Gloucester, North Carolina Weather
Gloucester, 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 Gloucester, Carteret County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gloucester. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gloucester is published on the Michael J. Smith Field (KMRH) page, 11 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. 4 airfields within reach of Gloucester 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 Gloucester: Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/ (KNKT) 37 km · Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue (KNJM) 45 km · Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (KEWN) 60 km
Conditions reported at KMRH describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gloucester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gloucester.
About Gloucester, North Carolina
Gloucester, a coastal haven, breathes a salty air that clings to weathered clapboard homes and whispers through the marsh grasses fringing its shores. It lies 38.9 miles south-east of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 133°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Beaufort. The land here is low-slung, a gentle yielding to the embrace of the Neuse River, its waters a shifting canvas of pewter and jade. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, spread their moss-draped limbs like patient sentinels, their roots grasping at the sandy soil that defines this pocket of North Carolina. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, falls in broad, luminous swathes, illuminating the quiet industry of fishing boats bobbing at their moorings, their nets drying like intricate lacework against the sky. The very character of Gloucester is etched in the slow, deliberate unfolding of its days, a rhythm dictated by the tides and the sun's arc. The history of Gloucester is intrinsically tied to the bounty of its waters, a legacy of shipbuilding and maritime trade that shaped its early identity. For generations, the local economy has pulsed with the ebb and flow of the fishing fleets, their catches of shrimp and oysters forming the bedrock of its livelihood, a tradition that continues to define its unique character. The scent of brine and pine, a constant olfactory signature, mingles with the fainter, sweeter aroma of marsh flowers in the summer months. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the unassuming beauty of its waterfront, the quiet hum of its working docks, and the enduring spirit of its people speak volumes of a place that has weathered storms both literal and metaphorical, remaining steadfast in its coastal charm.
Live animated radar for Gloucester 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 | Gloucester, Carteret County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.726274°N, 76.541035°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28528 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gloucester, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gloucester, 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 Gloucester includes coordinates 34.726274°N, 76.541035°W, situated in Carteret County. ZIP code 28528. Telephone area code: 910. 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.
