Colfax, North Carolina Weather
Colfax, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Colfax, Guilford County.
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About Colfax, North Carolina
Colfax rests upon the rolling Piedmont, a landscape of gentle slopes that cradle scattered woodlands and fields. It lies 3.3 miles east of Kernersville, NC (from Kernersville, NC: bearing 99°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-west of Summerfield. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries the earthy scent of turned soil and the faint, sweet perfume of distant honeysuckle, a fragrant whisper of the changing seasons. The terrain, neither dramatically mountainous nor flatly plains, offers a pleasing, undulating character, where streams like the Big Alamance Creek meander with a quiet persistence, their waters reflecting the broad, often pale blue skies. In the early morning, a soft mist can often be seen clinging to the lower hollows, lending a touch of ephemeral beauty to the waking world. The history of Colfax is intertwined with the agricultural past of Guilford County, a legacy evident in the enduring presence of farms and the weathered barns that dot the countryside. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the bounty of the land, with crops like tobacco and corn once dominating the fields, their cultivation a defining feature of life. While the agricultural roots remain, Colfax has also seen its share of industrial development, particularly with the growth of transportation networks that have facilitated trade and commerce. The distinctive character of Colfax lies in this blend of old and new, a place where the echoes of past livelihoods can still be heard in the quiet hum of contemporary life, and where the spirit of the community is as resilient as the old oak trees that stand sentinel over the rolling hills.
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| Location | Colfax, Guilford County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.112636°N, 80.014484°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27235 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Colfax, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Colfax, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Colfax includes coordinates 36.112636°N, 80.014484°W, situated in Guilford County. ZIP code 27235. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
