Icard, North Carolina Weather
Icard, 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 Icard, Burke County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Icard. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Icard is published on the Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) page, 8 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 Icard 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 Icard: Wilson's Airport (KE40) 13 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 16 km · Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) 39 km · Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 53 km · Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 54 km
Conditions reported at KHKY describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Icard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Icard.
About Icard, North Carolina
Icard rests in a gentle cradle of rolling hills, where the broad shoulders of the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to soften into the Piedmont. It lies 7.3 miles west of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 267°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south of Sawmills. The land here is a patchwork of verdant pastures and shadowed woodlands, bisected by the meandering course of Jacob Fork. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, casts a hazy, diffused glow, softening the edges of barns and farmhouses that dot the landscape. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, a quiet testament to the enduring agricultural character of the region. Even the gravel roads, worn smooth by generations of tires, seem to hum with a low, contented energy, leading the eye toward distant, tree-clad ridges. This corner of Burke County has long been shaped by the land and the labor it demands. Historically, farming has been the backbone of Icard, with crops like tobacco and corn yielding to the fertile soil, leaving a legacy of weathered barns and fields that still bear the marks of cultivation. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons, a steady cadence that has seen the rise and fall of various agricultural booms and busts. While the immediate economy has diversified, a deep connection to the land persists, evident in the roadside stands offering local produce and the quiet pride taken in tending the earth. The spirit of Icard is one of quiet resilience, a place where the past is not forgotten but gently integrated into the ongoing flow of everyday life, with the distant whisper of the mountains always present.
Live animated radar for Icard 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 | Icard, Burke County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.727354°N, 81.470646°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28612, 28666 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Icard, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Icard, 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 Icard includes coordinates 35.727354°N, 81.470646°W, situated in Burke County. ZIP code 28612, 28666. 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.
