Rocky Mount, North Carolina Weather
Rocky Mount, 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 Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rocky Mount. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rocky Mount is published on the Rocky Mount Wilson Regional Airport (KRWI) page, 13 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 Rocky Mount 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 Rocky Mount: Tarboro Edgecombe Airport (KETC) 22 km · Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (KW03) 25 km · Pitt-Greenville Airport (KPGV) 50 km · Wayne Executive Jetport (KGWW) 55 km · Martin County Airport (KMCZ) 56 km
Conditions reported at KRWI describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rocky Mount specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rocky Mount, North Carolina
Rocky Mount rises from the coastal plain of North Carolina, a place where the Tar River, a ribbon of pewter under a wide, often brilliant sky, traces its languid path. It lies 16.5 miles north-north-east of Wilson, NC (from Wilson, NC: bearing 25°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-east of Red Oak. The land here is a gentle undulation, fertile and green, supporting stands of pine and oak that whisper secrets in the breeze, their branches draped with Spanish moss like ancient, weary shawls. The air itself carries a certain humidity, a soft, warm breath that clings to the skin, hinting at the proximity of the coast, even inland. This is a landscape that feels both enduring and softly yielding, where the light at dusk often settles in hues of rose and pale gold, painting the horizon with a quiet, ephemeral beauty. The story of Rocky Mount is deeply entwined with the railway, a steel artery that once pulsed with the lifeblood of commerce, shaping the town's very character. Its economy, once heavily reliant on textiles and tobacco, has diversified, embracing industries that now hum alongside the echoes of its agricultural past. The spirit of innovation, however, seems to have taken root, evidenced by the presence of educational institutions that foster new ideas and skills. Though the grand textile mills may stand as silent monuments to a bygone era, the ingenuity of Rocky Mount continues to weave itself into the fabric of its present, a quiet testament to resilience and forward momentum, where the gentle flow of the Tar River serves as a constant, flowing reminder of the land's enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Rocky Mount 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 | Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.93821°N, 77.790534°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27801, 27803, 27802, 27804, 27815 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rocky Mount, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rocky Mount, 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 Rocky Mount includes coordinates 35.938210°N, 77.790534°W, situated in Edgecombe County. ZIP code 27801, 27803, 27802, 27804, 27815. 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. 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.
