Louisburg, North Carolina Weather
Louisburg, 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 Louisburg, Franklin County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Louisburg. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Louisburg is published on the Triangle North Executive Airport (KLHZ) page, 9 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 Louisburg 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 Louisburg: Henderson Oxford Airport (KHNZ) 36 km · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport (KRWI) 46 km · Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (KW03) 47 km · Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU) 50 km · Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63) 60 km
Conditions reported at KLHZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Louisburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Louisburg.
About Louisburg, North Carolina
Louisburg lies in the heart of Franklin County, a place where the land rolls with a gentle, agricultural grace, punctuated by stands of mature pine and oak that whisper in the humid breeze. It lies 14.3 miles north-east of Wake Forest, NC (from Wake Forest, NC: bearing 55°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east of Franklinton. The Tar River, a languid ribbon of brown water, meanders close by, its banks a verdant embrace of willows and sycamores, hinting at the slow, persistent work of water shaping the landscape. The air here, especially in the late afternoons, carries a scent of damp earth and sun-baked pine needles, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a memory. The houses, many of them older constructions with wide porches and sturdy foundations, seem to have grown from the very soil, their paint weathered by decades of Carolina sun and rain. The history of Louisburg is deeply entwined with the fertile lands that surround it, a legacy born of agriculture and a resilient spirit. Once a vital stop for travelers and a hub for local trade, its economy has long been tied to the bounty of the fields, with tobacco and cotton once dominating the rural tableau. Today, while still bearing the marks of its agrarian past, Louisburg has diversified, with small businesses and local industries providing steady employment. The Franklin Regional Medical Center stands as a modern cornerstone, a testament to the evolving needs of the community, while the historic courthouse square still serves as a gathering place, its brick sidewalks worn smooth by generations of footsteps. The quiet dignity of the old brick buildings speaks of a time when life moved at a different pace, a rhythm still discernible in the unhurried greetings exchanged on Main Street.
Live animated radar for Louisburg 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 | Louisburg, Franklin County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.099039°N, 78.301106°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27549 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Louisburg, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Louisburg, 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 Louisburg includes coordinates 36.099039°N, 78.301106°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 27549. 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.
