Raeford, North Carolina Weather
Raeford, 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 Raeford, Hoke County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Raeford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Raeford is published on the Laurinburg Maxton Airport (KMEB) page, 25 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. 3 airfields within reach of Raeford 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 Raeford: Lumberton Regional Airport (KLBT) 44 km · Richmond County Airport (KRCZ) 50 km
Conditions reported at KMEB describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Raeford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Raeford.
About Raeford, North Carolina
Raeford emerges from the rolling coastal plain, a place where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and the distant hum of agricultural machinery. It lies 16.3 miles south-west of Fort Bragg, NC (from Fort Bragg, NC: bearing 228°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Rockfish. The landscape here is a gentle sweep of sandy loam, interspersed with stands of loblolly pine and the occasional, stubborn oak, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers against the vast, often cerulean sky. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, languid shadows that stretch across the open fields and the quiet streets, imbuing the town with a painterly quality. The terrain is not dramatic, but rather possesses a subtle, understated beauty, a kind of patient resilience that mirrors the character of its inhabitants. The roots of Raeford are deeply entwined with the agrarian past of Hoke County, a history etched into the very rhythm of its days. Once a vital hub for cotton and tobacco, the local economy now leans more towards diversified farming, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon, their verdant rows a testament to the enduring spirit of cultivation. The town’s railway heritage, though faded, whispers of a time when goods and people flowed more freely, connecting this inland settlement to broader horizons. Even now, a certain quiet industry persists, a steady pulse beneath the surface of everyday life, evident in the local businesses that serve the surrounding agricultural communities and the enduring sense of neighborly connection that defines Raeford.
Live animated radar for Raeford 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 | Raeford, Hoke County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.981°N, 79.2242°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28376 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Raeford, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raeford, 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 Raeford includes coordinates 34.981000°N, 79.224200°W, situated in Hoke County. ZIP code 28376. 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.
