Edenton, North Carolina Weather
Edenton, 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, soil and crop conditions for Edenton, Chowan County.
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About Edenton, North Carolina
Edenton lies on the Albemarle Sound, a broad expanse of water that whispers of the sea and carries the humid breath of the Carolina coast. It lies 46.3 miles south of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 182°T), and is situated 3.0 miles north-north-west of Cape Colony. The land here is low-slung, a gentle swell of earth cradling ancient oaks and pines whose branches, draped with Spanish moss, create a perpetual twilight beneath their canopies. The air, thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, hangs heavy, especially in the long, languid afternoons when the sun, a molten orb, sinks towards the horizon, casting a golden glaze over the weathered clapboard houses and the slate-gray waters of the harbor. The town itself exhales a quiet dignity, its streets lined with homes that seem to have grown from the very soil, their porches offering respite from the summer heat and their gardens bursting with the vibrant hues of azaleas and hydrangeas. This is a place steeped in history, a former colonial capital whose cobblestone streets and grand Georgian architecture echo with the voices of revolutionaries and statesmen. Edenton's economy, once deeply entwined with the timber and naval stores industries that plied the Albemarle, now finds its pulse in tourism and the quiet cultivation of its fertile surroundings, where soybeans and corn stretch towards the sky in emerald waves. The historic waterfront, a picturesque tableau of sailboats and weathered fishing vessels, serves as a constant reminder of Edenton's enduring connection to the water, a relationship that has shaped its character and its very soul. The Cupola House, a National Historic Landmark, stands as a proud sentinel, its distinctive cupola offering panoramic views of the town and the vast, shimmering expanse of the sound, a silent witness to centuries of life lived by the water's edge.
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| Location | Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.057938°N, 76.607721°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27932 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Edenton, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Edenton, 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 Edenton includes coordinates 36.057938°N, 76.607721°W, situated in Chowan County. ZIP code 27932. 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. 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.
