Lucama, North Carolina Weather
Lucama, 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 Lucama, Wilson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lucama. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lucama is published on the Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (KW03) page, 14 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 Lucama 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 Lucama: Wayne Executive Jetport (KGWW) 21 km · Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport (KRWI) 26 km · Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (KGSB) 34 km · Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX) 36 km · Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field (KISO) 50 km
Conditions reported at KW03 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lucama specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lucama, North Carolina
Lucama lies in a region where the land itself seems to breathe, a slow, steady exhale of fertile soil under a wide, often luminous sky. It lies 7.4 miles south-west of Wilson, NC (from Wilson, NC: bearing 225°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-north-east of Kenly. The terrain here is mostly flat, a gentle sweep of fields that stretch out like an unread manuscript, punctuated by stands of loblolly pine and the occasional, more resilient oak. The air, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of turned earth and ripening crops, a fragrance that clings to the skin and whispers of the agricultural heartbeat of this place. In the evenings, the light softens, bleeding into hues of rose and lavender across the western horizon, casting long, languid shadows that stretch and shift with the setting sun, a quiet spectacle that defines the end of each day in Lucama. The story of Lucama is deeply entwined with the cultivation of the land, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the steady rhythm of planting and harvest. For generations, this area has been shaped by the hands that worked its soil, producing cotton, tobacco, and a variety of other crops that formed the backbone of its economy. While agriculture remains a significant presence, the character of Lucama also reflects a broader shift, a quiet evolution in its economic landscape that mirrors the changing fortunes of rural America. There’s a sense of enduring resilience here, a quiet determination to adapt and persevere, much like the hardy crops that have always found a way to thrive under the Carolina sun.
Live animated radar for Lucama 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 | Lucama, Wilson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.645436°N, 78.00971°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27851 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lucama, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lucama, 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 Lucama includes coordinates 35.645436°N, 78.009710°W, situated in Wilson County. ZIP code 27851. 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.
