Oak Ridge, North Carolina Weather
Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge, Orange County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oak Ridge.
About Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Oak Ridge in Orange County unfolds with a quiet dignity, its landscape a gentle sway of mature oaks and pines that mark the rolling terrain. It lies 10.3 miles west-north-west of Durham, NC (from Durham, NC: bearing 302°T), and is situated 2.5 miles east of Hillsborough. The air here carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil after a rain, mingled with the faintest sweetness of pine needles warming in the sun. Fields, some fallow and others yielding rows of corn or soybeans, stretch out like rumpled blankets across the undulating land, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn and the glint of sunlight on distant, slow-moving creeks. The character of Oak Ridge is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the rustle of leaves often drowns out the clamor of the outside world. The history of Oak Ridge is deeply tied to the agricultural rhythms of the Piedmont, a legacy evident in the enduring farmsteads and the quiet pride of those who still work the earth. For generations, families have cultivated these soils, their lives intertwined with the planting and harvesting seasons, a slow and steady economy built on the bounty of the land. While the broader region has seen shifts in industry, Oak Ridge retains a distinct connection to its agrarian roots, a characteristic that imbues its present with a sense of continuity. The occasional antique tractor parked beside a modern pickup truck, or the farmer's market overflowing with just-picked produce, are small but significant markers of this enduring heritage, a testament to the enduring spirit of this particular corner of Orange County.
Live animated radar for Oak Ridge 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 | Oak Ridge, Orange County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.07403°N, 79.054734°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28146, 27278, 27022, 27310 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oak Ridge, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oak Ridge, 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 Oak Ridge includes coordinates 36.074030°N, 79.054734°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 28146, 27278, 27022, 27310. 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. 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.
