Sunday was windy, cold and moody off Kill Devil Hills. Like many of us right now? But tomorrow’s another day. [Kari Pugh photo]
The weather over the first weekend of spring on the Outer Banks has been cold, windy and wet. And it looks like more of that is on the way before we warm-up to close out the last full week of March.
Sunny skies, breezy winds and high temperatures around 80, and even into the mid 80s farther inland, on Thursday and Friday to close out winter and usher in spring.
The pattern then shifted with gusty onshore winds creating an angry ocean to go with sporadic rain showers through much of the day on Saturday and Sunday, along with temperatures in the mid 50s.
Seas of 6-to-8 feet, with sustained east winds of 15 to 20 mph and gusts of up to 30 knots, were reported on Sunday. Thankfully, there have been no reports of overwash at the usual troublespots on Hatteras Island.
Forecasters at the National Weather Service office at Newport/Morehead City say low pressure that has been developing along the coast through the day on Sunday will eventually lift north across eastern North Carolina.
But the unsettled weather is expected through mid-week as a series of fronts and low pressure areas cross the region, followed by unseasonably warm conditions expected this coming weekend.
National Weather Service forecast for Nags Head, as of Sunday at 8 p.m.:
Sunday Night
Showers, mainly after midnight. Low around 51. Breezy, with an east wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Showers, mainly before 10am. High near 64. East wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A chance of showers before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
A slight chance of showers after 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Showers, mainly after 9pm. Low around 51. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Showers. High near 68. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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