Red Oak, North Carolina Weather
Red Oak, 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 Red Oak, Nash County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Red Oak.
About Red Oak, North Carolina
Red Oak rests in a landscape softened by the humid embrace of Eastern North Carolina, where the land gently slopes and pine forests sigh in the breeze. It lies 9.5 miles north-west of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 317°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-east of Nashville. The terrain here is a study in understated fertility, a place where the earth yields readily to the plow and the sky, vast and often a pale, luminous blue, presides over it all. Creeks, shallow and meandering, thread through the fields, their banks often shaded by the very trees that give Red Oak its name, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, a comforting, earthy perfume that settles deep into the bones of the place. The story of Red Oak is written in the fertile soil and the enduring agricultural spirit of its people. For generations, this land has been cultivated, yielding crops that have sustained families and shaped the local economy, a quiet testament to the enduring power of the land. While the larger agricultural forces of the region have shifted over time, the heart of Red Oak remains tied to the earth, with farms still dotting the horizon, their fields a patchwork of greens and golds under the changing seasons. A history of small, independent ventures has long characterized Red Oak, fostering a character of self-reliance and a deep connection to the immediate surroundings, where the rhythm of planting and harvest still dictates much of the year.
Live animated radar for Red Oak and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Red Oak, Nash County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.038486°N, 77.906372°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27834, 27868, 27856 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red Oak, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Oak, 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 Red Oak includes coordinates 36.038486°N, 77.906372°W, situated in Nash County. ZIP code 27834, 27868, 27856. 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.
