Knightdale, North Carolina Weather
Knightdale, 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 for Knightdale, Wake County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Knightdale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Knightdale is published on the Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX) page, 29 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 Knightdale 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 Knightdale: Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU) 29 km · Triangle North Executive Airport (KLHZ) 30 km · Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (KW03) 46 km · Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (KHRJ) 51 km · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport (KRWI) 54 km
Conditions reported at KJNX describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Knightdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Knightdale, North Carolina
Knightdale unfolds across a landscape gently shaped by the slow sweep of time, where low, rounded hills give way to broad, fertile fields. It lies 8.9 miles east of Raleigh, NC (from Raleigh, NC: bearing 83°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-east of Garner. The air here carries a certain softness, especially in the late afternoon when the sun, a muted gold, begins its descent, casting long shadows that stretch and blur the edges of the horizon. Ancient oaks, their branches like gnarled arms reaching towards the sky, punctuate the open spaces, while the occasional pine forest whispers secrets on the breeze. This is a place where the sky feels vast and encompassing, a canvas for the changing moods of the weather, from the bright clarity of a summer morning to the brooding grey of an approaching storm. The story of Knightdale is one of quiet growth, rooted in the rich soil that has sustained its agricultural heritage for generations. Once a simpler crossroads, its character has been shaped by the steady hum of commerce and the evolving needs of its people. The local economy, once predominantly agricultural, has diversified, with businesses and services now serving a burgeoning population that finds a comfortable rhythm in this Wake County locale. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the enduring spirit of its founders can be felt in the community's strong sense of neighborliness and its commitment to maintaining a welcoming atmosphere.
Live animated radar for Knightdale 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 | Knightdale, Wake County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.787652°N, 78.480556°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27545 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Knightdale, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Knightdale, 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 Knightdale includes coordinates 35.787652°N, 78.480556°W, situated in Wake County. ZIP code 27545. 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.
