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, Pitt County.
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About Red Oak, North Carolina
Red Oak rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and time, a place where the air itself seems to carry the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 4.2 miles south-west of Greenville, NC (from Greenville, NC: bearing 229°T), and is situated 3.2 miles north-north-west of Winterville. The terrain here is a gentle sweep of coastal plain, softened by the low, rounded contours of the land, a subtle topography that hints at ancient riverbeds and the gradual deposition of silt. Broadleaf trees, their canopies a dense, verdant roof in summer, give way to the darker, more somber greens of the pines, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze. Creeks and small tributaries, often barely visible beneath the overhanging branches, thread their way through the landscape, carrying the runoff from the surrounding fields and forests, their quiet murmur the constant soundtrack to Red Oak. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar softness, a golden haze that seems to settle over the fields, imbuing the ordinary with a quiet, almost pastoral beauty. The history of Red Oak is intertwined with the agricultural bounty of eastern North Carolina, a lineage stretching back to fields cleared and cultivated by generations who understood the land's fertile promise. For decades, tobacco and cotton were the lifeblood of the local economy, their cultivation shaping the very character of the community, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape and the lives of its people. While the agricultural focus has shifted somewhat, the echoes of those past harvests remain, a subtle undercurrent in the town's enduring spirit. The proximity to larger waterways, though not directly on the coast, has always played a role, facilitating trade and connection in earlier times, and still influencing the character of Red Oak today. There is a palpable sense of continuity here, a quiet persistence that speaks of a community deeply rooted in its own history, a place where the pace of life is measured not by the ticking of a clock, but by the turning of the seasons and the enduring rhythm of the land.
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| Location | Red Oak, Pitt County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.572384°N, 77.4233°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 35.572384°N, 77.423300°W, situated in Pitt 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.
