Catawba, North Carolina Weather
Catawba, 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 Catawba, Catawba County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Catawba. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Catawba is published on the Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) page, 26 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 Catawba 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 Catawba: Wilson's Airport (KE40) 26 km · Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 29 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 50 km · Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) 56 km
Conditions reported at KIPJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Catawba specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Catawba.
About Catawba, North Carolina
Catawba breathes with the soft, rolling hum of the Piedmont, a landscape sculpted by patient rivers and ancient hills. It lies 11.8 miles west-south-west of Statesville, NC (from Statesville, NC: bearing 244°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-north-east of Newton. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth after a summer shower, a subtle perfume that mingles with the distant murmur of traffic on the highway, a constant thread connecting this quiet corner to the wider world. The land itself is a patchwork of cultivated fields, their greens and golds stretching towards a sky that often hangs a soft, hazy blue, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long shadows that reach across the gentle terrain. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered by decades of sun and wind, stand sentinel amidst the cultivated plots, testaments to generations who have worked this soil. The history of Catawba is as deeply rooted as the oaks that line its country lanes, a story woven from threads of agriculture and industry. For years, the fertile land supported a thriving farming community, its economy once tied to the bounty of cotton and tobacco. Now, while agriculture still holds its place, the economic pulse of Catawba has diversified, embracing light manufacturing and a growing service sector. The faint echo of the railroad, which once brought vital commerce through this area, can still be felt in the layout of some of its older streets, a reminder of a bygone era of connection and growth. Notable among its features is the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet resilience that mirrors the enduring strength of the landscape itself.
Live animated radar for Catawba 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 | Catawba, Catawba County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.707356°N, 81.075634°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28609 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Catawba, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Catawba, 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 Catawba includes coordinates 35.707356°N, 81.075634°W, situated in Catawba County. ZIP code 28609. 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.
