Vale, North Carolina Weather
Vale, 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 Vale, Lincoln County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Vale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Vale is published on the Wilson's Airport (KE40) 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 Vale 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 Vale: Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) 22 km · Hickory Regional Airport (KHKY) 22 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 37 km · Foothills Regional Airport (KMRN) 37 km · Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) 44 km
Conditions reported at KE40 describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Vale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Vale.
About Vale, North Carolina
Vale unfolds as a quiet expanse where the Piedmont’s rolling hills begin to yield to a gentler, more settled topography. It lies 13.7 miles south-south-west of Hickory, NC (from Hickory, NC: bearing 193°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west-north-west of Lincolnton. The land here is a mosaic of deep green pastures, punctuated by stands of mature oak and pine, their branches reaching toward a sky that often holds a tender, diffused light, particularly in the late afternoon. Fields, patiently worked, trace the contours of the terrain, their cultivated lines a testament to human endeavor against the backdrop of nature’s patient shaping. Worn fence lines, often weathered to a soft silver, crisscross the landscape, marking boundaries and the passage of seasons, while the air, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and blossoming wildflowers. The history of Vale is etched into its agricultural roots, a legacy of farming that still underpins its local economy, with crops like corn and soybeans finding purchase in the fertile soil. The community itself has long been a place where neighbors know one another, a characteristic that imbues everyday life with a certain unhurried grace. While no grand monuments dominate its skyline, the enduring spirit of its founding families, who cultivated this land and built its modest structures, remains a palpable presence. The rhythm of Vale is one of quiet perseverance, a steady pulse that has sustained it through generations, a place where the simple act of watching the sun dip below the tree line can feel like a profound event.
Live animated radar for Vale 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 | Vale, Lincoln County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.539855°N, 81.397309°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28657, 28168 |
| Area Code | 828, 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Vale, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vale, 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 Vale includes coordinates 35.539855°N, 81.397309°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 28657, 28168. Telephone area code: 828, 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.
