Oak Ridge, North Carolina Weather
Oak Ridge, North Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Oak Ridge, Rowan County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oak Ridge.
About Oak Ridge, North Carolina
Oak Ridge lies in the gently rolling Piedmont, a place where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet, enduring spirit. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-east of Salisbury, NC (from Salisbury, NC: bearing 152°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-east of China Grove. The terrain is a subtle mosaic of low hills and shallow valleys, often carpeted in mature hardwoods that cast a generous shade, their leaves rustling a constant, hushed conversation. Fields, still bearing the scent of turned earth after harvest, stretch out in muted greens and browns, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn and the stoic, dark silhouettes of pine stands. In the late afternoon, the sun slants through the trees, painting long, golden strokes across the landscape, and the air carries a crisp, clean coolness, hinting at the approaching evening. This corner of Rowan County has long been shaped by the land and the industrious hands that have worked it. Historically, agriculture was the lifeblood of Oak Ridge, with tobacco and cotton once dominating the fertile soil, though today the economy is more diversified, with small businesses and manufacturing contributing to its sustenance. The community retains a character of quiet resilience, a place where neighborly ties often run deep, fostered by generations who understood the value of cooperation. While there are no grand monuments, the enduring strength of the old farmhouses and the well-tended churchyards serve as quiet testaments to the lives lived here, each stone and timber whispering stories of perseverance and simple dignity.
Live animated radar for Oak Ridge 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 | Oak Ridge, Rowan County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.649584°N, 80.460337°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28146, 27278, 27022, 27310 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oak Ridge, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oak Ridge, North Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Oak Ridge includes coordinates 35.649584°N, 80.460337°W, situated in Rowan County. ZIP code 28146, 27278, 27022, 27310. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
