Gorman, North Carolina Weather
Gorman, 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 Gorman, Durham County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gorman. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gorman is published on the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU) page, 18 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 Gorman 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 Gorman: Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (KTDF) 31 km · Triangle North Executive Airport (KLHZ) 44 km · Henderson Oxford Airport (KHNZ) 45 km · Raleigh Executive Jetport (KTTA) 56 km · Burlington Alamance Regional Airport (KBUY) 59 km
Conditions reported at KRDU describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gorman specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gorman.
About Gorman, North Carolina
Gorman breathes a quiet country air, where the land gently slopes and rolls, hinting at the underlying Durham County topography. It lies 5.1 miles north-east of Durham, NC (from Durham, NC: bearing 55°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-south-west of Butner. Fields, once mightier with row crops, now often lie fallow or are given over to the tenacious spread of pines and young oaks, their branches reaching towards a sky that can shift from a pale, washed-out blue to a bruised purple at dusk. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a summer shower, a subtle perfume that mingles with the distant hum of unseen traffic, a reminder of the wider world that presses in on this pocket of rural tranquility. Sunlight, when it breaks through, has a soft, diffused quality, lending a gentle luminescence to the weathered clapboard of scattered homes and the stoic faces of ancient trees. The history of Gorman is etched not in grand monuments but in the slow turn of seasons and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, this land was shaped by the rhythm of agriculture, its economy tied to the soil that yielded its bounty. While the larger farms have largely receded, the legacy of that agrarian past remains, a quiet undercurrent in the local character. Today, Gorman is a place where life unfolds at a pace that allows for contemplation, where neighbors still greet each other with a nod and a shared understanding of the enduring beauty of their surroundings. The occasional weathered barn, standing sentinel against the encroaching woods, serves as a silent testament to the lives lived and the work done, a subtle reminder of the deep roots that anchor Gorman to its Durham County home.
Live animated radar for Gorman 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 | Gorman, Durham County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.036534°N, 78.82334°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27704 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gorman, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gorman, 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 Gorman includes coordinates 36.036534°N, 78.823340°W, situated in Durham County. ZIP code 27704. Telephone area code: 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.
