Chapel Hill, North Carolina Weather
Chapel Hill, 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 for Chapel Hill, Orange County.
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About Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill rises from the rolling Piedmont terrain, a place where the humid air, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, seems to hum with a perpetual, quiet energy. It lies 10.4 miles west-south-west of Durham, NC (from Durham, NC: bearing 238°T), and is situated 1.1 miles east of Carrboro. The landscape is a gentle tapestry of verdant woodlands and open fields, crisscrossed by winding roads that invite exploration. Sunlight, often filtered through a canopy of mature oaks and hickories, casts an ever-shifting mosaic on the ground, lending a timeless quality to the town’s character. The very air here carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of blooming dogwood in spring and the rich decay of fallen leaves in autumn, reflecting a landscape that is both robust and delicately balanced. This Carolina jewel, Chapel Hill, has long been shaped by the presence of a distinguished university, its academic pulse a vibrant counterpoint to the slower rhythms of the surrounding countryside. The local economy, once tethered to the agricultural bounty of the region, has blossomed into a hub of research, innovation, and culture, drawing talent and ideas from across the globe. The historic downtown, with its distinctive brick sidewalks and charming storefronts, stands as a testament to generations of commerce and community life. Beyond the town’s immediate embrace, the natural beauty of the Eno River State Park offers a sanctuary of quietude, its shaded trails and clear waters providing a refreshing escape, a reminder of the enduring wildness that still whispers through the developed landscape.
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.
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| Location | Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.9132°N, 79.055844°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27516, 28753, 27599 |
| Area Code | 828, 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Chapel Hill includes coordinates 35.913200°N, 79.055844°W, situated in Orange 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. 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.
