Tar Heel, North Carolina Weather
Tar Heel, 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 Tar Heel, Bladen County.
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About Tar Heel, North Carolina
Tar Heel breathes a quiet existence along the flatlands of Bladen County, a place where the sky seems to stretch further, and the air carries the humid scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 22.6 miles south-south-east of Fayetteville, NC (from Fayetteville, NC: bearing 167°T), and is situated 14.7 miles east-north-east of Lumberton. The land here is a gentle, almost imperceptible sweep, broken only by the slow, dark arteries of creeks and the occasional stand of towering cypress, their knees like ancient knuckles rising from the marshy ground. Sunlight, when it breaks through the persistent haze, falls in broad, golden swathes across the fields, illuminating the emerald green of cultivated crops and the deep, shadowed interiors of the surrounding forests. The pervasive quiet is punctuated by the distant hum of machinery and the sharp cry of a hawk, a subtle counterpoint to the land's own deep, unhurried pulse. This corner of North Carolina, Tar Heel, has long been shaped by the fertile soil and the waterways that snake across its terrain, fostering an economy deeply rooted in agriculture and the bounty of the land. Generations have worked these fields, coaxing sustenance from the rich loam, and the legacy of that labor is visible in the tidy rows of crops and the weathered barns that dot the landscape. The presence of the Cape Fear River nearby has historically been a conduit for commerce and connection, a liquid highway that whispered tales of distant places to this inland community. While the economic landscape may shift, the enduring character of Tar Heel remains tied to its agricultural heritage and a quiet resilience, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who call this tranquil locale home.
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| Location | Tar Heel, Bladen County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.733224°N, 78.790021°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28392 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tar Heel, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tar Heel, 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 Tar Heel includes coordinates 34.733224°N, 78.790021°W, situated in Bladen County. ZIP code 28392. Telephone area code: 704, 980. 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.
