Cedar Rock, North Carolina Weather
Cedar Rock, 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 Cedar Rock, Caldwell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cedar Rock. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cedar Rock is published on the Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) page, 20 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 Cedar Rock 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 Cedar Rock: Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 23 km · Wilson's Airport (KE40) 34 km · Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 48 km · Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) 58 km
Conditions reported at KMRN describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cedar Rock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cedar Rock.
About Cedar Rock, North Carolina
Cedar Rock rises from the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, earthy dignity. It lies 16.0 miles north-north-west of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 336°T), and is situated 5.0 miles east-north-east of Lenoir. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes, punctuated by the occasional bolder outcrop, the kind that might have been a marker for ancient peoples or a child's secret hiding spot. Fields of corn and tobacco stretch towards the horizon, their vibrant greens softening in the hazy afternoon light, giving way to dense woods where oak and pine stand sentinel. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, a fragrance that clings to everything, from the weathered clapboard houses to the sturdy barns that dot the landscape. Even the sky, often a pale, washed-out blue, can deepen to an astonishing sapphire at dusk, casting long, cool shadows across the fields. The story of Cedar Rock is written in its soil and its resilience, a testament to generations who have worked this land. Once a hub for agricultural pursuits, its economy now leans more towards diversified farming and small businesses, a quiet evolution that mirrors the unhurried pace of life. The spirit of its founding, though not marked by grand pronouncements, is evident in the enduring community bonds and the way neighbors still lend a hand when needed. There are no towering monuments here, but the old general store, with its creaking floorboards and shelves stocked with necessities, feels like a landmark in its own right, a repository of local lore and everyday commerce. Cedar Rock holds a certain grace, a groundedness that comes from being deeply rooted in the Carolina earth.
Live animated radar for Cedar Rock 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 | Cedar Rock, Caldwell County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.944298°N, 81.458149°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28645 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cedar Rock, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cedar Rock, 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 Cedar Rock includes coordinates 35.944298°N, 81.458149°W, situated in Caldwell County. ZIP code 28645. 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.
