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Updated: 14 hours ago
|By Gabe Ross
Nice start to the work and school week...
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Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 6:34 PM EDT
|By Claire Fry
More clouds will build in Sunday behind a front putting a cap on highs....
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Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By Claire Fry
As a tropical system flounders in the Gulf of Mexico, the Cape Fear Region should get lots of dry time...
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Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 6:01 PM EDT
|By Claire Fry
As a tropical system flounders in the Gulf of Mexico, the Cape Fear Region should get lots of dry time...
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Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 12:14 PM EDT
|By Gannon Medwick
As a tropical system flounders in the Gulf of Mexico, the Cape Fear Region should get lots of dry time...
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Updated: Jun. 2, 2023 at 10:42 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
The WECT First Alert Weather Team takes a look at the 2023 hurricane season.
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Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 8:03 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
The first tropical storm name to be used in the Atlantic Basin this Hurricane Season is Arlene, and there is a medium chance that such a system will develop soon.
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Updated: May. 31, 2023 at 8:21 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Atlantic Hurricane Season starts June 1 and officially runs through November 30.
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Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 7:07 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
The days and weeks that follow Memorial Day can bring big heat but, here in 2023, temperatures seem to be on a slower roll...
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Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 1:13 PM EDT
|By Claire Fry
Showers and gusty storms are possible Sunday; though, conditions are beginning to improve...
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Updated: May. 27, 2023 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By Claire Fry
Your First Alert Weather Team continues to expect a period unsettled weather in the Cape Fear Region for part, but likely not all, of the holiday weekend.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 4:16 PM EDT
|By Zach Solon
More rain is expected for much of southeastern North Carolina this weekend, just one week after nearly 10 inches of rain flooded roads and left cars underwater in parts of Brunswick County.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 6:08 AM EDT
|By Gannon Medwick
Your First Alert Weather Team will continue to monitor a low pressure system - non-tropical at least for now - off the Carolina Coast.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 8:13 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
As an offshore low pressure system develops, rain chances will form and summery temperatures ought to stay at bay.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 8:48 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Sunshine returns for the workweek ahead of Memorial Day weekend...
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 8:18 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Lots of sunshine is likely Saturday ahead of more shower and thunderstorm chances into Sunday...
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 10:28 PM EDT
|By Claire Fry
Sunshine returns Saturday ahead of another front enhancing shower chances.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 11:18 AM EDT
|By Gannon Medwick
A cool, brisk, showery low pressure system will gradually loosen its grip on the Cape Fear Region.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 8:12 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Your First Alert Forecast opens with a brisk, cooler Thursday across the Cape Fear Region... and some rain chances are set to flare back up.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 9:25 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Temperatures will go from slightly above average Wednesday to slightly below average Thursday and Friday. Some rain chances are in the mix, too.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 8:03 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Southerly breezes will infuse muggier air into your First Alert Forecast for Tuesday, but this flow will not immediately fold into higher rain chances.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Claire Fry
A surface front draped across or near the Cape Fear Region argues for rain chances this week, but the pattern in the higher levels of the atmosphere will often act to suppress these chances.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 12:30 PM EDT
|By Gannon Medwick
A surface front draped across or near the Cape Fear Region argues for rain chances this week, but the pattern in the higher levels of the atmosphere will often act to suppress these chances.
Updated: May. 14, 2023 at 6:33 PM EDT
|By Claire Fry
Unsettled weather makes a return early this week...
Updated: May. 13, 2023 at 8:11 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Your Mother's Day weekend forecast is not devoid of rain chances, but there will be a lot of warm and dry time.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 7:59 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Your Mother's Day weekend forecast is not devoid of rain chances, but there will be a lot of warm and dry time.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 12:41 PM EDT
|By Gannon Medwick
Your Mother's Day weekend forecast is not devoid of rain chances, but there will be a lot of warm and dry time.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 5:42 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Temperatures are set to climb back up, perhaps at least toward the levels they were early in the week.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 8:05 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
A cold front has passed and cooler, fresh breezes and clearer, dry skies will grace the Cape Fear Region for a limited time.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 8:04 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Ahead of a cold front, expect another toasty day Tuesday. Cooler changes are likely to follow the front.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 10:30 AM EDT
|By Gabe Ross
Your First Alert Forecast is looking very toasty across the Cape Fear Region right through Tuesday.
Updated: May. 7, 2023 at 8:05 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
More sunshine is likely for Sunday.
Updated: May. 6, 2023 at 11:48 PM EDT
|By Gannon Medwick
More sunshine is likely for Sunday.
Updated: May. 6, 2023 at 3:45 AM EDT
|By Gabe Ross
Weekend rain chances continue to trend lower...
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 11:13 AM EDT
|By Gabe Ross
The WECT News Highway 6 program rolls into Chadbourn for the North Carolina Strawberry Festival with nice weather Friday. Saturday rain chances continue to trend smaller, too.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 7:42 AM EDT
|By Gannon Medwick
Most long-range outlooks for the 2023 Hurricane Season feature near-normal storm activity across the Atlantic Basin.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 7:46 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Your First Alert Forecast opens with a nice Thursday across the Cape Fear Region. Rainier and warmer conditions populate parts of your seven-day forecast.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 7:40 AM EDT
|By Gabe Ross
First Alert Weather's Gabe Ross talks about the best evacuation routes if you must leave your home
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 8:01 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Brisk, and, at times, outright windy weather will redevelop across the Cape Fear Region Wednesday, but the blustery conditions will ease in the coming days.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 12:20 PM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Making sure that your electronic devices are prepared is another key component to ensuring you are prepared for an emergency.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 10:00 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
First Alert Weather’s Eric Davis explains how inland communities often feel the brunt of hurricanes.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 8:48 AM EDT
|By Gabe Ross
A large, cold low pressure system centered over the Great Lakes will continue to bring brisk, cool, crisp, westerly breezes to the Cape Fear Region.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 7:33 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
Meteorologist Claire Fry has all of details on what you need to pack in your preparedness kit and some of the best ways to stay alert.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 6:58 PM EDT
|By Gabe Ross
A page has turned in the calendar and also the forecast. Humidity and showers are done for a while...
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 10:46 AM EDT
|By WECT Staff
First Alert Weather’s Gabe Ross takes a look back at the historic hurricane that is still impacting Southeastern North Carolina today.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2023 at 8:09 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Low pressure will sponsor some gusty showers and isolated severe storms Sunday.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2023 at 11:42 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Low pressure will sponsor some gusty showers and isolated severe storms Sunday.
First Alert Forecast: muggy and at times unsettled this weekend; cooler and mainly dry as May begins
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 8:25 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Showers could mix with a few stray stronger storms through the end of April.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 5:54 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Showers could mix with a few stray stronger storms.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 8:10 PM EDT
|By Eric Davis
Decent chance to tally some more April showers...