F	0.02 in	10 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	65 / 82 °F	0	8 mph SE
Wed 30	Partly cloudy	66 / 82 °F	0	9 mph E
Tue 29	Overcast	64 / 81 °F	0	8 mph ESE
Mon 28	Partly cloudy	63 / 79 °F	0	8 mph ESE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Morehead CityQuestions

What's the weather like today in Morehead City?

Light drizzle, from 61 °F to 76 °F, with a gentle breeze from the northeast (12 mph) and a 8% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Morehead City?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 4% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 60 °F and a high of 76 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.25 inHg and steady: +0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Morehead City?

The best time to visit Morehead City is from April to May and in October: highs of 72 °F to 79 °F, about 9 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Morehead City in October?

In October, Morehead City normally sees highs of 75 °F and lows of 56 °F, with about 7 rainy days (4.88 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 74 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Morehead City?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 88 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 37 °F. The wettest is September (8.03 in) and the driest, April.

When is hurricane season in Morehead City?

Hurricane season: from July to September, peaking in September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 32 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Morehead City, one or two a year; 15 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Ophelia, in September 2023.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 2.3 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 5:57 pm (local time).

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