Hampstead, North Carolina Weather
Hampstead, 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 Hampstead, Forsyth County.
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About Hampstead, North Carolina
Hampstead exhales a breath of salt-laced air, a gentle whisper carried inland from the Atlantic's embrace. It lies 3.2 miles west-north-west of Kernersville, NC (from Kernersville, NC: bearing 302°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east-north-east of Winston-Salem. The land here is a tapestry of marsh grasses, their feathery plumes swaying in the constant, soft breeze, interspersed with pockets of pine and live oak, their gnarled limbs reaching towards a sky that often hangs heavy with the promise of a summer shower. The terrain, a flat expanse leading towards the coast, offers long, unobstructed views, broken only by the serpentine curves of tidal creeks and the occasional weathered fishing boat bobbing at its mooring. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts a diffused, almost ethereal glow, softening the edges of the landscape and imbuing the quiet afternoons with a profound sense of peace. The history of Hampstead is inextricably linked to the bounty of its waters, a narrative of fishermen and farmers who learned to read the tides and coax sustenance from the fertile, if sometimes waterlogged, soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of abundant seafood and timber, established a way of life that continues to echo in the present-day economy, where marinas hum with activity and the scent of brine mingles with the aroma of freshly caught shrimp. The legacy of its maritime heritage is visible in the weathered docks and the community's deep connection to the Intracoastal Waterway, a liquid highway that has shaped its development and continues to define its character. Hampstead remains a place where the rhythm of the day is often dictated by the ebb and flow of the tide, and where the simple act of watching the sun dip below the horizon, painting the sky in hues of orange and violet, is a daily, enduring pleasure.
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| Location | Hampstead, Forsyth County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.144859°N, 80.122822°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27284, 28443 |
| Area Code | 336, 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hampstead, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hampstead, 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 Hampstead includes coordinates 36.144859°N, 80.122822°W, situated in Forsyth County. ZIP code 27284, 28443. Telephone area code: 336, 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.
