Hildebran, North Carolina Weather
Hildebran, 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 Hildebran, Burke County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Hildebran. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Hildebran is published on the Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Hildebran 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 Hildebran: Wilson's Airport (KE40) 9 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 21 km · Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) 35 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 54 km · Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 56 km
Conditions reported at KHKY describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hildebran specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hildebran.
About Hildebran, North Carolina
Hildebran rests in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where the land begins its gentle, upward climb towards higher peaks. It lies 4.7 miles west-south-west of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 254°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west of St. Stephens. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer rain, and the light, when it filters through the dense canopy of hardwoods, has a soft, diffused quality that seems to hold secrets. Rolling hills define the landscape, interspersed with narrow valleys where small creeks murmur their way through the terrain, their banks often lined with thickets of rhododendron and mountain laurel. Farmsteads, their weathered barns hinting at generations of labor, dot the hillsides, their fields a patchwork of green and gold depending on the season, all under a sky that often stretches wide and blue, broken only by the occasional puff of white cloud. The history of Hildebran is tied to the land and the industries that have drawn life from it. Once a vital stop along railway lines, its economy has shifted over the decades, from the timber that once dominated the surrounding forests to the textiles that clothed a nation, and now to a more diversified, though still modest, industrial base. The echoes of past endeavors can still be felt, in the sturdy brick buildings that stand as silent witnesses and the quiet hum of activity that characterizes the present day. Local traditions, often rooted in the agricultural heritage of the region, persist in the rhythms of community life, a subtle understanding of shared experience that binds the people of Hildebran together.
Live animated radar for Hildebran 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 | Hildebran, Burke County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.714021°N, 81.422033°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28637 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hildebran, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hildebran, 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 Hildebran includes coordinates 35.714021°N, 81.422033°W, situated in Burke County. ZIP code 28637. Telephone area code: 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.
