Northchase, North Carolina Weather
Northchase, 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 Northchase, New Hanover County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Northchase. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Northchase is published on the Wilmington International Airport (KILM) 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 Northchase 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 Northchase: Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport (KSUT) 46 km · Henderson Field (KACZ) 47 km
Conditions reported at KILM describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Northchase specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Northchase, North Carolina
Northchase, a place where the humid air hangs thick with the scent of pine and salt, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate hand of coastal plain geology. It lies 6.8 miles north-east of Wilmington, NC (from Wilmington, NC: bearing 36°T), and is situated 1.7 miles west-north-west of Murraysville. Here, the land lies low, a verdant expanse where the sun, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, casts a diffused, almost watery light upon the dense stands of live oaks and loblolly pines. Broad, shallow creeks, their banks fringed with palmettos and the occasional ghost orchid, meander through the terrain, carrying the dark, tannin-stained waters of the inland swamps towards the distant Atlantic. The character of Northchase is one of quiet resilience, a subtle blending of the wild and the cultivated, where the natural world still asserts its presence with a gentle, persistent claim. The history of Northchase is interwoven with the ebb and flow of agricultural enterprise and the steady growth of a region that has long understood the value of its proximity to the coast. For generations, the fertile soils here supported crops that fed families and fueled local economies, a legacy still visible in the occasional weathered barn or the straight, unwavering rows of fields that persist against the encroaching woodlands. While precise historical markers are few, the very air seems to carry echoes of earlier lives, of the deep-rooted traditions of a community that has adapted to the rhythms of the seasons and the bounty of its environment. Today, Northchase maintains a character that is both grounded in its past and looking towards a future shaped by its connection to the broader Wilmington metropolitan area, a place where the pace remains unhurried, allowing for a genuine appreciation of the land and its enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Northchase 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 | Northchase, New Hanover County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.3049°N, 77.8754°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28405 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Northchase, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northchase, 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 Northchase includes coordinates 34.304900°N, 77.875400°W, situated in New Hanover County. ZIP code 28405. 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.
