Smithfield, 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 Smithfield, Johnston County.
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Smithfield unfolds under a sky that often softens to a hazy gold as evening approaches, a gentle light that settles over the broad, fertile fields surrounding it. It lies 11.8 miles south-east of Clayton, NC (from Clayton, NC: bearing 146°T), and is situated 3.7 miles west-south-west of Selma. The land here is a generous expanse, a patchwork of green and brown where agriculture has long held sway, its contours marked by the slow, deliberate flow of the Neuse River. Oak trees, ancient sentinels, stand with a quiet dignity along the roadsides and in the scattered woodlands, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the wide-open spaces. The air itself carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land’s enduring productivity. This is a place where history whispers from the clapboard houses and the old brick buildings that line its downtown streets, a testament to generations who have worked this soil and built their lives here. Smithfield’s economy has been shaped by the bounty of the land, from tobacco and cotton in eras past to the diversified farming and the food processing industries that sustain it today, a steady hum of activity that is the lifeblood of the community. The Johnston County Courthouse, a solid, imposing structure, anchors the town square, a landmark that has witnessed the ebb and flow of local life and commerce for over a century. Even as the world rushes forward, Smithfield retains a sense of grounded continuity, a quiet strength drawn from its agricultural roots and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.508494°N, 78.339446°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27577 |
| 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 Smithfield, 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 Smithfield includes coordinates 35.508494°N, 78.339446°W, situated in Johnston County. ZIP code 27577. 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.