Manteo, North Carolina Weather
Manteo, 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 Manteo, Craven County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Manteo. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Manteo is published on the Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/ (KNKT) page, 3 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 Manteo 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 Manteo: Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue (KNJM) 24 km · Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (KEWN) 25 km · Michael J. Smith Field (KMRH) 27 km · MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field (KNCA) 53 km
Conditions reported at KNKT describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Manteo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Manteo.
About Manteo, North Carolina
Manteo breathes with the slow, salt-laced exhalation of the Outer Banks, a place where the land seems to spill gently into the vast, shimmering expanse of the Roanoke Sound. It lies 17.7 miles south-south-east of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 153°T), and is situated 0.2 miles north-north-east of Havelock. Here, the air, thick with the scent of pine and marsh grass, carries the distant cries of gulls and the rustle of reeds along the water's edge. The landscape itself is a study in muted greens and blues, a soft undulation of dunes and low-lying fields that curve towards the horizon, often softened by a hazy, pearlescent light that seems to linger long after the sun has dipped below the western sky. Oak trees, gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel, their branches draped with Spanish moss, casting dappled shadows on the sandy soil that often feels cool and yielding beneathfoot, even on the warmest days. The history of Manteo is deeply entwined with the ebb and flow of maritime life and the enduring spirit of exploration that first drew souls to these shores. Once a hub for fishing fleets and shipbuilding, its economy now gracefully balances tourism with a continued connection to the sea, evident in the bustling waterfront where charter boats bob and the scent of fresh seafood wafts from local eateries. The Roanoke Island Festival Park stands as a vivid reminder of the area's past, allowing visitors to step back in time to the era of the first English colonists, a story whispered on the wind that sweeps across the historic sites. Beyond its historical resonance, Manteo possesses a quiet charm, a palpable sense of community where the pace of life is measured by the tide and the changing patterns of the coastal light, fostering a feeling of timelessness that settles deep within the soul.
Live animated radar for Manteo 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 | Manteo, Craven County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.880994°N, 76.899941°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28532, 27954 |
| Area Code | 910, 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Manteo, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Manteo, 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 Manteo includes coordinates 34.880994°N, 76.899941°W, situated in Craven County. ZIP code 28532, 27954. Telephone area code: 910, 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.
