Sandy Creek, North Carolina Weather
Sandy Creek, 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 Sandy Creek, Brunswick County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sandy Creek. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sandy Creek is published on the Wilmington International Airport (KILM) page, 23 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 Sandy Creek 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 Sandy Creek: Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport (KSUT) 40 km · Odell Williamson Municipal Airport (K60J) 50 km · Henderson Field (KACZ) 50 km · Columbus County Municipal Airport (KCPC) 52 km · Curtis L Brown Jr Field (KEYF) 53 km
Conditions reported at KILM describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sandy Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sandy Creek.
About Sandy Creek, North Carolina
Sandy Creek breathes the humid, salt-tinged air of the North Carolina coast, a place where the land slopes gently towards the vast Atlantic. It lies 6.4 miles west-north-west of Leland, NC (from Leland, NC: bearing 289°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-north-west of Navassa. Cypress and pine trees, their branches draped with Spanish moss, form a verdant canopy that whispers in the persistent breeze, a soft murmur against the distant rumble of the ocean. The terrain here is low-lying, crisscrossed by tidal creeks and marshy inlets that mirror the sky in their dark, reflective waters. The sunlight, when it breaks through the dense foliage, casts a dappled, ethereal glow, illuminating the damp earth and the gnarled roots of ancient trees. The character of Sandy Creek is one of quiet persistence, a landscape shaped by water and time, where the wildness of nature is never far from the edges of human habitation. The history of Sandy Creek is deeply entwined with the ebb and flow of the coastal tides, a legacy of fishing villages and agricultural endeavors that once sustained its people. For generations, the bounty of the nearby waterways and the fertile land provided a living, a rhythm dictated by seasons and the sea's unpredictable moods. While larger industries have shifted and evolved, a dedication to the local economy persists, evident in the small marinas dotting the shores and the roadside stands offering fresh produce. The character of Sandy Creek is still very much tied to these roots, a place where community is found in shared traditions and a deep respect for the natural world that defines it.
Live animated radar for Sandy Creek 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 | Sandy Creek, Brunswick County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.287113°N, 78.15083°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27893, 28451 |
| Area Code | 919, 984, 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sandy Creek, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sandy Creek, 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 Sandy Creek includes coordinates 34.287113°N, 78.150830°W, situated in Brunswick County. ZIP code 27893, 28451. Telephone area code: 919, 984, 910. 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.
