Lawsonville, 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 Lawsonville, Stokes County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lawsonville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lawsonville is published on the Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV) page, 25 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 Lawsonville 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 Lawsonville: Mount Airy Surry County Airport (KMWK) 29 km · Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport (KSIF) 35 km · Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT) 40 km · Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) 51 km · Elkin Municipal Airport (KZEF) 55 km
Conditions reported at KMTV describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lawsonville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lawsonville.
Lawsonville rests on the rolling Piedmont foothills, where the land begins its gentle ascent towards the Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 26.9 miles north of Winston Salem, NC (from Winston Salem, NC: bearing 1°T), and is situated 16.0 miles north-north-east of King. Here, the air often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a summer shower, a characteristic perfume of this verdant corner of Stokes County. The landscape is a mosaic of cultivated fields, their emerald and gold hues shifting with the seasons, interspersed with dense stands of hardwood forest that turn a fiery spectacle in autumn. Creeks, some mere trickles and others more substantial, meander through the terrain, their banks often lined with ferns and moss-covered rocks, whispering their way towards larger waterways. The character of Lawsonville is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the sky, vast and often a pale, washed blue, presides over the slow turning of days. This locality, historically shaped by agriculture, still echoes with the legacy of tobacco and corn farming that defined its early economy. The soil, a rich, reddish clay, has long been the primary resource, passed down through generations of families who have worked its contours. While the rhythm of farming remains, the economic landscape has diversified, with small businesses and tradespeople contributing to the local fabric. The nearby Dan River, though not directly within Lawsonville itself, influences the broader region with its presence, offering a touchstone for recreation and a reminder of the water's enduring power. Lawsonville carries a sense of deep roots, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the enduring traditions and the quiet dignity of its people, a testament to a life lived in close communion with the natural world.
Live animated radar for Lawsonville 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.
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| Location | Lawsonville, Stokes County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.489027°N, 80.232552°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27320, 27022 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lawsonville, 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 Lawsonville includes coordinates 36.489027°N, 80.232552°W, situated in Stokes County. ZIP code 27320, 27022. Telephone area code: 336. 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.