Red Cross, North Carolina Weather
Red Cross, 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 Red Cross, Stanly County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Red Cross. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Red Cross is published on the Stanly County Airport (KVUJ) 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 Red Cross 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 Red Cross: Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) 35 km · Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (KEQY) 37 km · Anson County Airport - Jeff Cloud Field (KAFP) 37 km · Mid-Carolina Regional Airport (KRUQ) 45 km · Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) 54 km
Conditions reported at KVUJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Red Cross specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Red Cross.
About Red Cross, North Carolina
Red Cross rests in a landscape of gentle slopes and fertile fields, where the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth after a rain. It lies 16.0 miles south-east of Concord, NC (from Concord, NC: bearing 128°T), and is situated 6.2 miles west-south-west of Hills. The terrain here, a subtle rolling of the land, is softened by a generous canopy of oak and maple, their leaves catching the diffused sunlight of a Carolina afternoon. Small creeks, mere whispers of water, thread their way through the landscape, their banks fringed with ferns and the occasional flash of a cardinal's wing. The feeling is one of quiet permanence, a place where the seasons unfold with a predictable grace, and the evenings are painted with the deepening hues of twilight. The history of Red Cross is a story woven into the very fabric of its agricultural roots, a legacy of hardworking hands that shaped these lands for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established a community that thrived on the bounty of the earth, a tradition that continues to inform its local economy today, with farms still dotting the surrounding countryside, their crops a testament to the enduring spirit of the place. While not a bustling hub, Red Cross possesses a distinct character, a quiet dignity that speaks of a deep connection to its past and a steady, unpretentious present. The echoes of its founding linger, not in grand monuments, but in the enduring rhythm of life, a simple, honest pulse felt in the everyday interactions of its residents.
Live animated radar for Red Cross 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 | Red Cross, Stanly County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.267366°N, 80.355619°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28129 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Red Cross, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Red Cross, 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 Red Cross includes coordinates 35.267366°N, 80.355619°W, situated in Stanly County. ZIP code 28129. 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.
