Jackson, North Carolina Weather
Jackson, 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 Jackson, Union County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jackson. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jackson is published on the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (KEQY) page, 18 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 Jackson 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 Jackson: Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field (KLKR) 22 km · Pageland Airport (KPYG) 34 km · Rock Hill - York County Airport (KUZA) 37 km · Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) 45 km · Chester Catawba Regional Airport (KDCM) 48 km
Conditions reported at KEQY describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jackson specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jackson.
About Jackson, North Carolina
Jackson unfolds across a landscape of rolling Piedmont terrain, where the earth, a rich auburn under the Carolina sun, yields to broad fields of corn and soybeans that ripple like an inland sea. It lies 11.2 miles south-west of Monroe, NC (from Monroe, NC: bearing 223°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south-east of Waxhaw. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled with the wisdom of centuries, stand as sentinels along the edges of these cultivated expanses, their leaves catching the afternoon light in a thousand shifting emerald hues. The air here carries the faint, sweet perfume of pine needles and the richer, more grounded scent of damp soil, a fragrance that speaks of a life lived in close communion with the land. Occasionally, a hawk circles lazily overhead, its silhouette stark against the vast, pale blue of the sky, a quiet punctuation in the pervasive, gentle hum of rural life. The history of Jackson is deeply rooted in the agricultural traditions that continue to define its character and sustain its economy. For generations, the fertile land has been the primary source of livelihood, with cotton and tobacco once dominating the fields before a shift towards more diversified crops and livestock. The town itself bears the quiet dignity of its past, with a modest collection of historic buildings hinting at earlier eras of commerce and community. While no grand universities or bustling metropolises mark its immediate vicinity, Jackson offers a different kind of richness – a sense of continuity, a connection to the cycles of nature, and a pace of life that allows for thoughtful reflection and the savoring of small, enduring beauties.
Live animated radar for Jackson 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 | Jackson, Union County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.866816°N, 80.683401°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28173, 27845 |
| Area Code | 704, 980, 919, 984 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jackson, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jackson, 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 Jackson includes coordinates 34.866816°N, 80.683401°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 28173, 27845. Telephone area code: 704, 980, 919, 984. 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.
