Prospect, North Carolina Weather
Prospect, 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 Prospect, Robeson County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Prospect.
About Prospect, North Carolina
Prospect unfolds across a landscape of gentle, fertile plains, a place where the horizon seems to stretch endlessly under a sky that can shift from the softest dawn blush to the dramatic theatre of a summer storm. It lies 29.7 miles south-west of Fayetteville, NC (from Fayetteville, NC: bearing 222°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south-south-west of Red Springs. The land here, a rich loam, breathes the damp, sweet scent of pine and the earthy perfume of freshly turned soil. Distant stands of oak and pine punctuate the fields, their silhouettes softened by the humid air, offering a quiet dignity to the open vistas. The sun, when it breaks through, casts a golden benediction on the scattered farmhouses and the winding, unpaved roads that thread through the fields, giving the whole scene a sense of enduring peace. The history of Prospect is tied to the agricultural bounty of Robeson County, a legacy cultivated by generations who understood the land’s generous spirit. For years, farming, particularly tobacco and cotton, formed the backbone of the local economy, shaping the lives and traditions of the people who call Prospect home. While the agricultural landscape has evolved, echoes of that past remain in the sturdy, weathered barns and the quiet pride in the harvest. The community’s character is one of quiet resilience and neighborly connection, a place where the pace of life allows for a genuine appreciation of simple pleasures, like the cool evening air that settles over the fields after a long, warm day.
Live animated radar for Prospect 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 | Prospect, Robeson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.733218°N, 79.22976°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28462, 28372 |
| Area Code | 910, 704, 980 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prospect, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prospect, 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 Prospect includes coordinates 34.733218°N, 79.229760°W, situated in Robeson County. ZIP code 28462, 28372. Telephone area code: 910, 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.
