Hampstead, North Carolina Weather
Hampstead, 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 Hampstead, Pender County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hampstead. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hampstead is published on the Wilmington International Airport (KILM) page, 21 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. 5 airfields within reach of Hampstead 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 Hampstead: MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field (KNCA) 45 km · Henderson Field (KACZ) 47 km · Albert J Ellis Airport (KOAJ) 52 km · Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport (KSUT) 59 km
Conditions reported at KILM describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hampstead specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
