Tarboro, North Carolina Weather
Tarboro, 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 Tarboro, Edgecombe County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tarboro.
About Tarboro, North Carolina
Tarboro rests on the fertile coastal plain of North Carolina, a place where the land yields generously and the air carries the sweet, damp scent of cultivated fields. It lies 14.5 miles east-south-east of Rocky Mount, NC (from Rocky Mount, NC: bearing 101°T), and is situated 0.5 miles north-north-west of Princeville. Ancient oaks, their limbs draped in Spanish moss like venerable beards, preside over the landscape, their shadows lengthening with the afternoon sun to paint broad strokes of indigo across the fields of cotton and soybeans. The Tar River, a slow, benevolent artery, winds its way through the surrounding terrain, its waters reflecting the wide, often cloud-dappled sky, and providing a quiet, constant murmur to the otherwise hushed countryside. The character of Tarboro is one of enduring grace, a quiet dignity born of generations who have worked this rich earth. The history of Tarboro is deeply intertwined with the cultivation of the land and the vital flow of the Tar River, which served as a crucial transportation route for goods and people long before paved roads crisscrossed the region. For centuries, tobacco and other agricultural products formed the backbone of its economy, a legacy evident in the preserved architecture of its historic district, where grand antebellum homes whisper tales of a bygone era. Today, while agriculture remains important, Tarboro also embraces modern industries, yet the echoes of its past are palpable, especially in the enduring sense of community that defines its everyday life. The town square, with its shaded benches and stately courthouse, remains a focal point, a place where the rhythm of the day unfolds with a gentle, unhurried cadence, a characteristic that sets Tarboro apart.
Live animated radar for Tarboro 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 | Tarboro, Edgecombe County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.896824°N, 77.535805°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27886 |
| Area Code | 919, 984 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tarboro, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tarboro, 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 Tarboro includes coordinates 35.896824°N, 77.535805°W, situated in Edgecombe County. ZIP code 27886. 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.
