Cape Fear, North Carolina Weather
Cape Fear, 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 Fear, Harnett County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cape Fear. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cape Fear is published on the Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (KHRJ) page, 9 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 Fear 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 Fear: Raleigh Executive Jetport (KTTA) 31 km · Pope Field (KPOB) 34 km · Simmons Army Air Field (KFBG) 34 km · Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX) 40 km · Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (KFAY) 49 km
Conditions reported at KHRJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cape Fear specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cape Fear.
About Cape Fear, North Carolina
Cape Fear breathes the humid, sweet air of the North Carolina coastal plain, a place where the land exhales mist and the sky often hangs low, a wash of pale blue or bruised grey. It lies 11.0 miles south of Fuquay Varina, NC (from Fuquay Varina, NC: bearing 184°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south-west of Angier. Here, the terrain is a study in gentle slopes, the earth a rich, dark loam that cradles stands of loblolly pine and the occasional ancient oak, their branches draped with Spanish moss like weathered lace. Water, ever present, finds its way through sluggish creeks and meandering swamps, their surfaces reflecting the dense canopy above, a verdant, breathing world where the buzz of unseen insects forms a constant, low hum. The very light seems to have a texture, softening at dusk into a diffuse glow that paints the pines in shades of amber and rose. The history of Cape Fear is inextricably linked to the waters that define it, a legacy of trade and resilience. For generations, the fertile lands supported a robust agricultural economy, cotton and tobacco once the dominant crops, their harvest a rhythm that shaped the lives of those who lived here. While farming remains a vital thread, the character of Cape Fear has evolved, its economic pulse now also finding strength in the quiet hum of small industries and the steady presence of a community that values its connection to the land. The stories of those who have navigated these waterways, from early settlers to modern-day fishermen, are whispered on the breeze, a subtle, enduring narrative woven into the fabric of this place.
Live animated radar for Cape Fear 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 Fear, Harnett County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.42516°N, 78.814741°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27546, 28412 |
| Area Code | 919, 984, 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cape Fear, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cape Fear, 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 Fear includes coordinates 35.425160°N, 78.814741°W, situated in Harnett County. ZIP code 27546, 28412. Telephone area code: 919, 984, 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.
