Pumpkin Center, North Carolina Weather
Pumpkin Center, 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 for Pumpkin Center, Onslow County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pumpkin Center. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pumpkin Center is published on the MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field (KNCA) page, 11 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 Pumpkin Center 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 Pumpkin Center: Albert J Ellis Airport (KOAJ) 22 km · Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue (KNJM) 33 km · Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (KEWN) 43 km · Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/ (KNKT) 46 km · Henderson Field (KACZ) 58 km
Conditions reported at KNCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pumpkin Center specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Pumpkin Center, North Carolina
Pumpkin Center rests in the gentle embrace of Onslow County, a landscape where the air itself seems to carry the scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. It lies 4.2 miles north-east of Jacksonville, NC (from Jacksonville, NC: bearing 52°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-north-west of Piney Green. The terrain here is a soft undulation of sandy loam, well-suited for the crops that have long defined this corner of North Carolina. Vast fields, a mosaic of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch towards the horizon, broken only by stands of resilient live oaks draped with Spanish moss and the occasional glint of a slow-moving creek. The light, particularly as dusk settles, has a peculiar softness, a muted gold that seems to absorb the day's heat, making the encroaching evening feel like a welcome, quiet guest. The history of Pumpkin Center is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that dot its periphery, a story tied to the fertile land and the waterways that have sustained it for generations. Its economy has long been tethered to agriculture, with farms producing everything from tobacco and corn to the very vegetables that might have given the settlement its whimsical name. While not a hub of major industry, Pumpkin Center has maintained a steady, unpretentious character, a place where the pace of life allows for neighborly nods and the simple pleasure of watching the sun dip below the tree line. It is a locality that understands the enduring value of hard work and the quiet satisfaction of a well-tended field, a testament to the enduring spirit of rural North Carolina.
Live animated radar for Pumpkin Center 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 | Pumpkin Center, Onslow County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.791551°N, 77.372461°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28655, 28092, 28546 |
| Area Code | 704, 980, 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pumpkin Center, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pumpkin Center, 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 Pumpkin Center includes coordinates 34.791551°N, 77.372461°W, situated in Onslow County. ZIP code 28655, 28092, 28546. Telephone area code: 704, 980, 910. 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.
