Forest Hills, North Carolina Weather
Forest Hills, 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 Forest Hills, Union County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Forest Hills. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Forest Hills is published on the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (KEQY) page, 8 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 Forest Hills 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 Forest Hills: Pageland Airport (KPYG) 31 km · Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field (KLKR) 38 km · Anson County Airport - Jeff Cloud Field (KAFP) 44 km · Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) 45 km · Rock Hill - York County Airport (KUZA) 45 km
Conditions reported at KEQY describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest Hills.
About Forest Hills, North Carolina
Forest Hills unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the earth itself seems to breathe a sigh of quiet contentment. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-west of Monroe, NC (from Monroe, NC: bearing 202°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-south-east of Wesley Chapel. Tall pines, their needles whispering secrets to the breeze, stand sentinel over clearings dotted with the sturdy, practical shapes of modest homes. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a softened light, a golden haze that seems to imbue the very leaves with a luminous quality, as if the sun itself is pausing to admire the scene. Creeks, their waters a cool, dark murmur, thread their way through the low-lying areas, their banks often softened by patches of moss and the tenacious roots of ancient oaks. This is a place where nature’s presence is not a grand, imposing statement, but a constant, comforting hum, a subtle melody playing beneath the surface of everyday life. The history of Forest Hills is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that give the area its name, a narrative woven from the threads of agriculture and a quiet, persistent spirit of enterprise. For generations, the rich soil supported farms, the yields of cotton and tobacco shaping the local economy and the lives of its people, leaving a legacy in the weathered barns and the enduring independence of the inhabitants. While the agrarian roots remain, a subtle shift has occurred, with small businesses now contributing to the economic vitality, their storefronts lining the few main thoroughfares, each one a small hub of local interaction. The character of Forest Hills is one of unpretentious resilience, a place where the past is respected but the future is approached with a steady, forward gaze, a continuity of life that is as much a part of its charm as the rustle of pine needles in the wind.
Live animated radar for Forest Hills 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 | Forest Hills, Union County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.962094°N, 80.5609°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28697, 27253, 27896, 28723 |
| Area Code | 919, 984, 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest Hills, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest Hills, 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 Forest Hills includes coordinates 34.962094°N, 80.560900°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 28697, 27253, 27896, 28723. 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.
