Wrightsboro, North Carolina Weather
Wrightsboro, 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 Wrightsboro, New Hanover County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Wrightsboro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Wrightsboro is published on the Wilmington International Airport (KILM) page, 2 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. 3 airfields within reach of Wrightsboro 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 Wrightsboro: Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport (KSUT) 42 km · Henderson Field (KACZ) 48 km
Conditions reported at KILM describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wrightsboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wrightsboro.
About Wrightsboro, North Carolina
Wrightsboro exists as a breath of coastal plain, where the humid air hangs thick and the sun, when it deigns to break through the often-present haze, casts a soft, diffused glow across the landscape. It lies 4.5 miles north-north-east of Wilmington, NC (from Wilmington, NC: bearing 17°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-north-east of Leland. The terrain here is a subtle, patient affair, a gentle undulation of pine forests and scrub oak that eventually gives way to the rich, dark soil of agricultural fields. Ditches, often choked with reeds and the occasional water moccasin, crisscross the land, remnants of an ongoing negotiation between human endeavor and the pervasive dampness of the region. The character of Wrightsboro is one of quiet resilience, a place where the natural world exerts a constant, undeniable presence, shaping the very way of life. The history of Wrightsboro is deeply entwined with the fertile lands and the waterways that have sustained it for generations. Originally settled by farmers drawn to the rich coastal plain soils, the area’s economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with cotton and tobacco once dominating the fields. More recently, the proximity to larger port cities has influenced its economic character, fostering a blend of rural traditions and a more contemporary, service-oriented outlook. The subtle scent of salt carried on the breeze, even miles inland, serves as a constant reminder of its coastal heritage, a whisper from the nearby Atlantic that shapes the climate and the very spirit of Wrightsboro.
Live animated radar for Wrightsboro 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 | Wrightsboro, New Hanover County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.288502°N, 77.921098°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28401 |
| Area Code | 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wrightsboro, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wrightsboro, 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 Wrightsboro includes coordinates 34.288502°N, 77.921098°W, situated in New Hanover County. ZIP code 28401. 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. 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.
