Mebane, 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 Mebane, Alamance County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Mebane. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Mebane is published on the Burlington Alamance Regional Airport (KBUY) page, 19 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 Mebane 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 Mebane: Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (KTDF) 33 km · Causey Airport (K2A5) 38 km · Siler City Municipal Airport (KSCR) 48 km · Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU) 50 km · Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) 53 km
Conditions reported at KBUY describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mebane specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Mebane unfolds across a gentle Piedmont landscape, where rolling hills, softened by decades of cultivation, meet the broad, open sky. It lies 9.5 miles east of Burlington, NC (from Burlington, NC: bearing 90°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east-north-east of Graham. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of pine and freshly turned earth, a subtle perfume that clings to the red clay soil. This is a place where the horizon feels close enough to touch, marked by the occasional stand of mature oak and the distant, hazy silhouette of more wooded terrain. The character of Mebane is that of a quiet strength, a resilience born of seasons and steady work, where the light at dusk seems to linger, bathing the modest homes and businesses in a warm, golden hue. Originally chartered in the late 19th century, Mebane's history is deeply entwined with the railroads that once pulsed through its heart, carrying goods and people across the burgeoning South. The local economy, once heavily reliant on tobacco and textiles that gave many families their livelihood, has diversified, finding new footing in manufacturing and a growing retail presence, particularly along its bustling interstate corridors. This evolution has not erased the echoes of its past; rather, it has layered them, creating a unique cultural fabric. Evidence of Mebane's enduring spirit can be seen in its well-preserved downtown architecture and the friendly familiarity that greets newcomers, a testament to a community that has weathered change while holding onto its core identity.
Live animated radar for Mebane 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 | Mebane, Alamance County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.095972°N, 79.266962°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27302 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mebane, 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 Mebane includes coordinates 36.095972°N, 79.266962°W, situated in Alamance County. ZIP code 27302. Telephone area code: 336. 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.