Elizabeth City, North Carolina Weather
Elizabeth City, 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 Elizabeth City, Cleveland County.
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About Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Elizabeth City rests in a landscape defined by its proximity to water, a place where the broad, dark waters of the Pasquotank River bleed into the Albemarle Sound. It lies 17.3 miles west of Gastonia, NC (from Gastonia, NC: bearing 277°T), and is situated 2.5 miles east of Shelby. The land here is flat, yielding, accustomed to the slow creep of tides and the insistent push of humidity that hangs in the air like a damp shroud. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckles, stand sentinel along the marshy edges, their branches draped with Spanish moss that catches the diffused sunlight. The character of Elizabeth City is one of quiet resilience, a place that has weathered storms both literal and metaphorical, its streets lined with a mix of weathered Victorians and more modern, practical dwellings, all under a sky that can shift from a brilliant, piercing blue to a bruised, brooding gray with astonishing speed. The history of Elizabeth City is deeply entwined with the waterways that surround it, serving for centuries as a vital port and a hub for trade. Its economy, once robust with shipbuilding and timber, now finds its pulse in a more diversified rhythm, with agriculture still holding sway in the surrounding fertile lands and small businesses forming the backbone of daily commerce. The spirit of the place carries echoes of its past, a certain stoicism born from dependence on the whims of the weather and the tides. It’s a town where the past isn't just remembered; it feels present, a tangible weight in the humid air, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, a reminder of the generations who have navigated these waters and built their lives on this flat, water-kissed earth.
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| Location | Elizabeth City, Cleveland County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.292908°N, 81.4912°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28150, 27909 |
| Area Code | 704, 980, 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elizabeth City, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elizabeth City, 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 Elizabeth City includes coordinates 35.292908°N, 81.491200°W, situated in Cleveland County. ZIP code 28150, 27909. Telephone area code: 704, 980, 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.
