Smithfield, NC Weather Forecast
Johnston County, North Carolina
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Smithfield, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Smithfield, NC at a glance
Smithfield is home to about 12,468 people in Johnston County, across 13 square miles. It ranks 78th by population of 230 places in North Carolina with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Selma, 4 miles away.
- County
- Johnston County
- Population
- 12,468 2023 est.
- Land area
- 13 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 982
- Forecast point
- 35.5238°N, 78.3522°W
How well can the network see Smithfield?
The nearest Doppler radar is KRAX (Raleigh/Durham, NC), to the NW. Its lowest scan passes about 650 ft above Smithfield. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Smithfield show up clearly. Smithfield is closer to its radar than 93% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KJNX (Smithfield/Johnston Rgnl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Smithfield
- Selma, NC4 mi
- Wilson's Mills, NC4 mi
- Four Oaks, NC7 mi
- Clayton, NC11 mi
- Archer Lodge, NC11 mi
- Benson, NC14 mi
- Wendell, NC17 mi
- Garner, NC19 mi
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