Graham, 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 for Graham, Alamance County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Graham. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Graham is published on the Burlington Alamance Regional Airport (KBUY) page, 7 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 Graham 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 Graham: Causey Airport (K2A5) 26 km · Siler City Municipal Airport (KSCR) 42 km · Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (KTDF) 44 km · Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) 48 km · Danville Regional Airport (KDAN) 56 km
Conditions reported at KBUY describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Graham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Graham unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling Piedmont terrain, where the earth breathes a soft, humid sigh that hangs in the air during summer afternoons. It lies 2.8 miles south-east of Burlington, NC (from Burlington, NC: bearing 132°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-south-west of Mebane. The sky here often stretches wide, a canvas of pale blue punctuated by the slow drift of cotton-ball clouds, and the air carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening tobacco fields and freshly cut grass. Oak and pine trees, their branches reaching with a quiet dignity, frame the roads and cluster around the older homes, their leaves rustling like whispered secrets. The sunlight, particularly as it slants in the late day, casts long, warm shadows that stretch across the lawns and paint the weathered brick of the courthouse square in hues of ochre and rose. The history of Graham is deeply entwined with the agricultural roots of Alamance County, a place built on the labor of the land and the resilience of its people. For generations, tobacco was king, its golden leaves a promise of prosperity that shaped the very character of Graham and its surrounding farms, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy farmhouses and a certain grounded pragmatism. Today, while agriculture still holds a place, manufacturing has taken hold, its hum a counterpoint to the quieter rhythms of daily life, bringing a steady flow of commerce to the area. The presence of nearby universities also lends a youthful energy, a subtle leavening to the established traditions, and the town square, with its historic courthouse, remains the heart of Graham, a place where community conversations still unfold at a measured, deliberate pace.
Live animated radar for Graham 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.
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| Location | Graham, Alamance County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.069026°N, 79.400576°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27253 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Graham, 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 Graham includes coordinates 36.069026°N, 79.400576°W, situated in Alamance County. ZIP code 27253. 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. 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.