Sharpsburg, 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 for Sharpsburg, Nash County.
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Sharpsburg rests in a landscape where the land itself seems to sigh with the weight of its own greenness. It lies 5.4 miles south-south-west of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 204°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-north-east of Elm City. Rolling fields, the deep, fertile soil of Eastern North Carolina, stretch out under a sky that often hangs with a humid, pearlescent glow, especially in the long, languid afternoons of summer. The Tar River, a slow, deliberate artery, meanders nearby, its waters reflecting the dense stands of pine and oak that fringe its banks, offering a cool, dappled shade. The air here carries the mingled scents of damp earth, sun-baked pine needles, and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening tobacco, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath Sharpsburg’s quiet surface. The story of Sharpsburg is one of humble beginnings, a place that grew from the land and the labor of those who worked it. Its economy, historically tied to farming, particularly tobacco and cotton, still carries the echo of those traditions, though many now find their livelihoods in broader regional industries. The very streets of Sharpsburg seem to whisper of generations past, of dusty crossroads and the steady, determined march of progress. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the strength of Sharpsburg lies in its enduring character, a quiet resilience that mirrors the persistent growth of the crops that have long sustained it, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the gentle rhythm of everyday life.
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| Location | Sharpsburg, Nash County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.8671°N, 77.829147°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27878, 27803 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sharpsburg, 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 Sharpsburg includes coordinates 35.867100°N, 77.829147°W, situated in Nash County. ZIP code 27878, 27803. 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. 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.