Kelly, North Carolina Weather
Kelly, 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 Kelly, Bladen County.
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About Kelly, North Carolina
Kelly exists where the land begins to surrender to the broad, dark waters of the Cape Fear River. It lies 21.6 miles north-west of Leland, NC (from Leland, NC: bearing 312°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Long View. The terrain here is a low-lying expanse, often draped in a mist that clings to the dense stands of pine and cypress, their roots disappearing into the dark, peaty soil. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their green intensity softened by the humid air, and the occasional weathered farmhouse stands sentinel against the sky, its paint long since surrendered to the sun and rain. The very air carries the scent of damp earth and distant salt, a quiet testament to the proximity of the Atlantic, and the silence is broken only by the drone of cicadas or the distant cry of a seabird. The history of Kelly is bound to the ebb and flow of the Cape Fear, a vital artery for commerce and connection since colonial times. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the bounty of the river and the surrounding forests, with logging and fishing forming the backbone of local life. While larger industries have long since moved on, a quiet resilience persists, evident in the small businesses that serve the local population and the enduring agricultural traditions. The landscape itself, with its slow-moving waterways and fertile ground, whispers of a past shaped by the rhythms of nature and the determined spirit of those who have called Kelly home.
Live animated radar for Kelly and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Kelly, Bladen County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.46628°N, 78.324446°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28448 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kelly, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kelly, 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 Kelly includes coordinates 34.466280°N, 78.324446°W, situated in Bladen County. ZIP code 28448. 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.
