Smyrna, North Carolina Weather
Smyrna, 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 Smyrna, Carteret County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Smyrna. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Smyrna is published on the Michael J. Smith Field (KMRH) page, 12 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. 4 airfields within reach of Smyrna 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 Smyrna: Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/ (KNKT) 36 km · Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue (KNJM) 46 km · Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (KEWN) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMRH describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smyrna specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smyrna.
About Smyrna, North Carolina
Smyrna lies where the coastal plain begins to exhale towards the sea, a place where the air itself carries the scent of salt and pine needles. It lies 37.9 miles south-east of New Bern, NC (from New Bern, NC: bearing 129°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-north-east of Beaufort. The land here is flat, a gentle inclination towards the sounds of water, crisscrossed by shallow creeks and dark, tea-colored tributaries that whisper secrets from the mainland to the inlets. Live oaks, draped with Spanish moss like ancient shawls, stand sentinel over the low-lying terrain, their roots gripping the sandy soil that yields easily to the foot. The sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a honeyed quality, slanting through the dense canopy of maritime forest and painting the unpaved roads with shifting patterns of gold. The history of Smyrna is as much about the ebb and flow of tides as it is about human endeavor. Once a vital hub for timber and fishing, its economy still relies on the bounty of the surrounding waters and the deep woods that cradle it. Oysters are still harvested from the brackish estuaries, their shells a testament to generations of labor, and the faint scent of drying nets can sometimes be caught on the breeze. Local traditions, passed down through families who have lived here for centuries, speak of a quiet resilience, a connection to the land and sea that is both practical and profound. The pace of life in Smyrna is dictated by the seasons and the natural rhythms of the coast, a gentle reminder of a simpler existence.
Live animated radar for Smyrna 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 | Smyrna, Carteret County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.759329°N, 76.527424°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28579 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smyrna, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smyrna, 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 Smyrna includes coordinates 34.759329°N, 76.527424°W, situated in Carteret County. ZIP code 28579. 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. 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.
