Elrod, North Carolina Weather
Elrod, 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 Elrod, Robeson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elrod. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elrod is published on the Lumberton Regional Airport (KLBT) page, 17 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 Elrod 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 Elrod: Dillon County Airport (KDLC) 22 km · Laurinburg Maxton Airport (KMEB) 23 km · Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field Airport (KBBP) 45 km · Marion County Airport (KMAO) 49 km · Green Sea Airport (KS79) 52 km
Conditions reported at KLBT describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elrod specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elrod.
About Elrod, North Carolina
Elrod lies low and wide beneath a sky that often stretches, an immense, pale blue canvas, across the flat, fertile land. It lies 36.7 miles south-west of Fayetteville, NC (from Fayetteville, NC: bearing 214°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-south-west of Pembroke. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and the sweet, decaying perfume of pine needles, a constant reminder of the surrounding woodlands that press in from all sides. Ditches, often choked with the vibrant green of cattails, trace the edges of fields where cornstalks stand sentinel, their dry husks whispering secrets to the wind. The landscape itself seems to hold its breath, a quiet expanse where the horizon is a gentle, unbroken curve, and the only dramatic punctuation comes from the occasional, solitary farmhouse, its silhouette softened by the haze of afternoon. The history of Elrod is inextricably tied to the rich alluvial soils that have drawn settlers for generations, its economy historically rooted in agriculture, primarily cotton and tobacco, crops that once defined the very character of the place. Though those days have largely faded, the echoes remain in the weathered barns and the stoic, enduring spirit of its people, a resilience forged in the cycles of planting and harvest. Modern life in Elrod moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, a stark contrast to the hurried pulse of larger cities. The local businesses, few but vital, offer a familiar comfort, a place where faces are recognized and conversations flow easily, a quiet testament to the enduring bonds that hold this particular corner of the world together.
Live animated radar for Elrod 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 | Elrod, Robeson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.614052°N, 79.241984°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28383 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elrod, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elrod, 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 Elrod includes coordinates 34.614052°N, 79.241984°W, situated in Robeson County. ZIP code 28383. Telephone area code: 704, 980. 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.
