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, Surry 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, 6 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: Elkin Municipal Airport (KZEF) 32 km · Twin County Airport (KHLX) 36 km · Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) 51 km · Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT) 52 km · Wilkes County Airport (KUKF) 57 km
Conditions reported at KMWK describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 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 as a landscape of rolling hills, where the earth buckles and folds like a rumpled blanket under a sky that often wears the bruised hues of approaching storms. It lies 33.8 miles north-north-west of Winston Salem, NC (from Winston Salem, NC: bearing 328°T), and is situated 2.3 miles east-north-east of Mount Airy. Ancient oaks, their limbs thick and gnarled as an old man’s hands, guard the edges of fields that stretch towards horizons softened by distance. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a constant, quiet exhalation of the surrounding woodlands. Creeks, shallow and clear, thread their way through the terrain, their banks often choked with ferns and the debris of fallen leaves, their murmur a low, persistent song against the rustling of the leaves overhead. The very character of Flat Rock seems etched into the contours of the land, a patient, unhurried unfolding of geological time. The history of Flat Rock is as layered as the soil beneath its feet, a narrative of hardy settlers who sought their fortunes in the fertile valleys and the timber of the surrounding forests. Agriculture has long been the bedrock of its economy, with tobacco and corn once dominating the landscape, their cultivation leaving behind fields that, even now, bear the faint imprint of long-ago labor. While the agricultural rhythm has shifted, the spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the land persist. Local craftspeople still ply their trades, their workshops echoing with the sounds of hammers and saws, a subtle defiance against the homogenizing tide of modern commerce. The legacy of those who first tamed this wild country is not a grand monument, but a quiet resilience, a knowing nod to the enduring strength of the earth and the people who call Flat Rock home.
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, Surry County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.512357°N, 80.569785°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 36.512357°N, 80.569785°W, situated in Surry 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.
