Providence, North Carolina Weather
Providence, 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 Providence, McDowell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Providence. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Providence is published on the Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) page, 25 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 Providence 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 Providence: Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 35 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 45 km · Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL) 50 km · Hendersonville Airport (K0A7) 50 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 59 km
Conditions reported at KFQD describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Providence specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Providence.
About Providence, North Carolina
Providence unfolds in a gentle embrace of the Blue Ridge foothills, where rolling hills, cloaked in a perennial green, cradle the quietude. It lies 28.3 miles east of Asheville, NC (from Asheville, NC: bearing 85°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-west of Marion. The air here, particularly after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a perfume that settles deep into the lungs. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, hinting at the patient work of water and time, with creeks like Silver Creek tracing silvery threads through the dappled sunlight filtering through the oak and hickory canopy. The character of Providence is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the horizon often seems to stretch into an endless, verdant promise. The history of Providence is intimately tied to the veins of the earth, a story whispered in the rustle of leaves and the occasional glint of mica in exposed rock faces. Originally, this was a landscape shaped by the industry of coal, a past that lingers like the scent of woodsmoke on a crisp autumn evening, even as the economy has diversified. Today, the fertile valleys support a modest agriculture, with small farms producing a bounty that feeds the local markets, and a growing appreciation for artisanal crafts has begun to bloom. Providence remains a place where the past is not forgotten but rather a quiet undercurrent, a solid foundation upon which the present builds its own, unhurried narrative.
Live animated radar for Providence 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 | Providence, McDowell County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.636512°N, 82.05122°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28270, 27565, 27048, 27315, 28104 |
| Area Code | 336, 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Providence, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Providence, 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 Providence includes coordinates 35.636512°N, 82.051220°W, situated in McDowell County. ZIP code 28270, 27565, 27048, 27315, 28104. Telephone area code: 336, 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.
