Grifton, North Carolina Weather
Grifton, 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 Grifton, Pitt County.
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About Grifton, North Carolina
Grifton lies where the land begins to soften, a place of wide skies and the slow, deliberate crawl of the Neuse River. It lies 17.1 miles south-south-west of Greenville, NC (from Greenville, NC: bearing 194°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Ayden. The terrain here is generally flat, yielding easily to broad fields that stretch out like sun-bleached canvas, punctuated by stands of mature pine and the occasional stubborn oak. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mixture of rich soil and the distant, subtle perfume of ripening crops. Evenings often bring a peculiar stillness, the kind that settles over agricultural landscapes as the day’s work tapers off, and the light, a hazy gold, seems to linger a little longer over the low horizon. The history of Grifton is inextricably tied to the flow of the Neuse, its early days shaped by the river’s capacity for both transport and sustenance. For generations, farming has been the lifeblood, with tobacco, corn, and soybeans dominating the cultivated acres, their growth mirroring the predictable seasons. Small businesses, the kind that know their customers by name, line the main thoroughfares, providing essential goods and services that keep the local economy humming at a steady, unhurried pace. While Grifton may not boast grand monuments, its character is etched in the quiet resilience of its people and the enduring agricultural heritage that defines this corner of Pitt County.
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| Location | Grifton, Pitt County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.372663°N, 77.437464°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28530 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Grifton, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Grifton, 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 Grifton includes coordinates 35.372663°N, 77.437464°W, situated in Pitt County. ZIP code 28530. 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. 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.
