Glen Raven, North Carolina Weather
Glen Raven, 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 Glen Raven, Alamance County.
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About Glen Raven, North Carolina
Glen Raven breathes with the quiet hum of a place that knows its own pace. It lies 2.5 miles west-north-west of Burlington, NC (from Burlington, NC: bearing 299°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-west of Graham. The land here, a soft green quilt stitched with the darker threads of pine and the occasional glint of mica in the creek beds, rolls with a gentle persistence, not the dramatic sweep of mountains but the steady, yielding contour of the Piedmont. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, seems to pool in the hollows, warming the weathered wood of porches and catching the dust motes dancing in the still air. The character of Glen Raven is found in these quiet observations: the faint scent of woodsmoke clinging to the air on a cool morning, the way the distant sound of a train whistle can drift across the fields, a reminder of connections to worlds beyond the immediate, verdant embrace of the landscape. The history of Glen Raven is inextricably linked to the industry that once defined it and, in many ways, still whispers through its streets. The textile mills, though their active days may have waned for some, stand as enduring monuments to the hard work and ingenuity of generations who found their livelihood in the spinning and weaving of fabric. This legacy fuels a local economy that has adapted, finding new avenues while retaining a deep respect for its roots. You can still feel the echoes of that industrious past in the sturdy architecture and the prevailing sense of practical resilience that permeates Glen Raven, a spirit that has weathered economic shifts and embraced the evolving fabric of modern life.
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| Location | Glen Raven, Alamance County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.113191°N, 79.476411°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27244, 27217 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glen Raven, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glen Raven, 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 Glen Raven includes coordinates 36.113191°N, 79.476411°W, situated in Alamance County. ZIP code 27244, 27217. 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.
