Forest, North Carolina Weather
Forest, 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 Forest, Craven County.
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About Forest, North Carolina
Forest, North Carolina, breathes with the humid air of the coastal plain, a place where the land slopes gently towards the unseen Atlantic. It lies 3.7 miles north of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 357°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north of James City. Pine forests, thick and fragrant, press in on all sides, their needles a soft carpet underfoot, punctuated by the occasional flash of a cardinal's red plumage or the rustle of unseen creatures in the undergrowth. The sky here often hangs low, a vast canvas of pale blue streaked with wisps of white, and in the late afternoon, the sunlight filters through the canopy in slanted, golden shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the still air. It is a landscape of quiet persistence, where the slow growth of trees and the patient sweep of seasons define the character of the place. The history of Forest is intertwined with the fertile lands that surround it, lands long cultivated for tobacco and timber. The local economy still leans on these traditions, with sawmills humming a steady, low thrum and farms stretching out in ordered rows, their crops yielding to the rhythm of the sun and rain. This is a region where generations have worked the soil and the wood, fostering a grounded pragmatism in its people. Scattered remnants of older structures, perhaps a weathered barn or a forgotten fence line, hint at lives lived and stories woven into the very fabric of the land, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of Forest.
Live animated radar for Forest 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.
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| Location | Forest, Craven County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.161549°N, 77.04717°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28560, 28519 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest, 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 Forest includes coordinates 35.161549°N, 77.047170°W, situated in Craven County. ZIP code 28560, 28519. Telephone area code: 910. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
