McAdenville, 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 McAdenville, Gaston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near McAdenville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for McAdenville is published on the Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) page, 9 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. 4 airfields within reach of McAdenville 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 McAdenville: Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) 26 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 48 km · Wilson's Airport (KE40) 50 km
Conditions reported at KAKH describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McAdenville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McAdenville.
McAdenville rests in a gentle cradle of rolling hills, where the air often carries the faint, earthy scent of damp soil and pine. It lies 6.3 miles east of Gastonia, NC (from Gastonia, NC: bearing 92°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-west of Mount Holly. The landscape here is a soft mosaic of mature trees, their branches reaching out like ancient, gnarled fingers against the expansive Carolina sky, and the tidy greens of well-tended yards. Streets curve with a natural grace, following the land's quiet contours, and the houses, often with welcoming porches, seem to have grown organically from the very earth. In the twilight, as the sun dips below the western ridge, a golden light spills across the valley, softening the edges of everything and lending a hushed, almost sacred quality to the evening. This place has a deep-rooted connection to the textile industry, a history that shaped its very bones and continues to echo in its character. The McAden family, instrumental in its founding, envisioned a thriving mill village, and for generations, the rhythm of looms and the industry's hum were the heartbeat of McAdenville. Though the mills themselves may have changed, the legacy of hard work and community spirit persists, evident in the careful upkeep of the historic mill houses and the shared pride in the town's heritage. The South Fork Catawba River, a constant presence, flows nearby, its steady murmur a subtle counterpoint to the town's quiet life, a reminder of the natural forces that have always influenced this pocket of Gaston County.
Live animated radar for McAdenville 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 | McAdenville, Gaston County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.259306°N, 81.075354°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28101 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McAdenville, 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 McAdenville includes coordinates 35.259306°N, 81.075354°W, situated in Gaston County. ZIP code 28101. Telephone area code: 704, 980. 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.