Halifax, North Carolina Weather
Halifax, 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 Halifax, Halifax County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Halifax. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Halifax is published on the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport (KIXA) page, 4 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 Halifax 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 Halifax: Tri-County Airport at Henry Joyner Field (KASJ) 38 km · Emporia Greensville Regional Airport (KEMV) 41 km · Tarboro Edgecombe Airport (KETC) 44 km · Brunswick Municipal Airport (KLVL) 53 km · Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport (KAVC) 58 km
Conditions reported at KIXA describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Halifax specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Halifax.
About Halifax, North Carolina
Halifax lies in a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the land exhales a humid breath, especially after a summer shower. It lies 29.2 miles north-north-east of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 23°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-south-east of Roanoke Rapids. Broadleaf trees, their canopies a dense, verdant hum, line the roads and spill into fields that often bear the rich, dark hue of well-worked soil. The air here, even on a clear day, carries a certain softness, a yielding quality that seems to absorb the sharp edges of the world. Creeks, their waters often the color of weak tea from the tannins of fallen leaves, meander through the lowlands, their banks fringed with ferns and the occasional sentinel-like cypress, their roots gripping the damp earth. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, can possess a remarkable depth, deepening the greens of the foliage and casting elongated shadows that stretch with a quiet grace across the fields. This is a place where the echoes of history are not so much loudly proclaimed as softly murmured, carried on the breeze that rustles through the tall grasses. Halifax once served as a vital hub, its early importance tied to the Roanoke River's navigable waters, a lifeline for commerce and communication in a burgeoning colony. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of Halifax's economy, with tobacco and cotton being crops that have shaped its fortunes and its very appearance, the wide, open fields a testament to that enduring connection. The distinctive architecture, often characterized by the simple, sturdy lines of antebellum farmhouses and the more utilitarian structures of later eras, speaks of a resilience and practicality that has defined its inhabitants. Though the river’s role as a primary artery has diminished, the memory of those bustling days, when flatboats laden with goods would have been a common sight, still imbues the spirit of Halifax with a sense of its storied past.
Live animated radar for Halifax 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 | Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.328486°N, 77.58942°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27839 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Halifax, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Halifax, 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 Halifax includes coordinates 36.328486°N, 77.589420°W, situated in Halifax County. ZIP code 27839. 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.
