Plain View, North Carolina Weather
Plain View, 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 Plain View, Sampson County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Plain View.
About Plain View, North Carolina
Plain View unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling terrain, where the rich, dark earth of Sampson County lies open to the wide Carolina sky. It lies 22.7 miles north-east of Fayetteville, NC (from Fayetteville, NC: bearing 53°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-east of Dunn. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch in verdant and golden waves, punctuated by stands of mature pine and the occasional cluster of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching like ancient, gnarled fingers. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the subtle, sweet scent of ripening crops and the damp, earthy perfume of the soil, a quiet testament to the land's enduring fertility. Dusk descends not with a sudden fall, but a slow, luminous bleed of color across the horizon, turning the sky into a canvas of soft peach and lavender, painting the scattered farmhouses and their outbuildings in a warm, ephemeral glow. The history of Plain View is as deeply rooted as the fields that define it, a legacy of agricultural endeavor and quiet perseverance. For generations, the economy has been tied to the fertile soil, with tobacco, cotton, and grains forming the backbone of livelihoods, a rhythm of planting and harvest that has shaped the character of the place. While the agricultural landscape remains dominant, the echoes of earlier times can be felt in the weathered barns and the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the homes, remnants of a community built by hand and sustained by shared effort. The simplicity of life in Plain View is its own kind of wealth, a place where the pace is set by the sun and the seasons, and where the enduring spirit of its people continues to cultivate a quiet, unassuming beauty.
Live animated radar for Plain View and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Plain View, Sampson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.248498°N, 78.55529°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28338, 28334 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Plain View, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plain View, 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 Plain View includes coordinates 35.248498°N, 78.555290°W, situated in Sampson County. ZIP code 28338, 28334. 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.
