Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains
A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM (AMZ156) Issued by: National Weather Service Morehead City, NC Last Update: 635 AM EDT Sun May 10 2026 | |
Today: NW winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E early this afternoon, then becoming S late. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, diminishing to flat early this afternoon, then increasing to light chop late. A slight chance of showers and tstms early this morning. Patchy fog this morning with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Tonight: SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Mon: W winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 3 ft at 11 seconds and SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop, increasing to rough in the afternoon. A chance of showers and tstms in the afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 nm. Mon Night: NE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NE 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough. Showers likely with a chance of tstms in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Vsby 1 to 3 nm. Tue: NE winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: NE 5 ft at 7 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers rough, diminishing to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. Tue Night: E winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Wave detail: E 4 ft at 9 seconds and E 1 ft at 5 seconds. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Wed: SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Wed Night: S winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers a moderate chop. Showers likely after midnight. Thu: W winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. Thu Night: N winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Adjacent sounds and rivers light chop. A chance of showers in the evening. winds and seas higher in and near tstms. | |
| Zone Forecast: S of Ocracoke Inlet NC to Cape Lookout NC out to 20 NM (AMZ156) | |
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