Holly Ridge, North Carolina Weather
Holly Ridge, 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 Holly Ridge, Onslow County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Holly Ridge.
About Holly Ridge, North Carolina
Holly Ridge exhales a humid, pine-scented breath, a place where the sandy loam of the coastal plain yields to the encroaching shadows of live oaks and the whispering reeds of tidal marshes. It lies 19.2 miles south-south-west of Jacksonville, NC (from Jacksonville, NC: bearing 202°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north of Surf City. The landscape here is a subtle interplay of water and earth, a low-lying terrain crisscrossed by sleepy creeks that eventually surrender to the broader embrace of the New River. Even on the clearest days, a certain softness pervades the light, filtering through the dense, verdant canopies and lending a muted glow to the weathered clapboard homes and the occasional weathered barn. The air itself carries the faint, briny tang of the nearby Atlantic, a constant, gentle reminder of its coastal proximity, a whisper of salt carried inland on the prevailing breezes that rustle the broad leaves of magnolias. The history of Holly Ridge is intimately tied to the fertile, yet often challenging, land and its proximity to vital waterways, its economy for generations rooted in the bounty of agriculture and the careful harvesting of timber. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich soil and accessible routes for trade, established a quiet existence here, their lives dictated by the seasons and the rhythms of the land. While the precise origins of its name are lost to the mists of time, it evokes the very essence of the place – the enduring presence of holly bushes, their dark green leaves a constant against the softer hues of the surrounding flora, a resilient emblem of endurance. Today, the echoes of that past persist in the unhurried pace of life, a distinct character that prioritizes neighborly connection and a deep, unspoken understanding of the land that sustains Holly Ridge.
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| Location | Holly Ridge, Onslow County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.495445°N, 77.55497°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28445 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Holly Ridge, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Holly Ridge, 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 Holly Ridge includes coordinates 34.495445°N, 77.554970°W, situated in Onslow County. ZIP code 28445. Telephone area code: 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.
