Nebo, North Carolina Weather
Nebo, 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 Nebo, McDowell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Nebo. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Nebo is published on the Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) page, 26 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 Nebo 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 Nebo: Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 31 km · Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 32 km · Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 49 km · Wilson's Airport (KE40) 52 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 59 km
Conditions reported at K7A8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nebo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nebo.
About Nebo, North Carolina
Nebo rests in a hollow where the mountains begin their dramatic ascent, a place where the air often carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles. It lies 33.1 miles west of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 268°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-north-east of Marion. The land here is a restless quilt of steep slopes and narrow valleys, a terrain that dictates the curve of every road and the placement of every dwelling. Even in summer's full bloom, a certain coolness clings to the shaded hollows, a whisper of the higher elevations that loom above, their peaks often veiled in a soft, persistent mist. The Catawba River, a ribbon of cool, clear water, threads its way through the landscape, its murmur a constant, soothing presence, reflecting the deep greens of the forested hillsides and the pale blue of the expansive sky. The history of Nebo is as deeply rooted as the ancient trees that grace its slopes, a story interwoven with the logging and mining that once fueled its economy. For generations, the rhythm of life here was set by the demands of the forest and the earth, a hardscrabble existence that forged a resilient spirit in its people. Though the great logging operations have long since faded, echoes of that era can still be found in the weathered barns and the faint traces of old logging roads winding into the wilderness. Today, Nebo’s character is defined by its quiet persistence, a place where small farms still dot the valleys and where the enduring beauty of the surrounding mountains draws a steady stream of visitors seeking solace and the simple grandeur of nature.
Live animated radar for Nebo 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 | Nebo, McDowell County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.715126°N, 81.930939°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27011, 28761 |
| Area Code | 336, 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nebo, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nebo, 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 Nebo includes coordinates 35.715126°N, 81.930939°W, situated in McDowell County. ZIP code 27011, 28761. Telephone area code: 336, 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.
