Forest Hills, North Carolina Weather
Forest Hills, 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 Forest Hills, Wake County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Forest Hills. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Forest Hills is published on the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU) page, 25 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 Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills: Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX) 28 km · Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (KHRJ) 38 km · Triangle North Executive Airport (KLHZ) 44 km · Raleigh Executive Jetport (KTTA) 46 km · Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (KW03) 59 km
Conditions reported at KRDU describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest Hills.
About Forest Hills, North Carolina
Forest Hills unfolds across a landscape that feels both yielding and resilient, a gentle rolling terrain where the broad, pale sky often seems to press down, softening the edges of the world. The land here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a place where loblolly pines stand sentinel, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze, and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson against the deep woods is a vibrant punctuation mark. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in shifting mosaics, illuminating patches of moss-velveted fallen logs and the delicate, almost translucent wings of dragonflies that hum over the slow-moving creeks. The air itself carries a damp, loamy scent, particularly after a summer shower, a pervasive perfume of growth and quiet decay. The history of Forest Hills is interwoven with the agricultural rhythms of the North Carolina Piedmont, a legacy whispered in the weathered barns and the broad, open fields that still hint at former tobacco and cotton cultivation. Though the economic landscape has diversified, the spirit of groundedness persists, with many residents finding their livelihood in the surrounding research triangle and its burgeoning tech industries, while others continue to tend the land. The presence of nearby universities lends an intellectual hum to the region, a subtle undercurrent of learning and innovation that coexists with the enduring, unhurried pace of life. Forest Hills, in its quiet way, holds the echoes of generations, a place where the past is not a forgotten relic, but a living presence felt in the very texture of the soil and the steadfast gaze of its ancient trees.
Live animated radar for Forest Hills 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 | Forest Hills, Wake County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.704042°N, 78.618616°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28697, 27253, 27896, 28723 |
| Area Code | 919, 984, 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest Hills, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest Hills, 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 Forest Hills includes coordinates 35.704042°N, 78.618616°W, situated in Wake County. ZIP code 28697, 27253, 27896, 28723. Telephone area code: 919, 984, 828. 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.
