Cleveland, North Carolina Weather
Cleveland, 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 Cleveland, Rowan County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cleveland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cleveland is published on the Mid-Carolina Regional Airport (KRUQ) page, 17 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 Cleveland 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 Cleveland: Lake Norman Airpark (K14A) 24 km · Statesville Regional Airport (KSVH) 25 km · Davidson County Executive Airport (KEXX) 34 km · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) 38 km · Hiatt Airport (KN97) 52 km
Conditions reported at KRUQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cleveland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cleveland.
About Cleveland, North Carolina
Cleveland, North Carolina, rests in a landscape of gentle hills that slope towards the horizon, a place where the sky often feels vast and the air carries the scent of turned earth and pine. It lies 12.2 miles west-north-west of Salisbury, NC (from Salisbury, NC: bearing 291°T), and is situated 5.9 miles north-north-east of Mount Ulla. The terrain here is a soft mosaic of cultivated fields and scattered woodlands, the trees a mix of sturdy oaks and slender pines, their branches reaching skyward like a thousand supplicating hands. In the late afternoon, the sun bleeds a honeyed light across the fields, catching the dust motes dancing in the quiet air, and the distant rumble of a passing truck becomes a low thrum against the pervasive stillness. The very character of Cleveland is etched into this open, breathing space, a sense of quiet endurance in the face of the elements. The history of Cleveland is a narrative woven into the agricultural tapestry of Rowan County, a story of generations who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. Once a hub for tobacco and cotton farming, the local economy has subtly shifted, with small businesses and service industries now forming a vital part of the town's fabric, though the echoes of its agrarian past are never far from the surface. The land itself, rich and receptive, has always dictated the rhythm of life here, from the planting seasons to the harvest festivals that still mark the turning of the year. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the simple, sturdy architecture of the homes and shops speaks of a practical heritage, a quiet strength that has seen Cleveland through the decades.
Live animated radar for Cleveland 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 | Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.733195°N, 80.677011°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27013 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cleveland, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cleveland, 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 Cleveland includes coordinates 35.733195°N, 80.677011°W, situated in Rowan County. ZIP code 27013. Telephone area code: 336. 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.
