Richlands, North Carolina Weather
Richlands, 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 Richlands, Mitchell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Richlands. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Richlands is published on the Johnson City Airport (K0A4) page, 31 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 Richlands 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 Richlands: Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 33 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 34 km · Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (KTRI) 44 km · Greeneville Municipal Airport (KGCY) 46 km · Johnson County Airport (K6A4) 57 km
Conditions reported at K0A4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Richlands specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Richlands.
About Richlands, North Carolina
Richlands rests in a broad valley, a gentle sweep of land cradled by the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 15.8 miles south of Johnson City, TN (from Johnson City, TN: bearing 172°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-east of Erwin. The air here often carries the clean, damp scent of pine needles and the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle in the warmer months. Farms, a patchwork of green and gold, spread across the valley floor, their fields tended by generations of hands that know the soil's temper. The Nolichucky River, a silver ribbon, winds its way through the landscape, its murmur a constant, soothing presence, particularly in the hushed moments just before dawn when a soft, pearly light begins to paint the eastern sky. The terrain itself is a study in soft contours, with rounded hills that offer glimpses of distant, hazy blue ridges, a visual promise of further wildness. The story of Richlands is tied to the fertile land that has sustained its people for centuries, a place where agriculture has always been the backbone of the local economy. For a time, timber played a significant role, the echoes of saws and the scent of freshly cut wood lingering in the memory of older residents. Today, while farming continues to be vital, a quiet diversification has taken root, with small businesses and artisans adding their own threads to the economic fabric of Richlands. The town itself feels like a well-worn quilt, each section representing a different era, with older homes boasting sturdy porches and a timeless grace, and newer structures fitting themselves comfortably into the established pattern. The pace of life here is unhurried, dictated more by the turning of the seasons and the needs of the land than by the frantic ticking of a clock.
Live animated radar for Richlands 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 | Richlands, Mitchell County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.0865°N, 82.314299°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28740, 28574 |
| Area Code | 828, 910 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Richlands, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Richlands, 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 Richlands includes coordinates 36.086500°N, 82.314299°W, situated in Mitchell County. ZIP code 28740, 28574. Telephone area code: 828, 910. 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.
