Halifax, North Carolina Weather
Halifax, 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 Halifax, Halifax County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
