Turkey, North Carolina Weather
Turkey, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Turkey, Sampson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Turkey. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Turkey is published on the Sampson County Airport (KCTZ) page, 17 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Turkey have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Turkey: Duplin County Airport (KDPL) 18 km · Henderson Field (KACZ) 35 km · Seymour Johnson Air Force Base (KGSB) 44 km · Albert J Ellis Airport (KOAJ) 55 km · Wayne Executive Jetport (KGWW) 56 km
Conditions reported at KCTZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Turkey specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Turkey.
About Turkey, North Carolina
Turkey, North Carolina, lies in a landscape where the earth exhales a damp, fertile scent, a perpetual reminder of the rich alluvial soil that defines its character. It lies 29.2 miles south-south-west of Goldsboro, NC (from Goldsboro, NC: bearing 202°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of Clinton. The terrain is a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, a vast, green canvas brushed with the muted greens of pine forests and the deeper hues of mature hardwoods. Creeks, like silver threads unraveling through the land, meander lazily, their banks often softened by wild iris and the encroaching shadows of cypress. The air here, especially in the long, warm afternoons, carries a palpable stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the sharp, percussive call of a bobwhite. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the humid air, lending a quiet, almost sacred quality to the ordinary. The history of Turkey is inextricably linked to the rich agricultural heritage of Sampson County, its economy long tethered to the bounty of its fields. Cotton, tobacco, and corn have been the staples, their cultivation shaping the very contours of the land and the lives of its people. The legacy of these crops is visible in the weathered barns that dot the countryside and the enduring connection to the soil that persists even as newer industries emerge. While not a hub of grand monuments, Turkey possesses a quiet distinctiveness in its enduring rural character, a place where the pace of life still allows for porch-side conversations and the simple pleasure of watching the sky turn bruised purple at dusk. The nearby waters, though not grand rivers, offer pockets of serene beauty, their slow currents mirroring the unhurried spirit of the community.
Live animated radar for Turkey 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Turkey, Sampson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.992389°N, 78.183049°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28393 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Turkey, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Turkey, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Turkey includes coordinates 34.992389°N, 78.183049°W, situated in Sampson County. ZIP code 28393. 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. 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.
