Fountain, North Carolina Weather
Fountain, 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 Fountain, Duplin County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fountain.
About Fountain, North Carolina
Fountain, North Carolina, settles into a landscape of broad, fertile plains that gently slope towards the meandering waterways of the East. It lies 15.0 miles west-north-west of Jacksonville, NC (from Jacksonville, NC: bearing 294°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west-south-west of Richlands. The air here carries a humid sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the verdant breath of surrounding fields, often tinged with the faint, earthy scent of ripening tobacco or freshly tilled soil. Live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss, stand as stoic sentinels along the few paved roads, their shadows lengthening and blurring as the afternoon sun dips lower, painting the sky in hues of soft apricot and fading rose. This is a place where the horizon feels close, defined by the low-slung silhouette of distant farmhouses and the occasional shimmer of heat rising from the asphalt, a quiet testament to the enduring agricultural heart of the region. The history of Fountain is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Duplin County, its economy long anchored by the cultivation of bright-leaf tobacco and, more recently, a diversification into other crops that thrive in this rich, sandy loam. The legacy of generations who worked this land is palpable, a quiet determination etched into the very character of the place. While no grand monuments rise here, the simple elegance of the modest homes and the sturdy practicality of the agricultural buildings speak of a community built on hard work and resilience. The occasional hum of machinery from a nearby farm or the distant echo of laughter from a front porch offers a glimpse into the unhurried rhythm of life in Fountain, a place where time seems to flow at a pace dictated by the seasons and the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Fountain and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Fountain, Duplin County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.840998°N, 77.672752°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28521, 27829 |
| Area Code | 910, 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fountain, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fountain, 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 Fountain includes coordinates 34.840998°N, 77.672752°W, situated in Duplin County. ZIP code 28521, 27829. Telephone area code: 910, 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.
