Buies Creek, 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 Buies Creek, Harnett County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Buies Creek. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Buies Creek is published on the Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (KHRJ) page, 4 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 Buies Creek 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 Buies Creek: Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX) 34 km · Simmons Army Air Field (KFBG) 36 km · Pope Field (KPOB) 37 km · Raleigh Executive Jetport (KTTA) 38 km · Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (KFAY) 49 km
Conditions reported at KHRJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buies Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buies Creek.
Buies Creek rests in a gentle hollow, where the flatlands of Harnett County begin to soften into a subtle, rolling terrain. It lies 12.4 miles south-south-east of Fuquay Varina, NC (from Fuquay Varina, NC: bearing 163°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south of Angier. The air here, especially in the late afternoons, carries a distinct sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the distant hum of cicadas that seems to seep into everything. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their greens and golds catching the light in broad, sweeping strokes, bordered by stands of pine and oak that whisper secrets with every breeze. The landscape is one of quiet expansiveness, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon promises more of the same peaceful, verdant expanse. The story of Buies Creek is deeply intertwined with the founding of Campbell University, an institution that has long shaped its identity and economic pulse. Before the university’s presence, the area was primarily agricultural, its fortunes tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, the red clay soil yielding its bounty for generations. The Tar River, a vital artery for the region, flows not far from Buies Creek, its waters having witnessed the passage of time and the slow evolution of this corner of North Carolina. Today, the university’s influence is palpable, its students and faculty contributing a vibrant, youthful energy that coexists with the enduring, agricultural roots of Buies Creek, creating a unique character that is both rooted in tradition and looking towards the future.
Live animated radar for Buies Creek 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 | Buies Creek, Harnett County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.413217°N, 78.735573°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27546, 27506 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buies Creek, 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 Buies Creek includes coordinates 35.413217°N, 78.735573°W, situated in Harnett County. ZIP code 27546, 27506. 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.