Fort Bragg, North Carolina Weather
Fort Bragg, 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 Fort Bragg, Cumberland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fort Bragg. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fort Bragg is published on the Pope Field (KPOB) page, 4 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 Fort Bragg 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 Fort Bragg: Moore County Airport (KSOP) 36 km · Gilliam-McConnell Airfield (KBQ1) 45 km · Mackall Army Air Field (KHFF) 46 km · Raleigh Executive Jetport (KTTA) 50 km · Derby Aerodrome (KN26) 57 km
Conditions reported at KPOB describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Bragg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Bragg.
About Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Fort Bragg hums with a quiet, purposeful energy, a place where the Carolina pines whisper secrets to the humid air. It lies 9.4 miles north-west of Fayetteville, NC (from Fayetteville, NC: bearing 309°T), and is situated 2.9 miles south-west of Spring Lake. The terrain rolls gently, a tapestry of sandy loam supporting stands of longleaf pine and scattered oak, their branches reaching towards a sky that can shift from an indifferent blue to a dramatic, bruised grey in the span of an afternoon. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the sweet, resinous scent of pine needles and damp earth, a pervasive perfume that clings to everything. Roads here are often bordered by dense woods, their edges softened by a low, verdant undergrowth, creating a sense of being enveloped by the natural world even as the infrastructure of a modern military installation presses in. The light at dawn often filters through the trees in long, golden shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stillness, a fleeting, almost sacred beauty before the day’s business begins. The character of Fort Bragg is inextricably linked to its military roots, a presence that has shaped its economy and social fabric for generations. The post, a significant hub for the U.S. Army, draws in a constant influx of personnel and their families, fostering a transient yet vibrant community. This military foundation has historically fueled the local economy, creating a demand for services and housing that ripple outwards into the surrounding areas. While the military installation dominates, the land around Fort Bragg holds remnants of its agricultural past, with pockets of former farmland still visible, hinting at a different kind of life that once flourished under the same expansive sky. The nearby Cape Fear River, though not directly within the installation's immediate confines, lends a subtle influence to the region's hydrology and ecosystem, a silent, constant flow shaping the land’s contours. This enduring connection to the armed forces imbues Fort Bragg with a unique cultural identity, one that embraces both the transient nature of military life and the deeper, more rooted history of the North Carolina landscape.
Live animated radar for Fort Bragg 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 | Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.138°N, 79.008°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28307, 28310 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Bragg, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Bragg, 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 Fort Bragg includes coordinates 35.138000°N, 79.008000°W, situated in Cumberland County. ZIP code 28307, 28310. 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.
