Northlakes, North Carolina Weather
Northlakes, 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 Northlakes, Caldwell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Northlakes. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Northlakes is published on the Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) page, 5 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. 5 airfields within reach of Northlakes 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 Northlakes: Wilson's Airport (KE40) 15 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 22 km · Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) 38 km · Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 59 km
Conditions reported at KHKY describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Northlakes specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Northlakes.
About Northlakes, North Carolina
Northlakes unfolds across rolling foothills where the air, even in midsummer, carries a whisper of the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains. It lies 3.9 miles north-north-west of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 331°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-north-west of St. Stephens. The land here is a mosaic of well-tended fields, their greens and golds softening into the deeper emerald of dense woodlands that climb the gentle slopes. Small streams, their waters clear and cool, thread through the landscape, feeding into larger creeks that murmur secrets as they flow, their banks often shaded by ancient oaks and maples. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar richness, a honeyed glow that seems to linger on the weathered barns and the quiet houses scattered across the countryside, lending a painterly quality to the fading day. The foundations of Northlakes are steeped in a history of hardy settlers who found sustenance in the fertile soil and the abundant timber. For generations, agriculture, particularly the cultivation of tobacco and corn, formed the backbone of the local economy, a legacy still evident in the broad fields that sweep across the terrain. More recently, the character of Northlakes has broadened, incorporating light manufacturing and a growing service sector that caters to the needs of its residents and the occasional visitor drawn by the area's natural beauty. The nearby lakes, a defining feature of Northlakes, offer a tranquil counterpoint to the working landscape, their surfaces reflecting the sky and providing a quiet invitation for recreation, a peaceful balm for the soul.
Live animated radar for Northlakes 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 | Northlakes, Caldwell County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.781798°N, 81.375088°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28601 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Northlakes, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Northlakes, 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 Northlakes includes coordinates 35.781798°N, 81.375088°W, situated in Caldwell County. ZIP code 28601. 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.
