Jackson Springs, North Carolina Weather
Jackson Springs, 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 Springs, Moore County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jackson Springs. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jackson Springs is published on the Derby Aerodrome (KN26) page, 8 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 Springs 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 Springs: Moore County Airport (KSOP) 22 km · Mackall Army Air Field (KHFF) 22 km · Gilliam-McConnell Airfield (KBQ1) 23 km · Asheboro Regional Airport (KHBI) 55 km · Pope Field (KPOB) 56 km
Conditions reported at KN26 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jackson Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jackson Springs.
About Jackson Springs, North Carolina
Jackson Springs lies in a landscape of gentle, sandy slopes, where the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of pine needles warming in the sun. It lies 31.3 miles south-west of Sanford, NC (from Sanford, NC: bearing 233°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Pinehurst. The terrain here is a study in the subtle contours of the Sandhills region, a place where the land breathes with a quiet resilience, marked by stands of loblolly pine and the occasional flash of a cardinal's wing against the muted greens and browns. Water, when it appears, is often in the form of slow-moving creeks or shallow ponds, reflecting the hazy, soft light that filters through the trees, particularly in the late afternoon when shadows begin to lengthen and the world takes on a softer hue. It is a place where the natural world feels close, a constant, unobtrusive presence that shapes the very character of the place. The history of Jackson Springs is tied to the very waters that give it its name, once a popular spa destination drawing visitors seeking the supposed medicinal properties of its mineral springs. While the grand hotels of that era are long gone, the echo of that past remains, a whisper of a time when this quiet corner of Moore County was a destination for health and rejuvenation. Today, the local economy is more grounded in agriculture and the steady, unhurried pulse of small-town life, with a particular focus on forestry and the land's bounty. The rhythm of Jackson Springs is one of quiet persistence, a continuity that honors its origins while embracing the present, a gentle unfolding of days that feels both timeless and entirely of its own making.
Live animated radar for Jackson Springs 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 Springs, Moore County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.209595°N, 79.62587°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27281 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson Springs, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson Springs, 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 Springs includes coordinates 35.209595°N, 79.625870°W, situated in Moore County. ZIP code 27281. Telephone area code: 336. 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.
