National Weather Service Forecast for: New Bern, Craven County Regional Airport NC
Issued by: National Weather Service Morehead City, NC
Updated: 2:22 am EDT Aug 20, 2026
 
Today

Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunny then
Slight Chance
T-storms
 Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Partly Cloudy

 Friday

Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 106. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Mostly Sunny
then T-storms
Likely
 Friday
Night
Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Showers
Likely
 Saturday

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 89. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Chance
T-storms then
T-storms
 Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Showers then
Chance
Showers
 Sunday

Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
 Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
 Monday

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms
Hi 94 °F Lo 76 °F Hi 92 °F Lo 75 °F Hi 89 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 89 °F Lo 73 °F Hi 87 °F

Hazardous Weather Outlook
Heat Advisory
 

Today
 
 A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 94. Heat index values as high as 106. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
 
 Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 4pm and 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 106. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
 
 Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 89. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
 
 Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 2am. Low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday
 
 A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for New Bern, Craven County Regional Airport NC.