Claremont, North Carolina Weather
Claremont, 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 Claremont, Catawba County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Claremont. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Claremont is published on the Wilson's Airport (KE40) 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 Claremont 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 Claremont: Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 22 km · Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) 26 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 44 km · Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) 57 km
Conditions reported at KE40 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Claremont specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Claremont.
About Claremont, North Carolina
Claremont rests in a gentle embrace of rolling Piedmont terrain, where the land softens into broad, fertile valleys and the distant Blue Ridge Mountains offer a hazy, ever-present horizon. It lies 11.0 miles east of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 97°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-east of Newton. The air here carries the sweet, earthy scent of pine and damp soil, particularly after a summer rain, and the sunlight often filters through the dense canopy of deciduous trees, casting shifting patterns on the quiet roads. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their greens vibrant against the ochre of tilled earth, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn and the stoic silhouette of a farmhouse. The character of Claremont is one of quiet persistence, a place where the landscape itself seems to dictate a measured pace, allowing the sky to expand into a vast, ever-changing canvas above. The foundations of Claremont are rooted in a history of agricultural endeavor, where generations of families cultivated the rich soil, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest. This legacy continues to shape the local economy, with farming still a significant presence, though it now coexists with a growing manufacturing sector that provides steady employment and a different kind of rhythm to the workday. The presence of Catawba Valley Community College nearby infuses a youthful energy into the region, fostering new ideas and skills. Claremont’s distinctive charm lies not in grand pronouncements or bustling avenues, but in the subtle hum of progress against a backdrop of enduring natural beauty, a place where the past informs the present without being burdened by it.
Live animated radar for Claremont 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 | Claremont, Catawba County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.714578°N, 81.146192°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28731, 28610 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Claremont, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Claremont, 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 Claremont includes coordinates 35.714578°N, 81.146192°W, situated in Catawba County. ZIP code 28731, 28610. 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.
