Crouse, 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 Crouse, Lincoln County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Crouse. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Crouse is published on the Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) page, 15 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 Crouse 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 Crouse: Wilson's Airport (KE40) 26 km · Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) 28 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 32 km · Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 36 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 52 km
Conditions reported at KIPJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crouse specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crouse.
Crouse rests in a landscape where the rolling Piedmont hills begin to gather themselves before surrendering to the western mountains. It lies 12.8 miles north-north-west of Gastonia, NC (from Gastonia, NC: bearing 329°T), and is situated 4.6 miles south-west of Lincolnton. The land here, a rich ochre in the dry months and a deep, saturated brown after a rain, is crisscrossed by shallow draws and punctuated by stands of pine and oak, their branches reaching out like patient, weathered hands. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy perfume, a mingling of sun-baked soil and the distant, sweet scent of ripening crops. It is a place where the sky seems to hold a particular kind of light, a soft, diffused glow that softens the edges of the world and lends a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads and the modest cluster of buildings that constitute Crouse itself. The history of Crouse is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the surrounding land, a legacy that echoes in the weathered barns and the fields that have yielded harvests for generations. For decades, the economy here was largely sustained by the cultivation of tobacco and corn, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the sun. Though the agricultural landscape has shifted, the spirit of self-reliance and a connection to the earth remain palpable. The quiet hum of local businesses, the friendly nod exchanged on the street, these are the markers of a place that values its continuity and the enduring character of its people, a testament to a life lived at a deliberate, considered pace.
Live animated radar for Crouse 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 | Crouse, Lincoln County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.420967°N, 81.30536°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28033 |
| 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 Crouse, 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 Crouse includes coordinates 35.420967°N, 81.305360°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 28033. 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.