Lawsonville, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Lawsonville, Stokes County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.