St. James, North Carolina Weather
St. James, 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. James, Brunswick County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for St. James.
About St. James, North Carolina
St. James unfolds as a verdant landscape where the salty breath of the Atlantic mingles with the sweet, humid air of the coastal plain. It lies 21.4 miles south-south-west of Wilmington, NC (from Wilmington, NC: bearing 207°T), and is situated 3.5 miles north-east of Oak Island. The terrain here is a gentle undulation, a subtle rise and fall of land that cradles sprawling live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their ancient limbs reaching like arthritic fingers towards the sky. Pine forests, tall and straight, punctuate the landscape, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze that carries the distant murmur of surf. Waterways, both broad and intimate, thread through the region, their dark, tannin-stained surfaces reflecting the dappled sunlight that filters through the canopy, creating an atmosphere of quiet, almost watchful, serenity. This stretch of Brunswick County carries the faint echoes of a past tied to the ebb and flow of tides and the cultivation of the land. Historically, the economy here was shaped by agriculture, particularly the cultivation of tobacco and cotton, crops that demanded a deep understanding of the fertile, sandy soil. The waterways, once vital arteries for transporting these goods, now serve primarily as conduits for recreation and as havens for diverse aquatic life, supporting a modern economy increasingly reliant on tourism and the steady hum of residential development. The character of St. James is one of peaceful coexistence, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun's arc and the changing seasons, a deliberate contrast to the clamor of larger cities, fostering a sense of enduring tranquility.
Live animated radar for St. James 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.
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| Location | St. James, Brunswick County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.949895°N, 78.115916°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28461 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. James, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. James, 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. James includes coordinates 33.949895°N, 78.115916°W, situated in Brunswick County. ZIP code 28461. 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.
