Whiteville, North Carolina Weather
Whiteville, 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 Whiteville, Columbus County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Whiteville.
About Whiteville, North Carolina
Whiteville rests in the heart of a landscape shaped by slow rivers and the patient cultivation of the land. It lies 38.0 miles west of Leland, NC (from Leland, NC: bearing 279°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east of Chadbourn. The terrain here, a gentle, fertile plain, rises imperceptibly towards the north, hinting at the distant, softer contours of the Sandhills. Broad fields, etched with the straight lines of agricultural purpose, stretch towards horizons softened by the humid air, often painted in the hushed golds and muted lavenders of late afternoon. Cypress and pine trees, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze, define the edges of these cultivated expanses and fringe the slow-moving, tea-colored waters of the Waccamaw River, a lifeblood that has sustained this place for generations. The air itself carries a certain weight, a lingering sweetness of damp earth and blooming magnolias, a palpable presence that settles over Whiteville like a comfortable cloak. The history of Whiteville is deeply entwined with the rich soil that surrounds it, a narrative of agriculture and the hardy souls who worked it. Once a hub for tobacco and later for textiles, the town’s economy now leans more towards diverse manufacturing and the enduring legacy of farming, with soybeans and corn still prominent crops. The Lumbee River, though not directly within Whiteville, flows through the broader county, a reminder of the indigenous peoples who first inhabited this region and whose presence is subtly felt in the very character of the land. The distinctive, slightly stoic demeanor of its residents speaks to a resilience honed by the cycles of seasons and the enduring strength of community bonds. Evenings in Whiteville often bring a quiet hum, a gentle winding down as the day’s labor yields to the cool embrace of twilight, a time when the porch lights flicker on, casting warm pools of light against the deepening blue.
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| Location | Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.33878°N, 78.703072°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28472 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Whiteville, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Whiteville, 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 Whiteville includes coordinates 34.338780°N, 78.703072°W, situated in Columbus County. ZIP code 28472. 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.
