Kittrell, 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 Kittrell, Vance County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kittrell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kittrell is published on the Henderson Oxford Airport (KHNZ) page, 18 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. 5 airfields within reach of Kittrell 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 Kittrell: Triangle North Executive Airport (KLHZ) 24 km · Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63) 43 km · Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU) 50 km · Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (KTDF) 50 km
Conditions reported at KHNZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kittrell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kittrell.
Kittrell’s broad shoulders settle into the rolling Piedmont terrain, a landscape painted in hues of ochre and deep forest green under a vast Carolina sky. It lies 17.2 miles north-north-east of Wake Forest, NC (from Wake Forest, NC: bearing 13°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-south-west of Henderson. Here, the land itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady exhale, the fields of corn and soybeans stretching out like a rumpled quilt stitched by generations of hands. Ancient oaks, gnarled and wise, stand sentinel along the edges of these cultivated expanses, their branches reaching towards the heavens as if in silent prayer. The air, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carries the sweet, earthy scent of sun-baked soil and ripening crops, a perfume unique to this corner of Vance County. The story of Kittrell is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the land, a heritage that echoes in the quiet hum of tractors and the occasional rumble of a grain truck heading towards market. For a time, the fertile soil yielded its riches readily, supporting a close-knit community built on hard work and shared purpose, the echoes of its past prosperity still visible in the sturdy, if weathered, architecture of its older homes. Though the agricultural economy has shifted, the spirit of resilience remains, a subtle undercurrent in the measured pace of life. The nearby Tar River, a ribbon of brown water, has long been a silent witness to the comings and goings of this place, its banks a natural haven for the wild things that share Kittrell’s quiet domain.
Live animated radar for Kittrell 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 | Kittrell, Vance County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.222092°N, 78.437776°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27544 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kittrell, 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 Kittrell includes coordinates 36.222092°N, 78.437776°W, situated in Vance County. ZIP code 27544. 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.