Southmont, North Carolina Weather
Southmont, 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 Southmont, Davidson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Southmont. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Southmont is published on the Davidson County Executive Airport (KEXX) page, 13 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 Southmont 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 Southmont: Hiatt Airport (KN97) 23 km · Mid-Carolina Regional Airport (KRUQ) 23 km · Stanly County Airport (KVUJ) 30 km · Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (KJQF) 51 km · Lake Norman Airpark (K14A) 58 km
Conditions reported at KEXX describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Southmont specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Southmont.
About Southmont, North Carolina
Southmont unfolds across rolling terrain, where the red clay of Davidson County asserts its deep, earthy presence. It lies 11.6 miles east of Salisbury, NC (from Salisbury, NC: bearing 91°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east of Spencer. The landscape here is a quiet conversation between cultivated fields and stands of hardwood, a gentle rise and fall that speaks of patient cultivation rather than dramatic upheaval. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-hazy sky, possesses a soft, diffused quality, painting the scattered farmhouses and their weathered barns in hues of muted gold. The air, particularly after a spring rain, carries the clean scent of damp soil and the distant hum of cicadas, a constant, low thrum that underscores the unhurried pace of life in Southmont. This particular stretch of Davidson County carries the echoes of its agricultural past, a heritage still visible in the broad fields that once yielded tobacco and now often support soybeans or corn. The local economy, while diversified, retains a connection to the land, with small businesses often catering to the needs of surrounding farms and residences. Southmont’s history is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring lines of old fences, the enduring strength of the community, and the quiet pride in its lineage. The nearby High Rock Lake, a generous expanse of water, offers a different kind of local attraction, a place where the land meets its watery counterpart, reflecting the sky in a vast, unbroken sheet.
Live animated radar for Southmont 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 | Southmont, Davidson County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.667916°N, 80.266997°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27406, 27351 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Southmont, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southmont, 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 Southmont includes coordinates 35.667916°N, 80.266997°W, situated in Davidson County. ZIP code 27406, 27351. 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. 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.
