Balfour, North Carolina Weather
Balfour, 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 Balfour, Henderson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Balfour. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Balfour is published on the Hendersonville Airport (K0A7) page, 6 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 Balfour 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 Balfour: Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) 12 km · Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 50 km · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) 55 km · Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) 56 km
Conditions reported at K0A7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Balfour specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Balfour.
About Balfour, North Carolina
Balfour unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the Blue Ridge Mountains, where rolling hills cradle the community and the air carries the crisp scent of pine. It lies 18.2 miles south-south-east of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 165°T), and is situated 2.0 miles north-north-west of Hendersonville. The terrain here is a study in gentle ascents and sudden dips, a place where one can feel the very bones of the earth beneath the verdant skin of forests. Sunlight, when it pierces the canopy, falls in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of moss-covered rock and the occasional wildflower clinging tenaciously to a rocky outcrop. The rhythm of Balfour is dictated by the slow turning of seasons, a quiet hum of life lived in concert with the natural world. This corner of Henderson County has a history rooted in the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its inhabitants. Once a region where agriculture flourished, particularly apple orchards that brought a certain golden hue to the autumn months, Balfour’s economy has diversified, yet the echoes of its farming past linger in the landscape. The presence of small businesses and artisan workshops speaks to a continuation of that hands-on approach, a dedication to craft that feels both modern and deeply traditional. The nearby waterways, often glimpsed as silver threads winding through the valleys, have always been a source of life and a quiet beauty, a constant presence that underscores the enduring character of Balfour.
Live animated radar for Balfour 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 | Balfour, Henderson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.346506°N, 82.472064°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28791, 28792 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Balfour, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Balfour, 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 Balfour includes coordinates 35.346506°N, 82.472064°W, situated in Henderson County. ZIP code 28791, 28792. Telephone area code: 828. 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.
