Bessemer, North Carolina Weather
Bessemer, 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 Bessemer, Guilford County.
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About Bessemer, North Carolina
Bessemer unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling Piedmont terrain, where the ochre of the soil is a constant, warm presence under a sky that often holds a soft, diffused light, particularly in the late afternoon. It lies 2.9 miles east-north-east of Greensboro, NC (from Greensboro, NC: bearing 74°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north of Pleasant Garden. Dense stands of pine and oak mark the boundaries of fields that once vibrated with the industrious hum of agriculture, their quiet now punctuated by the occasional drone of a distant truck or the chirping chorus of unseen birds. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mingling of damp leaves and the faintest hint of blooming honeysuckle, suggesting a place where nature still holds sway, even amidst the evidence of human endeavor. The contours of the land, shaped by millennia of slow erosion, create a subtle, almost imperceptible rise and fall, giving a sense of understated permanence to Bessemer's setting. Historically, Bessemer’s identity is tied to the bedrock of industry and the persistent spirit of its inhabitants. While the region was once a significant agricultural hub, the echoes of its industrial past, particularly its connection to iron and steel, still resonate in its nomenclature and the enduring character of its people. The local economy, now more diversified, retains a connection to its roots, with a blend of small businesses and manufacturing maintaining a steady, if not always boisterous, presence. Distinctive to Bessemer is its quiet resilience, a characteristic born from generations who have navigated the ebb and flow of economic cycles, their stories etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring fabric of daily life and the unpretentious charm of its neighborhoods.
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| Location | Bessemer, Guilford County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.083746°N, 79.742807°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27405, 27401 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bessemer, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bessemer, 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 Bessemer includes coordinates 36.083746°N, 79.742807°W, situated in Guilford County. ZIP code 27405, 27401. Telephone area code: 336. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
