Flat Rock, North Carolina Weather
Flat Rock, 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 Flat Rock, Stokes County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Flat Rock. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Flat Rock is published on the Mount Airy Surry County Airport (KMWK) page, 16 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 Flat Rock 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 Flat Rock: Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT) 32 km · Elkin Municipal Airport (KZEF) 37 km · Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) 44 km · Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (KSIF) 49 km · Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) 52 km
Conditions reported at KMWK describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Flat Rock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Flat Rock.
About Flat Rock, North Carolina
Flat Rock unfolds across rolling terrain, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the weight of its own enduring presence. It lies 21.3 miles north-north-west of Winston Salem, NC (from Winston Salem, NC: bearing 337°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-north-west of King. The hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of oak and pine, slope gently towards the shallow, meandering waters of the Dan River, its surface often catching the pale, diffused light of the Piedmont sky. Here, the air carries the clean, damp scent of decaying leaves and the fainter, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle that clings to weathered fence posts. Fields, once cleared for cultivation, now return to a wilder state, dotted with the skeletal remains of old barns and the occasional stoic farmhouse, their windows like vacant eyes surveying the slow passage of days. The character of Flat Rock is one of quiet resilience, a landscape that has absorbed the seasons and the lives lived within it without fuss or fanfare. The history of Flat Rock is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent rhythm of its agricultural past and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, the fertile river bottoms and the gently sloping uplands supported the livelihoods of farmers, their harvests of tobacco and corn shaping the very contours of the land. While the scent of curing tobacco once hung heavy in the autumn air, the local economy has since diversified, with small businesses and a scattering of modest industries now contributing to the area's quiet hum. The Dan River, though not a grand artery, has always been a vital presence, providing water for the land and a quiet place for reflection, its banks a constant reminder of the natural forces that have shaped this particular corner of Stokes County.
Live animated radar for Flat Rock 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 | Flat Rock, Stokes County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.383471°N, 80.395333°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27030, 28731, 27537, 28739 |
| Area Code | 919, 984, 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Flat Rock, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Flat Rock, 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 Flat Rock includes coordinates 36.383471°N, 80.395333°W, situated in Stokes County. ZIP code 27030, 28731, 27537, 28739. Telephone area code: 919, 984, 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.
