Rex, North Carolina Weather
Rex, 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 Rex, Robeson County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rex.
About Rex, North Carolina
Rex lies low and broad, a testament to the gentle sweep of the land. It lies 16.6 miles south-west of Fayetteville, NC (from Fayetteville, NC: bearing 216°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-west of Hope Mills. The air here carries the humid breath of the southeastern United States, thick with the scent of pine needles and the distant, earthy perfume of tilled soil. Fields of corn, a vibrant green that deepens to bronze as the season ripens, stretch out under a sky that often blazes with an almost startling cerulean blue, only to soften into bruised purples and dusky oranges as dusk descends. Oak trees, gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel along the edges of these cultivated expanses, their branches a labyrinth against the fading light, offering a cool, dappled shade that feels as old as the land itself. The history of Rex is one woven with the threads of agriculture and a quiet, enduring resilience. For generations, the rich, sandy loam has supported crops, with tobacco and cotton once forming the backbone of the local economy, their cultivation shaping the very rhythm of life here. While the agricultural landscape has evolved, a spirit of self-sufficiency and neighborly connection persists, a quiet strength that echoes through the modest homes and the well-worn pathways of the community. The nearby Lumbee River, a constant presence, has historically been both a lifeline and a challenge, its currents carrying stories of bygone eras and continuing to nourish the land that sustains Rex.
Live animated radar for Rex 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 | Rex, Robeson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.857108°N, 79.049198°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28384, 28378 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rex, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rex, 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 Rex includes coordinates 34.857108°N, 79.049198°W, situated in Robeson County. ZIP code 28384, 28378. 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. 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.
