Archdale, North Carolina Weather
Archdale, 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 Archdale, Cleveland County.
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About Archdale, North Carolina
Archdale rests in a landscape of rolling hills, where the broad shoulders of the Piedmont begin to soften before the more dramatic rise of the distant Blue Ridge. It lies 13.0 miles west-south-west of Gastonia, NC (from Gastonia, NC: bearing 249°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-west of Kings Mountain. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a fine, dry dust, a scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of pine. Towering hardwoods, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards the pale sky, mingle with the dark green constancy of evergreens, creating a textured mosaic across the terrain. Small creeks, their banks often fringed with ferns and the occasional flash of a cardinal's wing, meander through the hollows, their murmur a constant, low hum beneath the wider quietude. The history of Archdale is a tale woven from agricultural roots and a quiet resilience. For generations, the land yielded its bounty, supporting families through the cycles of planting and harvest, the rhythm of the seasons dictating the pulse of life. The local economy, while diversified today, still carries echoes of that agrarian past, with a steady undercurrent of manufacturing and small businesses that lend Archdale its characteristic industrious, yet unhurried, character. It is a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather a gentle foundation upon which the present is built, a subtle reminder of the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Archdale, Cleveland County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.194021°N, 81.401752°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28086, 27370 |
| Area Code | 704, 980, 336 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Archdale, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Archdale, 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 Archdale includes coordinates 35.194021°N, 81.401752°W, situated in Cleveland County. ZIP code 28086, 27370. Telephone area code: 704, 980, 336. 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.
