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This morning’s update has shifted much of the frozen precipitation north and west of our area. Updated forecast details for Beaufort County have been highlighted below.

Cold Temperatures

We will continue to experience cold temperatures through the weekend and for most of next week, with forecasted daytime highs in the low to mid 40s (windchills of upper 30s) and nighttime lows in the 20s (windchills in the upper teens.)

• Monday (1/13), Saturday (1/18) & Sunday (1/19) will be the warmest of our next 10 days.

Snow / Ice / Rain

Precipitation is expected to move through our area as follows:

• 9pm to 11pm Friday Ngt: A mix of snow and ice is expected as our temperatures stay near 32 degrees.
  • Up to ¼ inch of accumulation is possible, especially for the northwest portion of our county. (Clarks Neck and Old Ford communities.)
• 11pm Friday Ngt to 9am Saturday Morning: Primarily rain with forecasted temperatures of 33 / 34 degrees.
  • Most areas are forecasted to receiving about ½ inch of rain.
  • Our heaviest precipitation will be rain between 2am and 5am Saturday morning.

9pm (Fri.) Precipitation Graphic

11pm (Fri.) Precipitation Graphic

4am (Sat.) Precipitation Graphic

 

9am (Sat.) Precipitation Graphic

 

Hourly Temperature (Red) & Windchill (Blue) Graphic

Reminders

We encourage everyone to take the necessary precautions to safely protect you family, homes, and pets from these freezing temperature over the coming days. Recommended precautions include:

• Utilize safe heating practices in your home. (Only use UL approved space heaters. Ensure heaters are at least 3 feet away from furniture and other combustible items. Make sure that you have working smoke alarms. Homes that utilize gas appliances should also have working carbon monoxide alarms as well.)
• Ensure exposed plumbing fixtures are wrapped to prevent freezing and familiarize yourselves with the location of your water shutoffs and / or water meter so that any leaks can quickly be shut off.
• Ensure that outside pets and livestock have adequate shelter to protect them from wind, rain, or frozen precipitation. Also ensure that they continue to have access to water that is not frozen.
• Please avoid driving between 8pm Friday night and 8am Saturday morning as our roadways, especially bridges and overpasses may be treacherous.
• Hazardous road conditions may continue through Saturday night for sections of shaded roadways that do not dry during the day.

 

Please see the below and attached briefing from the National Weather Service for additional details.

We encourage everyone to monitor this developing forecast and plan accordingly. We will continue to pass along information as we receive it.

 

From National Weather Service/Morehead City:

Confidence continues to increase for wintry weather to impact Eastern North Carolina tonight through Saturday morning, especially the farther inland and north and west you live. The latest briefing is attached and this will be the final briefing unless notable changes are made to the forecast. Pay attention to our social media pages and Slack for additional information throughout the event.

 

KEY MESSAGES

– Winter Weather Advisory for the majority of Eastern North Carolina remains in effect 

–  Ice and Snow amounts remain largely unchanged from yesterday’s update. Unless a large change occurs with the storm track, major changes to the snow and ice forecast are not expected. 

– Greatest impacts will likely be in the far northwest portion of the county warning area, which includes Martin, Pitt, Greene, and Lenoir Counties. 

– Cold weather will persist into this weekend.

NWS Morehead City Winter Weather Briefing #5 for January 10-11 2025