Cape Carteret, North Carolina Weather
Cape Carteret, 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 Cape Carteret, Carteret County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cape Carteret. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cape Carteret is published on the Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue (KNJM) page, 3 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 Cape Carteret 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 Cape Carteret: Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/ (KNKT) 29 km · MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field (KNCA) 34 km · Michael J. Smith Field (KMRH) 37 km · Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (KEWN) 42 km · Albert J Ellis Airport (KOAJ) 52 km
Conditions reported at KNJM describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cape Carteret specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cape Carteret.
About Cape Carteret, North Carolina
Cape Carteret unfurls along the eastern edge of the Crystal Coast, a landscape where the salty breath of the Atlantic mingles with the languid pulse of coastal North Carolina. It lies 21.3 miles east-south-east of Jacksonville, NC (from Jacksonville, NC: bearing 102°T), and is situated 3.2 miles east of Swansboro. Here, the terrain is a low-lying embrace of marsh grass and scrub pine, the very air thick with the scent of brine and the distant cry of gulls. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, paints the shallow waters of the Intracoastal Waterway in shifting shades of emerald and pearl, a liquid ribbon that defines the edges of this watery domain. Boats, their hulls bleached by relentless sun and spray, bob gently at their moorings, silent sentinels against the ever-present tide. The character of Cape Carteret is one of quiet persistence, a place that yields its secrets slowly, revealed in the whisper of wind through sea oats and the persistent hum of cicadas in the summer heat. The history of Cape Carteret is intrinsically tied to the bounty of its waters, a legacy etched not in grand monuments but in the weathered docks and the enduring traditions of fishing and oystering that still form the backbone of its economy. Generations have learned to read the tides and the skies, their livelihoods shaped by the ebb and flow of the Bogue Sound. This is a place where the past is not a distant memory but a living presence, felt in the creak of wooden pilings and the stories shared over steaming bowls of chowder. While modern conveniences have arrived, the essential rhythm of life in Cape Carteret remains tied to the sea, a constant reminder of its enduring connection to the natural world, a connection that gives this coastal enclave its distinct, unhurried soul.
Live animated radar for Cape Carteret 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 | Cape Carteret, Carteret County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.691551°N, 77.063003°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28584 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cape Carteret, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cape Carteret, 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 Cape Carteret includes coordinates 34.691551°N, 77.063003°W, situated in Carteret County. ZIP code 28584. Telephone area code: 910. 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.
