Fountain, North Carolina Weather
Fountain, 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 Fountain, Pitt County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fountain. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fountain is published on the Pitt-Greenville Airport (KPGV) page, 24 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 Fountain 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 Fountain: Tarboro Edgecombe Airport (KETC) 30 km · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport (KRWI) 30 km · Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (KW03) 32 km · Wayne Executive Jetport (KGWW) 38 km · Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field (KISO) 38 km
Conditions reported at KPGV describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fountain specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fountain.
About Fountain, North Carolina
Fountain rests in a landscape that hums with the quiet industry of the eastern North Carolina coastal plain, a place where the land itself seems to breathe a slow, humid sigh. It lies 15.8 miles east-south-east of Wilson, NC (from Wilson, NC: bearing 102°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-north-west of Farmville. The terrain here is predominantly flat, punctuated by the occasional gentle rise, and crisscrossed by a network of drainage ditches and the languid curves of slow-moving waterways that feed into the larger systems of the Neuse River basin. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled green and gold blankets, their edges softened by stands of pine and oak, their branches often draped with the ethereal lace of Spanish moss. The air, especially in the long, golden afternoons of late summer, carries the rich, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a perfume that clings to everything, mingling with the faint, sweet fragrance of honeysuckle that spills over weathered fences. Sunlight, when it breaks through the high, hazy sky, possesses a peculiar softness, a diffused luminescence that seems to lend an almost painterly quality to the scene, softening sharp edges and imbuing the very atmosphere with a sense of tranquil, enduring presence. The history of Fountain is inextricably tied to the cultivation of the land and the quiet perseverance of those who have worked it. For generations, this has been a place shaped by agriculture, its economy rooted deeply in the bounty of its fertile soil, growing crops that have sustained families and fed communities. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictates the pulse of life here, a cycle understood and respected by its inhabitants. While no grand monuments mark its past, the history is etched into the weathered barns that stand sentinel over the fields and the modest, sturdy homes that line the quiet roads. The local character is one of understated resilience, a pragmatic approach to life that values hard work and neighborly support, a quality often found in communities that have learned to thrive on their own terms, drawing strength from the very earth beneath their feet.
Live animated radar for Fountain 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 | Fountain, Pitt County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.674048°N, 77.639974°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28521, 27829 |
| Area Code | 910, 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 Fountain includes coordinates 35.674048°N, 77.639974°W, situated in Pitt 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. 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.
