Cape Colony, North Carolina Weather
Cape Colony, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Cape Colony, Chowan County.
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About Cape Colony, North Carolina
Cape Colony, a quiet dominion along the Chowan River, unfolds as a landscape of subtle, rich earth. It lies 49.0 miles south of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south-south-east of Edenton. The land here is low-lying, a place where the sky feels vast and often painted with the watery hues of approaching weather. Ancient cypress trees, their knees like gnarled knuckles rising from the marshy fringes, stand sentinel over the slow-moving waters, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways like spectral lace in the humid air. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their verdant expanse punctuated by the occasional stately oak, its limbs broad and heavy with age. The air itself carries the scent of damp soil and distant pine, a fragrance that clings to everything. The history of Cape Colony is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this fertile region, a legacy built on the cultivation of tobacco and cotton that once fueled a different era. The Chowan River, a vital artery for centuries, continues to shape the local economy, providing not only a pathway for commerce but also a haven for fishing and a serene backdrop to the lives lived here. Though the grand plantations of the past have largely receded, the spirit of hard work and connection to the land persists. Evidence of this enduring character can be seen in the modest, well-kept farmhouses and the quiet hum of activity that defines daily life in Cape Colony, a place where time seems to flow with the river's gentle current.
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| Location | Cape Colony, Chowan County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.019606°N, 76.581609°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27932 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cape Colony, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cape Colony, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Colony includes coordinates 36.019606°N, 76.581609°W, situated in Chowan County. ZIP code 27932. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
