Walnut Creek, North Carolina Weather
Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek, Onslow County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Walnut Creek. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Walnut Creek is published on the MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field (KNCA) page, 12 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. 5 airfields within reach of Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek: Albert J Ellis Airport (KOAJ) 28 km · Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue (KNJM) 28 km · Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/ (KNKT) 44 km · Coastal Carolina Regional Airport (KEWN) 44 km
Conditions reported at KNCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Walnut Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Walnut Creek.
About Walnut Creek, North Carolina
Walnut Creek, a quiet stretch of Onslow County, unfolds with the gentle, rolling terrain characteristic of the coastal plain. It lies 5.9 miles east of Jacksonville, NC (from Jacksonville, NC: bearing 91°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north of Piney Green. Live oaks, their branches draped in Spanish moss, stand sentinel over stretches of pine and palmetto, their dark green forms a constant against the pale, often hazy sky. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of the nearby marshes and the subtle perfume of pine needles warmed by the sun. Small ponds, reflecting the sky like scattered shards of mirror, dot the landscape, their edges often fringed with reeds that sway in the slightest breeze. The roads, mostly unpaved or a worn asphalt, meander through the trees, hinting at a pace of life dictated by the seasons and the natural world. The history of Walnut Creek is tied to the land, its early days shaped by agriculture, particularly tobacco and cotton, whose cultivation once defined the local economy. Though the landscape remains largely rural, the echoes of this past can still be felt in the weathered barns and the stoic resilience of the soil. Today, while still touched by farming, the economic pulse of Walnut Creek beats with a quieter rhythm, influenced by the proximity of larger military installations and the broader opportunities of the coastal region. The local character is one of quiet persistence, a community woven from generations who understood the rhythms of planting and harvest, and who continue to find their footing in a changing world, cherishing the enduring peace of their surroundings.
Live animated radar for Walnut Creek 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 | Walnut Creek, Onslow County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.752662°N, 77.325792°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28753, 28546, 27534 |
| Area Code | 910, 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Walnut Creek, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walnut Creek, 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 Walnut Creek includes coordinates 34.752662°N, 77.325792°W, situated in Onslow County. ZIP code 28753, 28546, 27534. Telephone area code: 910, 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. 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.
