Efland, North Carolina Weather
Efland, 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 Efland, Orange County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Efland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Efland is published on the Burlington Alamance Regional Airport (KBUY) page, 28 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 Efland 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 Efland: Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (KTDF) 28 km · Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU) 41 km · Causey Airport (K2A5) 44 km · Siler City Municipal Airport (KSCR) 52 km · Raleigh Executive Jetport (KTTA) 56 km
Conditions reported at KBUY describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Efland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Efland.
About Efland, North Carolina
Efland rests where the gentle hills of Orange County begin their slow descent toward the Piedmont's broader plains. It lies 13.2 miles north-north-west of Chapel Hill, NC (from Chapel Hill, NC: bearing 331°T), and is situated 5.6 miles east of Mebane. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a soft, almost palpable warmth, a legacy of sun-drenched fields and the deep, dark earth that cradles them. Fields of corn, their stalks reaching skyward like patient sentinels, give way to stands of loblolly pine, their needles whispering secrets to the breeze. The landscape is a quiet conversation between cultivated land and wilder growth, a place where the horizon feels both expansive and intimately close. The history of Efland is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring rhythm of agricultural life and the quiet resilience of its people. For generations, the fertile soil has been the bedrock of its economy, yielding crops that have sustained families and communities. The legacy of tobacco farming, though largely past, still lingers in the architecture of some older farmhouses and the memories of those who worked the land. Today, a more diversified approach to agriculture, alongside small businesses that cater to the local populace, defines Efland’s economic character. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather informs the present, a subtle undercurrent in the everyday flow of life.
Live animated radar for Efland 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 | Efland, Orange County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.081251°N, 79.169181°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27243 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Efland, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Efland, 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 Efland includes coordinates 36.081251°N, 79.169181°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 27243. Telephone area code: 336. 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.
