New Bern, North Carolina Weather
New Bern, 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 New Bern, Craven County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near New Bern. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for New Bern is published on the Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (KEWN) page, 4 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. 3 airfields within reach of New Bern 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 New Bern: Warren Field (KOCW) 51 km · Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field (KISO) 57 km
Conditions reported at KEWN describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Bern specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Bern.
About New Bern, North Carolina
New Bern, a jewel where two rivers meet, unfolds along a broad, placid expanse of water, its historic core a gentle rise above the alluvial plains. It lies 32.8 miles north-east of Jacksonville, NC (from Jacksonville, NC: bearing 42°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south of Forest. The air here carries the humid perfume of the coastal plain, a blend of salt marsh and blooming magnolias, particularly potent in the hush of late afternoon when the sun, softened by a fine haze, casts long, languid shadows across the well-trodden cobblestones. Ancient live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss like the beards of old sages, provide a verdant canopy over streets lined with homes of weathered wood and brick, each telling a silent story of seasons past. The land itself feels yielding, a soft embrace of fertile soil that has nurtured life for centuries. This venerable settlement, established by Swiss colonists in 1710, carries the echoes of a rich and varied past, from its early days as a colonial capital and bustling port to its role in the Confederacy and its subsequent rebirth. The local economy, once deeply rooted in timber and naval stores, now finds strength in a blend of tourism, light industry, and the enduring bounty of the surrounding agricultural lands, which stretch out in verdant fields of corn and soybeans. A distinctive character pervades New Bern, a sense of unhurried grace that seems to emanate from the slow, deliberate flow of the Neuse and Trent rivers, their waters reflecting the ever-changing sky. The vibrant splash of color from the historic architecture, the occasional cry of a seagull overhead, and the distant hum of a working waterfront all contribute to the unique melody of life in this Carolina town.
Live animated radar for New Bern 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 | New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.108493°N, 77.044114°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28560, 28561, 28562, 28563, 28564 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Bern, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Bern, 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 New Bern includes coordinates 35.108493°N, 77.044114°W, situated in Craven County. ZIP code 28560, 28561, 28562, 28563, 28564. Telephone area code: 910. 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.
