Cherryville, 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 Cherryville, Gaston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cherryville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cherryville is published on the Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) page, 23 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. 6 airfields within reach of Cherryville 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 Cherryville: Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 24 km · Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) 29 km · Wilson's Airport (KE40) 30 km · Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 40 km · Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 51 km
Conditions reported at KIPJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cherryville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cherryville.
Cherryville rests where the rolling Piedmont hills begin to soften, a landscape etched with the subtle curves of agricultural land and the more defined contours of forested ridges. It lies 13.5 miles north-west of Gastonia, NC (from Gastonia, NC: bearing 307°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-north-west of Kings Mountain. The air here often carries a gentle warmth, a lingering embrace from the southern sun, and in the late afternoon, light spills across the fields in long, golden shafts, illuminating the sturdy brick buildings of its downtown. Beyond the immediate neighborhoods, the land slopes gently towards the South Fork River, its presence a quiet murmur that shapes the terrain, fostering a sense of groundedness in Cherryville's setting. The history of Cherryville is a narrative of resilience and industrious spirit, deeply rooted in the textile mills that once formed the backbone of its economy. These mills, now largely silent monuments to a bygone era, stand as weathered sentinels to the generations who labored within their walls, their looms once humming with the steady rhythm of production. Though the landscape of industry has shifted, Cherryville maintains a vibrant local character, a community that cherishes its heritage while looking toward new possibilities, a place where the past and present coexist with a quiet dignity.
Live animated radar for Cherryville 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 | Cherryville, Gaston County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.378744°N, 81.378974°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28021 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cherryville, 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 Cherryville includes coordinates 35.378744°N, 81.378974°W, situated in Gaston County. ZIP code 28021. Telephone area code: 704, 980. 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.