Linwood, 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 Linwood, Davidson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Linwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Linwood is published on the Davidson County Executive Airport (KEXX) page, 4 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 Linwood 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 Linwood: Hiatt Airport (KN97) 21 km · Mid-Carolina Regional Airport (KRUQ) 22 km · Stanly County Airport (KVUJ) 40 km · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) 54 km · Lake Norman Airpark (K14A) 55 km
Conditions reported at KEXX describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Linwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Linwood.
Linwood rests in a gentle fold of Davidson County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate roll towards the broader Piedmont. It lies 10.4 miles east-north-east of Salisbury, NC (from Salisbury, NC: bearing 58°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-west of Lexington. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of turned earth and distant pine, a fragrance that clings to the dusty shoulders of the two-lane roads. Patches of sun-baked farmland, a muted tapestry of fading green and the ochre of dry soil, give way to stands of oak and maple, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. Small, well-kept houses, some with porches that seem to invite lingering conversation, punctuate the landscape, their neat lawns hinting at a quiet pride. The sky above Linwood stretches wide, a vast expanse that can hold the bruised purples of an approaching thunderstorm or the soft, pearly glow of a morning clearing. The history of Linwood is entwined with the agricultural legacy of the region, a place where the soil itself has long dictated the pace of life. For generations, families here have worked the land, their livelihoods tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a tradition that still resonates in the quiet hum of the local economy. While larger industries have come and gone in the broader county, Linwood retains a certain rootedness, a character shaped by the enduring presence of its farms and the resilient spirit of its people. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist hubs, but rather a subtle charm in the way the old general store still serves as a gathering place, and the way the evening light slants across the fields, painting them in hues of amber and rose, a daily spectacle that is uniquely Linwood.
Live animated radar for Linwood 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 | Linwood, Davidson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.750694°N, 80.317831°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27299 |
| 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 Linwood, 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 Linwood includes coordinates 35.750694°N, 80.317831°W, situated in Davidson County. ZIP code 27299. 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.