Carolina Shores, North Carolina Weather
Carolina Shores, 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 Carolina Shores, Perquimans County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Carolina Shores. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Carolina Shores is published on the Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station (KECG) page, 18 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. 3 airfields within reach of Carolina Shores 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 Carolina Shores: Northeastern Regional Airport (KEDE) 30 km · Currituck County Regional Airport (KONX) 38 km
Conditions reported at KECG describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carolina Shores specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Carolina Shores.
About Carolina Shores, North Carolina
Carolina Shores unfolds along the Albemarle Sound, a place where the land breathes with the slow, deliberate rhythm of the coast. It lies 47.1 miles south-south-east of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 156°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of Holiday Island. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, low-lying and yielding, its character shaped by the constant negotiation between water and earth. Vast expanses of marsh grass, their feathery fronds shimmering with the damp air, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the dark, sinuous veins of tidal creeks. The sky above is an immense canvas, often a pale, washed-out blue that deepens to a bruised violet at dusk, its light catching the glint of unseen fish in the shallow waters. The air itself carries a faint, briny perfume, a constant reminder of the proximity of the great sound, and the silences here are not empty but filled with the rustle of reeds and the distant cry of gulls. The history of Carolina Shores is a story deeply intertwined with the cultivation of the land and the bounty of its waters. For generations, the economy has been anchored by farming, the rich, dark soil yielding crops that have sustained families and shaped the local character. Fishing, too, has always been a vital thread, with the Albemarle Sound providing a living through its abundant catches. While grand estates are few, the legacy of early settlers is evident in the enduring sense of community and the quiet pride in the region’s agricultural heritage. The landscape, though seemingly untamed, bears the marks of human endeavor, from the weathered barns that dot the fields to the sturdy docks that jut out into the sound, each a silent testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called Carolina Shores home.
Live animated radar for Carolina Shores 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 | Carolina Shores, Perquimans County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.104327°N, 76.242711°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27944, 28467 |
| Area Code | 919, 984, 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carolina Shores, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carolina Shores, 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 Carolina Shores includes coordinates 36.104327°N, 76.242711°W, situated in Perquimans County. ZIP code 27944, 28467. 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.
