McDonald, North Carolina Weather
McDonald, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for McDonald, Robeson County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McDonald.
About McDonald, North Carolina
McDonald, a place where the earth exhales a damp, fertile breath, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water. It lies 38.4 miles south-south-west of Fayetteville, NC (from Fayetteville, NC: bearing 206°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south of Pembroke. The terrain here is a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, a subtle rise and fall that hints at the ancient floodplains that once dominated this corner of Robeson County. Tall pines, their bark rough as aged leather, pierce the sky, their needles whispering secrets to the breeze that carries the scent of pine sap and distant rain. Beneath them, the undergrowth thrives, a tangled verdure of ferns and low-lying bushes, creating a sense of deep, green quietude. The light filters through the dense canopy in soft, diffused shafts, painting the forest floor in shifting patterns of shadow and emerald. The history of McDonald is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that grace its outskirts, a story woven into the agricultural fabric of this region. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, primarily through the cultivation of tobacco and cotton, crops that have sustained families and shaped the local economy. The rhythm of planting and harvest dictated the pulse of life in McDonald, a steady, unhurried tempo that still lingers in the air. While the larger agricultural enterprises have evolved, the spirit of the land remains, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the people and the soil. Occasionally, the ghosts of old turpentine stills, remnants of a past industry, can still be found, half-swallowed by the encroaching woods, whispering of a different kind of labor performed under the same wide Carolina sky.
Live animated radar for McDonald 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.
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| Location | McDonald, Robeson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.554052°N, 79.175593°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28340 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McDonald, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McDonald, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 McDonald includes coordinates 34.554052°N, 79.175593°W, situated in Robeson County. ZIP code 28340. Telephone area code: 704, 980. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
