Springdale, 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 for Springdale, Gaston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Springdale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Springdale is published on the Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) page, 10 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. 5 airfields within reach of Springdale 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 Springdale: Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) 22 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 42 km · Wilson's Airport (KE40) 44 km · Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 55 km
Conditions reported at KAKH describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Springdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Springdale lies in a gentle hollow, where the rolling Piedmont hills begin to soften and spread. It lies 3.0 miles north-east of Gastonia, NC (from Gastonia, NC: bearing 52°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west of Mount Holly. The land here is a quilt of fields, some still bearing the stubble of recent harvest, others a verdant promise of what's to come, all stitched together by the sinuous, dark threads of tree lines. A fine dust, kicked up by passing vehicles on the county roads, hangs in the air during dry spells, catching the late afternoon sun in a shimmering haze that softens the edges of the distant ridges. The air itself carries a faint, earthy perfume, a blend of damp soil and the sweet decay of fallen leaves, a constant reminder of the fertile ground that sustains this place. The history of Springdale is tied to the rich, red earth that defines its character, once a landscape dominated by cotton fields and the quiet industry of agriculture. Later, textiles became the lifeblood, with mills humming through generations, their brick structures now standing as weathered monuments to a bygone era, some repurposed, others slowly surrendering to the tenacious embrace of ivy. The economy has shifted, adapting to new demands, but the spirit of industriousness, of hands working the land and the looms, still resonates in the way the community moves. A distinctive feature of Springdale is the way the old and the new coexist, where the echoes of horse-drawn wagons can almost be heard over the hum of modern machinery, a quiet testament to a continuous unfolding.
Live animated radar for Springdale 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 | Springdale, Gaston County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.289026°N, 81.1448°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28054 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Springdale, 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 Springdale includes coordinates 35.289026°N, 81.144800°W, situated in Gaston County. ZIP code 28054. 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.