Buffalo, South Carolina Weather
Buffalo, 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 Buffalo, McCormick County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Buffalo. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Buffalo is published on the Greenwood County Airport (KGRD) page, 39 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. 5 airfields within reach of Buffalo 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 Buffalo: Elbert County Airport Patz Field (KEBA) 44 km · Washington Wilkes County Airport (KIIY) 45 km · Thomson-McDuffie County Airport (KHQU) 48 km · Saluda County Airport (K6J4) 53 km
Conditions reported at KGRD describe the airfield itself. Weather 39 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Buffalo specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Buffalo.
About Buffalo, South Carolina
Buffalo, South Carolina, unfolds as a quiet expanse where the land breathes a gentle, sun-drenched stillness. It lies 31.9 miles north-north-west of Evans, GA (from Evans, GA: bearing 334°T), and is situated 5.2 miles west-north-west of McCormick. Rolling terrain, softened by the enduring touch of Southern seasons, gives way to patches of dense woodland, their greens deepened by the humid air that often hangs like a benevolent veil. The soil here, a rich, earthy hue, seems to hold the warmth of countless summers, and the quality of light at the close of day, when the sky bleeds into shades of apricot and lavender, possesses a profound and tranquil beauty. Scattered homes, their porches often open to the breeze, punctuate the landscape, each a small beacon of human presence against the vast, verdant backdrop. The story of Buffalo is one of agricultural roots and modest beginnings, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictated the pulse of life for generations. Historically, the economy here was tied to the land's bounty, with crops like cotton and tobacco once forming the backbone of its prosperity. While those days have largely receded into memory, the spirit of self-reliance and the quiet pride of enduring tradition still linger. The nearby waterways, their surfaces reflecting the broad Southern sky, offer a subtle reminder of the natural forces that have shaped this locality. Buffalo, in its unassuming way, embodies a timeless connection to the earth, a testament to lives lived in harmony with the land.
Live animated radar for Buffalo 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 | Buffalo, McCormick County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.949567°N, 82.372628°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29702, 29835, 29321 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Buffalo, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Buffalo, 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 Buffalo includes coordinates 33.949567°N, 82.372628°W, situated in McCormick County. ZIP code 29702, 29835, 29321. 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.
