Speed, North Carolina Weather
Speed, 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 Speed, Edgecombe County.
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About Speed, North Carolina
Speed exists as a quiet breath held within the broader landscape of Edgecombe County, where the earth lies mostly flat and the sky seems to stretch on forever, a vast, pale canvas. It lies 19.4 miles east of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 84°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-east of Tarboro. Pine trees, tall and straight, stand sentinel along the roadside, their needles whispering secrets in the infrequent breeze. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and sun-baked pine, a fragrance that clings to everything like memory. Dirt roads, red and dusty in the dry spells, turn to slick ribbons after a rain, winding between fields of corn and soybeans that ripple like green oceans under the sun. The houses are modest, often painted in faded blues and grays, with wide porches that seem to invite a slow contemplation of the passing day. The history of Speed is tied to the fertile ground that has long been its livelihood. Agriculture has always been the bedrock, the relentless turning of the seasons dictating the rhythm of life, from the planting of tobacco and cotton in years past to the more diversified crops of today. The economy, while modest, is sustained by the quiet labor of those who work the land and the small businesses that serve the local needs. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling tourist attractions, but there is a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that generations have lived and worked this same earth, their lives etched not in stone but in the enduring patterns of the fields and the quiet persistence of the community.
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| Location | Speed, Edgecombe County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.967935°N, 77.445247°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27886, 27881 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Speed, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Speed, 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 Speed includes coordinates 35.967935°N, 77.445247°W, situated in Edgecombe County. ZIP code 27886, 27881. 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.
