Jackson, North Carolina Weather
Jackson, 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 Jackson, Northampton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jackson. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jackson is published on the Halifax-Northampton Regional Airport (KIXA) page, 20 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. 6 airfields within reach of Jackson 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 Jackson: Tri-County Airport at Henry Joyner Field (KASJ) 25 km · Emporia Greensville Regional Airport (KEMV) 34 km · Tarboro Edgecombe Airport (KETC) 52 km · Brunswick Municipal Airport (KLVL) 54 km · Franklin Regional Airport (KFKN) 58 km
Conditions reported at KIXA describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jackson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jackson.
About Jackson, North Carolina
Jackson rests in the gentle embrace of Northampton County, a landscape defined by the slow, deliberate flow of the Roanoke River and its tributaries. It lies 37.4 miles north-north-east of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 33°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south of Seaboard. The land here, a tapestry of fertile bottomlands and rolling woodlands, breathes the humid air of the North Carolina Piedmont, where the sun, especially in the late afternoon, casts a warm, honeyed light across fields of corn and soybeans. Ancient oaks and pines stand sentinel along the quiet roads, their branches heavy with the whisper of passing breezes, and the occasional rustle of unseen wildlife in the undergrowth hints at the wild heart that still beats beneath the cultivated surface. The character of Jackson is one of quiet resilience, a place where the earth yields its bounty and life moves with a measured, unhurried grace. The history of Jackson is deeply entwined with the agricultural rhythms of eastern North Carolina, its economy historically rooted in the cultivation of tobacco and cotton. This fertile soil, a gift from the Roanoke, has sustained generations, shaping the lives and livelihoods of its inhabitants. While the agricultural landscape remains, the town has also seen shifts, with small businesses and services forming the backbone of its present-day commerce. The presence of historic buildings, their brick facades weathered by time, speaks to a past that is not forgotten, each one a silent witness to the ebb and flow of life in this corner of the state. Jackson, in its quiet persistence, carries the echoes of its past while looking toward the needs of the present.
Live animated radar for Jackson 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 | Jackson, Northampton County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.389598°N, 77.421361°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28173, 27845 |
| Area Code | 704, 980, 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson, 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 Jackson includes coordinates 36.389598°N, 77.421361°W, situated in Northampton County. ZIP code 28173, 27845. Telephone area code: 704, 980, 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.
