Iron Station, North Carolina Weather
Iron Station, 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 Iron Station, Lincoln County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Iron Station. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Iron Station is published on the Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) page, 5 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 Iron Station 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 Iron Station: Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) 27 km · Wilson's Airport (KE40) 29 km · Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 39 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 45 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KIPJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Iron Station specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Iron Station.
About Iron Station, North Carolina
Iron Station rests in the rolling Piedmont, a landscape of gentle hills and broad, fertile bottoms where the land slopes towards the infrequent murmur of creek beds. It lies 12.5 miles north of Gastonia, NC (from Gastonia, NC: bearing 8°T), and is situated 6.0 miles east-south-east of Lincolnton. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a soft, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and sun-warmed pine needles, as if the very atmosphere breathes the quietude of the surrounding fields. Mature oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching wide like ancient, gnarled arms, punctuate the horizon, offering shade and a sense of enduring presence. The sky above Iron Station often unfurls in vast, painterly expanses, particularly at dusk when hues of bruised plum and pale gold bleed into one another, casting a serene glow over the scattered homesteads and open pastures. The history of Iron Station is deeply entwined with the earth itself, a narrative shaped by the rich mineral deposits that once drew prospectors and fueled early industry. Though the days of iron smelting are long past, the echoes remain in the very name and in the enduring spirit of self-reliance that characterizes the local economy, now largely driven by agriculture and small businesses. The land continues to yield its bounty, with crops like corn and soybeans stretching across the sun-kissed fields, their orderly rows a testament to the diligence of those who work the soil. Nearby waterways, though not grand rivers, serve as vital arteries for the landscape, their banks a haven for local wildlife and a source of quiet contemplation for those who wander their edges. Iron Station, in its unassuming way, embodies a persistent connection to its past, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of life's cadence.
Live animated radar for Iron Station 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 | Iron Station, Lincoln County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.441524°N, 81.15619°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28080 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Iron Station, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Iron Station, 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 Iron Station includes coordinates 35.441524°N, 81.156190°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 28080. 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.
