Glenwood, North Carolina Weather
Glenwood, 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 Glenwood, Richmond County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Glenwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Glenwood is published on the Richmond County Airport (KRCZ) page, 4 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. 5 airfields within reach of Glenwood 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 Glenwood: Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field (KCQW) 30 km · Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field Airport (KBBP) 35 km · Laurinburg Maxton Airport (KMEB) 39 km · Darlington County Airport (KUDG) 55 km
Conditions reported at KRCZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glenwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Glenwood.
About Glenwood, North Carolina
Glenwood lies nestled amidst the rolling pine forests and sandy loam of Richmond County, a landscape that breathes the humid, verdant air of the North Carolina Sandhills. It lies 44.8 miles west-south-west of Fort Bragg, NC (from Fort Bragg, NC: bearing 252°T), and is situated 1.0 miles east-south-east of Rockingham. The land here, gently sloped and well-drained, supports a tapestry of longleaf pines, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze, interspersed with the stoic embrace of oaks and the delicate flutter of dogwoods. Streams, often shallow and clear, meander through the terrain, their banks softened by ferns and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The character of Glenwood is one of quiet persistence, a place where the natural world still holds sway, its rhythms dictating the pace of life under a sky that often stretches wide and a sun that can burn with a gentle, persistent warmth. The history of Glenwood is intrinsically tied to the cultivation of the land, a tradition that has shaped its local economy for generations. Once a hub for timber and agriculture, particularly cotton and tobacco, the area now sees a diversification, with some residents finding work in nearby larger towns while others continue to tend the soil, growing soybeans and corn. The echoes of its agricultural past are still visible in the weathered barns and open fields that break the dense pine stands. While no grand monuments define Glenwood, its true landmarks are the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet dignity of a landscape that has witnessed the ebb and flow of time, a testament to the enduring connection between humanity and the earth.
Live animated radar for Glenwood 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 | Glenwood, Richmond County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.932098°N, 79.75839°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27403, 27292, 28379, 28752 |
| Area Code | 704, 980, 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glenwood, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glenwood, 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 Glenwood includes coordinates 34.932098°N, 79.758390°W, situated in Richmond County. ZIP code 27403, 27292, 28379, 28752. Telephone area code: 704, 980, 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.
