Blacksburg, South Carolina Weather
Blacksburg, South 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 Blacksburg, Cherokee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Blacksburg. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Blacksburg is published on the Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) page, 17 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. 4 airfields within reach of Blacksburg 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 Blacksburg: Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) 34 km · Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 51 km · Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) 52 km
Conditions reported at KEHO describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Blacksburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Blacksburg.
About Blacksburg, South Carolina
Blacksburg lies in a landscape where the land itself seems to breathe with a quiet resilience. It lies 21.0 miles west-south-west of Gastonia, NC (from Gastonia, NC: bearing 242°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east-north-east of Gaffney. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation and the passage of seasons, form the character of this Carolina terrain. Here, the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower, a fragrance that clings to the skin like a memory. Fields of cotton, a familiar sight stretching towards the horizon, catch the afternoon sun, their white bolls like scattered pearls against the verdant green. The sky above is vast, a canvas that shifts from the sharp clarity of midday to the deep, bruised purples of twilight, where the first hesitant stars begin to prick the deepening blue. The history of Blacksburg is bound to the fertile soil and the generations who have worked it. Once a hub for agriculture, particularly cotton and tobacco, the echoes of that past still resonate in the quiet lanes and the sturdy, weathered farmhouses. While industry has evolved, a thread of self-reliance persists, a quiet determination to thrive. The local economy now finds its footing in a blend of agricultural roots and emerging small businesses, each contributing to the unique rhythm of Blacksburg. There's a sense of enduring community here, a place where the past is not forgotten but subtly informs the present, creating a distinct and unhurried pace of life.
Live animated radar for Blacksburg 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 | Blacksburg, Cherokee County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.121241°N, 81.515925°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29702 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Blacksburg, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blacksburg, South 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 Blacksburg includes coordinates 35.121241°N, 81.515925°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 29702. Telephone area code: 864. 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.
