Duck, North Carolina Weather
Duck, 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 Duck, Dare County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Duck. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Duck is published on the First Flight Airport (KFFA) page, 18 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 Duck 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 Duck: Dare County Regional Airport (KMQI) 28 km · Currituck County Regional Airport (KONX) 35 km · Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station (KECG) 39 km
Conditions reported at KFFA describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Duck specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Duck.
About Duck, North Carolina
Duck, a slender strip of sand and sea grass, unfurls along the Outer Banks. It lies 48.8 miles south-south-east of Virginia Beach, VA (from Virginia Beach, VA: bearing 165°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-north-west of Kitty Hawk. Here, the Atlantic's ceaseless murmur is the dominant soundtrack, a low thrumming that underlies the whisper of wind through the sea oats. The landscape is a study in delicate resilience: dunes, softened by the persistent coastal breeze, rise and fall like sleeping giants, their sandy flanks a pale gold in the perpetual, shifting light. Salt marsh grasses, a vibrant green against the muted blues and grays of the sky and sea, fringe the western edge, their intricate root systems holding the fragile earth together. The air itself carries a distinct tang, a clean, briny scent that promises both vastness and a quiet, enclosed peace, a feeling that the world outside this narrow band of land is a distant, muted echo. The history of Duck is intrinsically tied to the sea and the resilient spirit of those who have navigated its capricious moods. Once a place of fishermen and lighthouse keepers, its economy has gradually shifted, embracing tourism and the gentle art of coastal living. The iconic Duck Village Boardwalk, a wooden artery winding through shops and eateries, now forms the heart of the community, a place where the scent of salt water mingles with the aroma of fresh seafood and blooming oleander. This stretch of the Outer Banks, with its emphasis on preserving natural beauty and fostering a relaxed atmosphere, has cultivated a distinct character, a place where the days move with the ebb and flow of the tides, and the most pressing concern is often simply finding the perfect spot to watch the sun dip below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of apricot and rose.
Live animated radar for Duck 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 | Duck, Dare County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.169608°N, 75.755185°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27949 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Duck, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Duck, 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 Duck includes coordinates 36.169608°N, 75.755185°W, situated in Dare County. ZIP code 27949. 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.
