Hatteras, North Carolina Weather
Hatteras, 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 Hatteras, Dare County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hatteras. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hatteras is published on the Billy Mitchell Airport (KHSE) page, 7 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. 3 airfields within reach of Hatteras 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 Hatteras: Ocracoke Island Airport (KW95) 28 km · Hyde County Airport (K7W6) 45 km
Conditions reported at KHSE describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hatteras specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hatteras.
About Hatteras, North Carolina
Hatteras, a sliver of sand anchored between the Atlantic’s restless surge and the placid sound, exhales a salty breath that never quite leaves the air. It lies 76.9 miles east of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 84°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-south-west of Buxton. The landscape here is a masterclass in impermanence, a shifting canvas of dunes carpeted with sea oats, their feathery heads bowing in the constant breeze, and broad, sandy shores that stretch toward horizons often softened by a pearlescent haze. Low-slung buildings, painted in hues of weathered white and seafoam green, huddle against the wind, their porches offering refuge and sweeping views of the vast, indifferent ocean. The light, particularly as the day wanes, paints the sky in bruised purples and molten oranges, a fleeting spectacle that transforms the familiar into something profound, a quiet benediction upon the island's exposed beauty. The history of Hatteras is inextricably linked to the sea, a narrative etched by shipwrecks and the hardy souls who dared to live upon its unforgiving shores. For generations, the island’s economy was defined by fishing, a life of toil and triumph dictated by the tides and the bounty of the ocean, and the legacy of the storied Hatteras Lighthouse, a sentinel against the treacherous shoals, still whispers of those who navigated these waters. Today, while the fishing fleets still venture out, tourism has woven a new thread into the island's fabric, drawing visitors seeking the raw, elemental beauty of the Outer Banks. The rhythm of life in Hatteras is one of quiet resilience, a deep understanding of nature’s power and a profound appreciation for the fleeting moments of calm, a spirit that has shaped its character for centuries.
Live animated radar for Hatteras 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 | Hatteras, Dare County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.219342°N, 75.690161°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27943 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hatteras, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hatteras, 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 Hatteras includes coordinates 35.219342°N, 75.690161°W, situated in Dare County. ZIP code 27943. 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.
