Bahama, North Carolina Weather
Bahama, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Bahama, Durham County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bahama. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bahama is published on the Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (KTDF) page, 16 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Bahama have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Bahama: Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU) 33 km · Henderson Oxford Airport (KHNZ) 38 km · Triangle North Executive Airport (KLHZ) 52 km · Burlington Alamance Regional Airport (KBUY) 55 km · Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63) 56 km
Conditions reported at KTDF describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bahama specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bahama.
About Bahama, North Carolina
Bahama unfolds as a gentle swell of North Carolina Piedmont, where the land breathes in broad, undemanding strokes. It lies 11.9 miles north of Durham, NC (from Durham, NC: bearing 6°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-north-west of Butner. Rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation and the slow sweep of seasons, give way to stands of oak and pine, their branches reaching towards a sky that often hangs a pale, luminous blue, especially in the late afternoon. Creeks, like the shallow, meandering Flat River, trace silver lines through the landscape, their banks often fringed with the dense, green whisper of river cane. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a spring shower, the dry sweetness of sun-baked fields in summer, and the crisp, woodsmoke tang of autumn. Life in Bahama moves with a quiet deliberation, a steady pulse that feels both grounded and enduring. The history of Bahama is deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit of Durham County, its economy once rooted in the fertile soil that sustained tobacco and cotton. Though the landscape has shifted and diversified, echoes of that agrarian past remain, a subtle hum beneath the surface of its present. The land itself tells stories of generations who worked it, their endeavors shaping the very contours of the terrain. While no grand monuments mark its founding, the character of Bahama is etched in the sturdy farmhouses, the weathered barns that stand sentinel against the sky, and the close-knit network of residents who have long called this place home. Its distinctive charm lies not in ostentatious displays, but in the quiet dignity of a community that has found its enduring rhythm.
Live animated radar for Bahama and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Bahama, Durham County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.165976°N, 78.876674°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27503 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bahama, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bahama, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bahama includes coordinates 36.165976°N, 78.876674°W, situated in Durham County. ZIP code 27503. Telephone area code: 919, 984. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
