Maiden, North Carolina Weather
Maiden, 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 Maiden, Catawba County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Maiden. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Maiden is published on the Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) page, 11 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 Maiden 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 Maiden: Wilson's Airport (KE40) 16 km · Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 24 km · Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) 42 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 45 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 50 km
Conditions reported at KIPJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Maiden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Maiden.
About Maiden, North Carolina
Maiden rests in a landscape where the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains begin to soften their embrace. It lies 13.1 miles south-east of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 146°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south of Newton. The land here, a rich, loamy soil, slopes gently towards the Catawba River basin, its contours smoothed by millennia of rain and sun. Fields of corn and soybeans, vibrant green in the summer, stretch across the terrain, broken by stands of mature oak and pine that whisper in the frequent breezes. The air itself carries a certain cleanness, a faint scent of damp earth and distant pine needles, particularly potent after a rain shower when the light takes on a diffused, almost pearlescent quality. Evenings here often bring a stillness, a hushed quietude that settles over the scattered farmsteads and the small, well-kept homes. The history of Maiden is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of this land, a legacy that continues to shape its economy. For generations, farming has been the bedrock, cultivating not only crops but also a resilient, neighborly spirit. While agriculture remains a vital thread, Maiden has also embraced a more diversified industrial character, with manufacturing plants dotting the periphery, providing steady employment and a practical underpinning to the local way of life. The nearby waters of the Catawba River, though not a grand waterway, have always served as a lifeblood, providing sustenance and a natural boundary, its presence a constant, low murmur in the background of daily life. This blend of enduring agrarian roots and a pragmatic industrial present gives Maiden a unique, grounded identity, a place that honors its past while steadily moving forward.
Live animated radar for Maiden 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 | Maiden, Catawba County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.575689°N, 81.211747°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28650, 28658 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maiden, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maiden, 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 Maiden includes coordinates 35.575689°N, 81.211747°W, situated in Catawba County. ZIP code 28650, 28658. Telephone area code: 828. 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.
