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, Pender County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hampstead.
About Hampstead, North Carolina
Hampstead carries the humid, salt-laced breath of the coast, its landscape gently sloping towards the broad expanse of the Intracoastal Waterway. It lies 16.6 miles north-east of Wilmington, NC (from Wilmington, NC: bearing 54°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-north-east of Murraysville. Pine forests, tall and straight as sentinels, give way to marsh grasses that ripple in the persistent breeze, their rustling a constant murmur against the hum of cicadas. The light here, especially in the late afternoon, has a thick, golden quality, catching the dust motes dancing above the asphalt roads and lending a softness to the weathered clapboard houses. Life in Hampstead moves with a certain ease, a rhythm dictated by the tides and the slow, steady growth of the seasons, where the scent of salt marsh mingles with the sweet perfume of blooming jasmine after a rain. This stretch of coastal Carolina has long been shaped by the water, its early history tied to the bounty of the sea and the fertile riverbanks. For generations, fishing and farming have been the lifeblood of Hampstead, with oyster beds and shrimp boats a common sight along its waterways, their weathered hulls testament to a resilience forged by the elements. The nearby beaches, though not directly part of Hampstead itself, exert a palpable influence, drawing visitors and shaping the local economy with a blend of tourism and quiet, year-round residency. The legacy of this connection to the water is evident in the unpretentious charm of the local businesses, where the day’s catch is as important a topic of conversation as the weather.
Live animated radar for Hampstead and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Hampstead, Pender County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.367669°N, 77.710533°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 34.367669°N, 77.710533°W, situated in Pender 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.
