Zionville, North Carolina Weather
Zionville, 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 Zionville, Watauga County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Zionville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Zionville is published on the Johnson County Airport (K6A4) page, 12 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 Zionville 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 Zionville: Ashe County Airport (KGEV) 31 km · Elizabethton Municipal Airport (K0A9) 39 km · Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) 47 km · Avery County Morrison Field (K7A8) 49 km · Johnson City Airport (K0A4) 51 km
Conditions reported at K6A4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Zionville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Zionville.
About Zionville, North Carolina
Zionville rests in the embrace of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a landscape sculpted by ancient geological forces and softened by centuries of verdant growth. It lies 19.5 miles east-south-east of Carter, TN (from Carter, TN: bearing 106°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north-north-west of Boone. Here, the topography rises and falls with a rugged grace, the slopes cloaked in mixed hardwoods that blaze with fiery color in autumn and stand starkly beautiful under winter's snow. Creeks, clear and cold, tumble down these inclines, their murmur a constant, soothing presence, feeding the larger waterways that snake through the valleys. The air itself carries a crispness, tinged with the scent of pine and damp earth, a palpable coolness even on the warmest summer days, hinting at the higher elevations that define this corner of Watauga County. The sky above often seems larger here, a vast expanse of cerulean blue that deepens to an ink-dark velvet as twilight descends, studded with a breathtaking brilliance of stars unseen in more populated climes. The history of Zionville is intrinsically tied to the land and the hardy souls who first sought to tame it. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile hollows and abundant timber, established farms and a way of life that emphasized self-reliance and community. The local economy has long been rooted in agriculture, with cattle farming and the cultivation of crops suited to the mountain climate forming the backbone of its sustenance. While the character of the region has evolved, the spirit of independent craftsmanship and agricultural tradition endures, evident in the roadside stands selling freshly picked produce and the skilled hands that continue to work the soil. The distinctive charm of Zionville lies in this enduring connection to its past, a quiet resilience that permeates the very air and lends a timeless quality to everyday life, a gentle reminder of the enduring strength of mountain folk.
Live animated radar for Zionville 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 | Zionville, Watauga County, North Carolina |
| Coordinates | 36.334847°N, 81.743167°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 28698 |
| Area Code | 828 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zionville, North Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zionville, 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 Zionville includes coordinates 36.334847°N, 81.743167°W, situated in Watauga County. ZIP code 28698. Telephone area code: 828. 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.
