Bladenboro, 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 Bladenboro, Bladen County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bladenboro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bladenboro is published on the Bladenboro Airport (K3W6) page, 1 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 Bladenboro 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 Bladenboro: Curtis L Brown Jr Field (KEYF) 20 km · Lumberton Regional Airport (KLBT) 26 km · Columbus County Municipal Airport (KCPC) 30 km · Green Sea Airport (KS79) 45 km · Twin City Airport (K5J9) 51 km
Conditions reported at K3W6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bladenboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bladenboro.
Bladenboro breathes with the quiet exhalations of the southeastern coastal plain, a landscape where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine needles and damp earth. It lies 35.9 miles south of Fayetteville, NC (from Fayetteville, NC: bearing 172°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-north-west of Clarkton. The terrain here rolls with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, punctuated by stands of towering Loblolly pines and the occasional, sun-drenched clearing. Waterways, like the dark, serpentine Black River not far to the east, thread through the verdant tapestry, their slow currents reflecting the immense, often cloud-streaked sky. In the late afternoon, the light softens, casting long, honeyed shadows that stretch and deepen across the fields and along the unpaved shoulders of country roads, imbuing the very stillness with a palpable, golden weight. The heart of Bladenboro beats with the enduring pulse of agriculture and the echoes of a resourceful past. For generations, the fertile soil has yielded its bounty, with tobacco and cotton once reigning supreme, their legacies still whispered in the weathered barns and the communal memory. Today, while the landscape continues to be shaped by the cultivation of timber and a diversified array of crops, the spirit of the early settlers, who navigated these piney woods and alluvial flats, remains a quiet, persistent current. The local economy, though it has evolved, still draws strength from the land, and a distinct, unhurried rhythm defines daily life, a testament to the enduring connection between the people of Bladenboro and the land they call home.
Live animated radar for Bladenboro 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.
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| Location | Bladenboro, Bladen County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.53878°N, 78.787521°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28320 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bladenboro, 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 Bladenboro includes coordinates 34.538780°N, 78.787521°W, situated in Bladen County. ZIP code 28320. Telephone area code: 704, 980. 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.