Waxhaw, North Carolina Weather
Waxhaw, 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 Waxhaw, Union County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Waxhaw. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Waxhaw is published on the Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (KEQY) page, 15 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 Waxhaw 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 Waxhaw: Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field (KLKR) 25 km · Rock Hill - York County Airport (KUZA) 29 km · Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) 37 km · Pageland Airport (KPYG) 42 km · Chester Catawba Regional Airport (KDCM) 44 km
Conditions reported at KEQY describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waxhaw specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Waxhaw, North Carolina
Waxhaw lies in a landscape that remembers its agricultural roots, where the land gently rolls rather than rises dramatically, a subtle topography that feels as if it exhales with the changing seasons. It lies 11.3 miles south-south-west of Indian Trail, NC (from Indian Trail, NC: bearing 202°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south of Weddington. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a certain amber quality, softening the edges of the modest buildings and the scattered stands of pine and oak that punctuate the horizon. It’s a place where the sky often feels vast, stretching wide above the fields and neighborhoods, and where the quiet hum of cicadas in summer can be the loudest sound for miles. Even the paved roads seem to absorb the sun's warmth, radiating it back in a comforting, diffused glow as dusk settles. This corner of Union County has a history deeply tied to the land and the waterways that once served as its arteries. Waxhaw's story is one of farming communities, of hard work etched into the fertile soil, and a resilient spirit that has seen the area evolve from its agrarian beginnings. While the agricultural economy remains, its character has broadened, embracing a more diverse local business landscape that supports the growing population. The town retains a distinct charm, a sense of continuity that can be felt in the preserved architecture and the unhurried pace of everyday life, a gentle reminder of the generations who have called Waxhaw home.
Live animated radar for Waxhaw 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 | Waxhaw, Union County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.924594°N, 80.743402°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28173 |
| Area Code | 704, 980 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waxhaw, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waxhaw, 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 Waxhaw includes coordinates 34.924594°N, 80.743402°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 28173. 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.
