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 for Chapel Hill, Orange County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chapel Hill. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chapel Hill is published on the Raleigh Executive Jetport (KTTA) page, 37 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 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: Siler City Municipal Airport (KSCR) 47 km · Causey Airport (K2A5) 51 km
Conditions reported at KTTA describe the airfield itself. Weather 37 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chapel Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| 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 | 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 35.913200°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. 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.
