Shallotte, North Carolina Weather
Shallotte, 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 Shallotte, Brunswick County.
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About Shallotte, North Carolina
Shallotte rests in a landscape where the coastal plain begins to yield its secrets, a gentle flatness that hints at the proximity of the vast Atlantic. It lies 27.6 miles south-west of Leland, NC (from Leland, NC: bearing 225°T), and is situated 1.9 miles north of South Brunswick. The air here, even inland, carries a faint, briny tang, a constant reminder of the waterways that thread through the terrain, their slow, dark currents reflecting the broad, often pale sky. Live oaks, gnarled and ancient, stand sentinel along the edges of fields that stretch towards the horizon, their Spanish moss a soft, grey veil against the vibrant green of summer or the muted ochres of autumn. Dusk settles with a particular grace in Shallotte, the light softening into a luminous haze that seems to hold the day's warmth long after the sun has dipped below the distant tree line, painting the low clouds in hues of rose and lavender. This is a place shaped by the ebb and flow of water and the enduring spirit of its people, a history woven through the cultivation of the land and the bounty of its rivers. For generations, the economy of Shallotte has been tied to agriculture, with tobacco fields once dominating the vista, their cured leaves a valuable commodity. Today, while agriculture persists, the town has also found a renewed purpose in its proximity to the coast, its services catering to the influx of visitors drawn by the nearby beaches and the promise of a slower pace of life. The shallowness of the river that gives Shallotte its name has historically dictated its role, a point of passage and trade rather than a deep harbor, fostering a character that is both practical and welcoming, a quiet resilience evident in the unhurried way the days unfold.
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| Location | Shallotte, Brunswick County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.973228°N, 78.385837°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28470, 28459, 28462 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shallotte, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shallotte, 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 Shallotte includes coordinates 33.973228°N, 78.385837°W, situated in Brunswick County. ZIP code 28470, 28459, 28462. Telephone area code: 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. 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.
