Plain View, North Carolina Weather
Plain View, 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 Plain View, Sampson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Plain View. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Plain View is published on the Harnett Regional Jetport Airport (KHRJ) page, 22 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 Plain View 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 Plain View: Sampson County Airport (KCTZ) 35 km · Johnston Regional Airport (KJNX) 36 km · Simmons Army Air Field (KFBG) 37 km · Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field (KFAY) 41 km · Pope Field (KPOB) 43 km
Conditions reported at KHRJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Plain View specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
