Carrboro, North Carolina Weather
Carrboro, 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 for Carrboro, Orange County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Carrboro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Carrboro is published on the Raleigh Executive Jetport (KTTA) page, 36 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 Carrboro 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 Carrboro: Siler City Municipal Airport (KSCR) 45 km · Causey Airport (K2A5) 49 km
Conditions reported at KTTA describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Carrboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Carrboro, North Carolina
Carrboro hums with a low, resonant energy, a place where the rolling Piedmont hills gently cradle human endeavors. It lies 1.1 miles west of Chapel Hill, NC (from Chapel Hill, NC: bearing 259°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-north-east of Briar Chapel. The landscape here is a subtle interplay of open fields, a patchwork of greens and browns that catch the afternoon sun, and the denser, shadowed embrace of hardwood forests that climb the inclines. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a constant reminder of the land's enduring presence. The streets themselves, though paved and busy, seem to follow the contours of the terrain, a natural ebb and flow that lends Carrboro a sense of organic growth rather than imposed order. This is a locality with a distinct economic and cultural pulse, historically tied to its agricultural roots and the nearby university that has long fueled its intellectual and artistic spirit. The old mill buildings, ghosts of a manufacturing past, now house independent shops and eateries, their brickwork softened by decades of sun and wind. A vibrant farmers market, a weekly gathering point under the open sky, showcases the bounty of the surrounding farms, a testament to the region's ongoing agricultural heritage. Music spills from open doorways, a casual soundtrack to the day, and the distinct independence of Carrboro’s character is palpable in its people, a blend of academic curiosity and down-to-earth practicality.
Live animated radar for Carrboro 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 | Carrboro, Orange County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.910144°N, 79.07529°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27510, 27516 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Carrboro, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Carrboro, 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 Carrboro includes coordinates 35.910144°N, 79.075290°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 27510, 27516. 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.
