Bethlehem, North Carolina Weather
Bethlehem, 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 Bethlehem, Alexander County.
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About Bethlehem, North Carolina
Bethlehem, a quiet settlement in Alexander County, unfolds across rolling terrain where verdant fields meet the soft embrace of wooded slopes. It lies 6.7 miles north-north-east of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 17°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-north-west of St. Stephens. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a gentle sweetness, a blend of damp earth and the distant scent of woodsmoke, as if the very atmosphere remembers the turning of seasons. Sunlight, when it breaks through the hazy sky, often spills in broad, golden swathes across the land, illuminating the stoic shapes of oak and pine that stand sentinel over the hollows and ridges. The landscape itself seems to breathe with a slow, steady rhythm, unhurried and deeply rooted. The history of Bethlehem is a quiet chronicle of hardy folk who sought sustenance from this fertile ground, their lives intertwined with the cycles of agriculture. For generations, the economy of Bethlehem has been shaped by the land – by the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a tradition that still whispers through the small farms dotting the periphery. While industry has ebbed and flowed in the broader region, Bethlehem has held fast to its agrarian soul, a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. Local gatherings, often centered around community halls or modest churches, still carry the echoes of a shared past, a simple camaraderie born from shared labor and the passing of traditions from one generation to the next, a quiet continuity in the heart of North Carolina.
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| Location | Bethlehem, Alexander County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.825688°N, 81.307031°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27910, 27320, 28601 |
| Area Code | 336, 828 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bethlehem, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bethlehem, 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 Bethlehem includes coordinates 35.825688°N, 81.307031°W, situated in Alexander County. ZIP code 27910, 27320, 28601. Telephone area code: 336, 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. 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.
