WECT is where breaking news and severe weather comes first for New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Bladen and Columbus counties.

WECT is where breaking news and severe weather comes first for New Hanover, Brunswick, Pender, Bladen and Columbus counties.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Apart from a stray passing shower or storm, expect dry skies to support temperatures in the warm 70s and summery 80s through Azalea Festival weekend. A cold front paints more solid rain signals for Monday and Monday night; some thunder and soaking amounts appear possible.

2025年2月18日 · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Wednesday will host a cold rain system with temperatures falling from the 40s to the 30s.

2025年1月16日 · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) -Your First Alert Forecast features ample sunshine and cool 50s through Friday. Saturday could sneak toward or into the 60s despite a period of rainfall. Rain odds will stay near 0% for Thursday and …

2025年1月9日 · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Your First Alert Forecast opens with a sunny but very cold Thursday with temperatures struggling to get past the 30s and wind chill values often pinned in the 10s and 20s. Your First Alert Forecast stays cold but turns cloudy Friday as a low pressure system approaches the Cape Fear Region from the southwest.

2025年2月20日 · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Thursday was a frigid day across southeast NC as the high in Wilmington failed to move above the freezing mark. We saw a record low maximum high of 32 breaking the old record of 33 set in 2015.

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2025年1月7日 · LELAND, N.C. (WECT) - Flooding is the unfortunate reality of living in southeastern North Carolina. Neighbors saw it this past September when a power storm, now known as Possible Tropical Cyclone 8, moved through the area, flooding out Highway 17.

2025年2月25日 · WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include the information from the National Transportation Safety Board and a statement from New Hanover County Fire and EMS. UPDATE : As of March 12, Novant Health says the flight crew is recovering at home and appreciative of the community’s well wishes.