Columbia, North Carolina Weather
Columbia, 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 Columbia, Tyrrell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Columbia. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Columbia is published on the Northeastern Regional Airport (KEDE) page, 31 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. 6 airfields within reach of Columbia 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 Columbia: Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station (KECG) 39 km · Plymouth Municipal Airport (KPMZ) 47 km · Hyde County Airport (K7W6) 48 km · Dare County Regional Airport (KMQI) 50 km · First Flight Airport (KFFA) 54 km
Conditions reported at KEDE describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Columbia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Columbia.
About Columbia, North Carolina
Columbia lies at the confluence of the Scuppernong and Alligator Rivers, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the slow, deliberate breath of the coastal plain. It lies 59.0 miles south-south-east of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 162°T), and is situated 13.8 miles south-south-east of Holiday Island. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of the nearby cypress swamps, a fragrance intensified by the sun-baked soil and the distant, briny kiss of the Albemarle Sound. Oak and pine trees, draped in Spanish moss, form a verdant canopy over the unpaved lanes, their branches reaching out like ancient, welcoming arms. The light at dusk possesses a peculiar, honeyed quality, softening the edges of the modest houses and casting long, theatrical shadows across the quiet streets. It is a landscape of gentle, almost imperceptible undulations, where water is never far from sight, reflecting the vast, ever-shifting canvas of the Tyrrell County sky. This unassuming settlement of Columbia has long been shaped by the rhythms of its waterways and the bounty of its surrounding lands. Its economy, historically tied to timber and fishing, still hums with the quiet industry of those pursuits, a hardy resilience evident in the weathered facades of its general store and the sturdy boats moored along its banks. The ghosts of its past linger in the hushed stories of generations who navigated these waters for sustenance and trade, a history woven into the very fabric of its being. Visitors might note the absence of grand monuments, but they will find instead the understated charm of a place where life moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people and their deep connection to the land and sea.
Live animated radar for Columbia 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 | Columbia, Tyrrell County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.917663°N, 76.252152°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27925 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Columbia, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Columbia, 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 Columbia includes coordinates 35.917663°N, 76.252152°W, situated in Tyrrell County. ZIP code 27925. 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.
