Butner, North Carolina Weather
Butner, 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 Butner, Granville County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Butner. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Butner is published on the Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (KTDF) page, 27 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. 5 airfields within reach of Butner 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 Butner: Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU) 28 km · Henderson Oxford Airport (KHNZ) 33 km · Triangle North Executive Airport (KLHZ) 40 km · Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63) 54 km
Conditions reported at KTDF describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Butner specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Butner.
About Butner, North Carolina
Butner rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where pine forests stand sentinel over fields of goldenrod and sumac, their branches catching the late afternoon sun in a warm, honeyed glow. It lies 12.4 miles north-east of Durham, NC (from Durham, NC: bearing 40°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west of Creedmoor. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the faint, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle, a fragrance that clings to the humid atmosphere. Creeks, like the meandering Flat Creek, carve shallow paths through the land, their slow currents reflecting the wide, pale blue sky that stretches across this part of Granville County. The horizon is a soft, hazy line, blurring the transition from cultivated fields to the dense green of wooded areas, a quiet testament to the enduring agricultural spirit of the region. The history of Butner is intimately tied to its origins as a federal veterans' hospital, a legacy that still whispers through the quiet streets and the enduring sense of community. The land, once shaped by the needs of those seeking respite and recovery, now supports a local economy that balances its roots in agriculture with a growing presence in light industry and services. While the grand, imposing buildings of the former hospital stand as historical markers, the true character of Butner is found in its friendly faces and the unhurried pace of everyday life, where neighbors still greet each other with a nod and a smile. The presence of nearby Falls Lake offers a natural counterpoint to the town's more structured past, providing opportunities for recreation and a refreshing embrace of the outdoors.
Live animated radar for Butner 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 | Butner, Granville County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.132089°N, 78.756671°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27509, 27522 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Butner, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Butner, 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 Butner includes coordinates 36.132089°N, 78.756671°W, situated in Granville County. ZIP code 27509, 27522. 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.
