Powellsville, North Carolina Weather
Powellsville, 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 Powellsville, Bertie County.
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About Powellsville, North Carolina
Powellsville rests within the broad, flat embrace of Bertie County, its landscape a gentle unfolding of agricultural plains and the slow, purposeful meander of waterways. It lies 39.8 miles south-south-west of Suffolk, VA (from Suffolk, VA: bearing 209°T), and is situated 5.1 miles south-east of Ahoskie. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon often softened by the humid haze of the Albemarle region, their textures shifting from the emerald gloss of early growth to the burnished gold of harvest. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a constant reminder of the land’s generosity. Ditches and canals, glinting like silver threads, crisscross the terrain, remnants of a long history of drainage and cultivation, guiding the abundant rainfall towards the larger rivers that shape the county’s identity. The very light seems to pool and diffuse, especially in the late afternoon, casting a warm, almost buttery glow over the weathered farmhouses and the occasional stand of live oaks draped in Spanish moss. The roots of Powellsville are entwined with the fertile soil and the strategic importance of its waterways, tracing back to an era when agriculture, particularly tobacco and cotton, formed the bedrock of the local economy. This legacy of farming persists, the fields a continuing testament to generations of labor and adaptation, their productivity a quiet engine for the region. The nearby Chowan River, a significant artery flowing towards the Albemarle Sound, has always been central to Powellsville’s story, facilitating trade and connection in a land where travel by road was once a more formidable undertaking. While larger industries have largely bypassed this quiet corner of North Carolina, the enduring strength of its agricultural base and the enduring character of its residents define the pulse of Powellsville. It is a place where the pace of life is measured not by the clamor of commerce, but by the turning of the seasons and the dependable flow of the water.
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| Location | Powellsville, Bertie County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.225712°N, 76.933011°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27967 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Powellsville, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Powellsville, 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 Powellsville includes coordinates 36.225712°N, 76.933011°W, situated in Bertie County. ZIP code 27967. Telephone area code: 919, 984. 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.
