Sanford, North Carolina Weather
Sanford, 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 Sanford, Lee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sanford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sanford is published on the Raleigh Executive Jetport (KTTA) page, 14 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 Sanford 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 Sanford: Gilliam-McConnell Airfield (KBQ1) 28 km · Moore County Airport (KSOP) 33 km · Pope Field (KPOB) 38 km · Siler City Municipal Airport (KSCR) 38 km · Derby Aerodrome (KN26) 56 km
Conditions reported at KTTA describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sanford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sanford.
About Sanford, North Carolina
Sanford unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the verdant embrace of pine and hardwood forests mingles with the open promise of cultivated fields. It lies 22.6 miles west-south-west of Fuquay Varina, NC (from Fuquay Varina, NC: bearing 251°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-north-west of Broadway. The air here, particularly in the languid afternoons of late spring, carries a faint, sweet perfume of blooming wildflowers and damp earth, a subtle testament to the region's fertile character. Streams, like silver threads, weave through the low hills, their banks often softened by a fringe of willows and water-loving shrubs, reflecting the ever-shifting canvas of the sky. The very light seems to possess a peculiar softness, a diffused glow that lends an almost ethereal quality to the distant horizons, where the land seems to sigh into the hazy embrace of the Piedmont. The history of Sanford is deeply intertwined with the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its people, a legacy that traces back to its early days as a transportation hub, drawing life from the railroads that once crisscrossed this area. For generations, agriculture has been a cornerstone, with cotton fields, tobacco rows, and later, diverse crops, shaping the very rhythm of life and the contours of the land. The presence of clay deposits, rich and abundant, gave rise to a significant pottery and brick-making industry, the kilns once puffing their plumes of smoke into the sky, a distinctive mark upon the local economy. This heritage is still palpable, a quiet echo in the enduring strength of its manufacturing and a testament to the enduring resourcefulness that defines Sanford.
Live animated radar for Sanford 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 | Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.479876°N, 79.180299°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27330, 27331, 27332 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sanford, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sanford, 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 Sanford includes coordinates 35.479876°N, 79.180299°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 27330, 27331, 27332. Telephone area code: 336. 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.
