Swepsonville, North Carolina Weather
Swepsonville, 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 Swepsonville, Alamance County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Swepsonville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Swepsonville is published on the Burlington Alamance Regional Airport (KBUY) page, 11 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 Swepsonville 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 Swepsonville: Causey Airport (K2A5) 26 km · Siler City Municipal Airport (KSCR) 38 km · Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County (KTDF) 45 km · Piedmont Triad International Airport (KGSO) 52 km · Raleigh Executive Jetport (KTTA) 54 km
Conditions reported at KBUY describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Swepsonville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Swepsonville, North Carolina
Swepsonville unfolds along the Haw River, a broad, slow-moving artery that has long defined the contours of this landscape. It lies 6.7 miles south-east of Burlington, NC (from Burlington, NC: bearing 140°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-west of Mebane. Gentle slopes, softened by a verdant cloak of pines and deciduous trees, give way to fertile bottomlands where the river’s influence is most keenly felt. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the water, mingled with the sweet perfume of blooming dogwood in spring and the dry, sun-baked aroma of summer fields. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, spills across the fields in a rich, golden hue, illuminating the quiet industry of the land and casting long, dancing shadows from the sturdy oaks that stand sentinel along the roadways. The story of Swepsonville is inextricably linked to the currents of the Haw River, a lifeline for early settlers and a source of power for mills that once hummed with activity. This was a place where agriculture, particularly tobacco and cotton, once formed the bedrock of its economy, leaving behind a legacy of weathered barns and wide, open fields that still stretch towards the horizon. Though the agricultural dominance has shifted, a quiet resilience persists, with small businesses and a close-knit community continuing to shape the character of Swepsonville. The river itself remains a constant, a shimmering ribbon of history and a gentle reminder of the enduring natural forces that have shaped this corner of Alamance County.
Live animated radar for Swepsonville 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 | Swepsonville, Alamance County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.021249°N, 79.361408°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 27253, 27359 |
| Area Code | 336 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Swepsonville, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Swepsonville, 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 Swepsonville includes coordinates 36.021249°N, 79.361408°W, situated in Alamance County. ZIP code 27253, 27359. 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.
