Chapel Hill, North Carolina Weather
Chapel Hill, 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 Chapel Hill, Madison County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chapel Hill. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chapel Hill is published on the Greeneville Municipal Airport (KGCY) page, 30 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. 4 airfields within reach of Chapel Hill 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 Chapel Hill: Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) 58 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 59 km · Hawkins County Airport (KRVN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KGCY describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chapel Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chapel Hill.
About Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill in Madison County, North Carolina, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the ancient Blue Ridge foothills, where rounded mountains soften into rolling terrain. It lies 14.7 miles south-south-east of Greene, TN (from Greene, TN: bearing 155°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east-north-east of Hot Springs. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine, a constant companion to the emerald green that dominates the view for much of the year. Small farms, their fields a patchwork of corn and pasture, cling to slopes that would challenge a less determined spirit, their fences tracing the contours of the land with a practical, unpretentious beauty. The streams here, born from these hills, run clear and swift, their banks often shaded by a dense canopy of oak and maple, their murmur a low, persistent hum beneath the calls of unseen birds. This corner of Madison County carries the quiet history of generations who worked this land, their lives tied to the soil and the seasons. While agriculture remains a steady presence, the economic pulse of Chapel Hill has diversified over time, embracing small businesses and the creative endeavors of its residents. The presence of a well-regarded educational institution, though modest in scale, imbues the community with a certain intellectual curiosity and a youthful energy that mingles with the more settled rhythm of older families. It’s a place where the past and present coexist, where the traditions of Appalachian life are still visible in the friendly nods exchanged on the street and the communal spirit that surfaces during local events.
Live animated radar for Chapel Hill 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 | Chapel Hill, Madison County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.942883°N, 82.708752°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27516, 28753, 27599 |
| Area Code | 828, 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chapel Hill, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chapel Hill, 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 Chapel Hill includes coordinates 35.942883°N, 82.708752°W, situated in Madison County. ZIP code 27516, 28753, 27599. Telephone area code: 828, 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.
