St. Helena, North Carolina Weather
St. Helena, 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 St. Helena, Pender County.
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About St. Helena, North Carolina
St. Helena breathes the humid, salt-tinged air of the North Carolina coast, a place where the land flattens into fertile plains before yielding to the encroaching waterways. It lies 19.4 miles north-north-east of Leland, NC (from Leland, NC: bearing 22°T), and is situated 2.5 miles south-south-east of Burgaw. Here, the sky stretches wide, often a vast canvas of pale blue or brooding gray, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, takes on a diffused, buttery quality that softens the edges of the marsh grasses and the distant stands of pine. Ancient live oaks, draped with Spanish moss like forgotten shawls, stand sentinel along the few winding roads, their gnarled limbs reaching out as if to embrace the slow, deliberate pace of life that defines St. Helena. The air carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and the distant murmur of the Intracoastal Waterway, a constant presence that shapes the landscape and the quietude of the locality. The history of St. Helena is inextricably linked to the ebb and flow of the water, its early settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil and access to trade routes. For generations, the economy has been anchored by the bounty of the land and sea, with agriculture – particularly tobacco and soybeans – flourishing in the rich alluvial soil, and fishing providing a sustenance and livelihood for many. The local character is one of quiet resilience and a deep connection to the natural world, a trait fostered by the region’s agricultural heritage and the ever-present influence of the coastal environment. While grand monuments are few, the true landmarks are the weathered farmhouses, the sturdy docks that jut into the creeks, and the enduring spirit of a place that has learned to live in harmony with the rhythms of the tides and the turning of the seasons.
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| Location | St. Helena, Pender County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.516556°N, 77.915543°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28425 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. Helena, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Helena, 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 St. Helena includes coordinates 34.516556°N, 77.915543°W, situated in Pender County. ZIP code 28425. 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.
