Harrisburg, North Carolina Weather
Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg, Cabarrus County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Harrisburg. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Harrisburg is published on the Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) page, 9 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 Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg: Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) 29 km · Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (KEQY) 34 km · Mid-Carolina Regional Airport (KRUQ) 38 km · Lake Norman Airpark (K14A) 39 km · Stanly County Airport (KVUJ) 47 km
Conditions reported at KJQF describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Harrisburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Harrisburg, North Carolina
Harrisburg lies where the red clay soil of Cabarrus County slopes gently towards the west, a landscape not of dramatic peaks but of rolling hills that hold their secrets close. It lies 7.3 miles south-west of Concord, NC (from Concord, NC: bearing 216°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north of Mint Hill. The air here, especially after a summer shower, carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a subtle perfume that clings to the dense stands of mixed hardwoods and the scattered fields of corn and soybeans. The sun, when it breaks through the often-humid sky, casts a warm, honeyed light that softens the edges of the clapboard houses and the brick facades of the older businesses, lending a quiet dignity to the everyday scenes of life unfolding. This is a place where the horizon is a soft, yielding line, not a stark declaration, and the occasional glimpse of a distant farmstead feels like a private revelation. The roots of Harrisburg are deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this region, a history evident in the enduring presence of family farms and the quiet pride taken in local produce. For generations, the land has sustained its people, and while the whispers of industry have grown louder in recent decades, the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of the local character. The development of the Charlotte metropolitan area has brought a new dynamism, attracting residents who appreciate Harrisburg's more tranquil pace and its proximity to larger urban centers, yet the town retains its distinct identity. It is a place that remembers its past, from the early settlers who carved their lives from the wilderness to the evolving economic landscape, a steady hum of quiet progress beneath the ever-present, watchful gaze of the Carolina sky.
Live animated radar for Harrisburg 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 | Harrisburg, Cabarrus County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.323753°N, 80.655902°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28075 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harrisburg, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harrisburg, 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 Harrisburg includes coordinates 35.323753°N, 80.655902°W, situated in Cabarrus County. ZIP code 28075. Telephone area code: 704, 980. 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.
