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, Union County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Buffalo. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Buffalo is published on the Union County, Troy Shelton Field (K35A) page, 6 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 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: Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (KSPA) 33 km · Laurens County Airport (KLUX) 34 km · Chester Catawba Regional Airport (KDCM) 45 km · Newberry County Airport (KEOE) 46 km · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) 52 km
Conditions reported at K35A describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 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 across a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, a characterful expanse where the Piedmont's verdant embrace meets the softer contours of the coastal plain. It lies 20.9 miles south-east of Spartanburg, SC (from Spartanburg, SC: bearing 138°T), and is situated 3.5 miles west-north-west of Union. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of late spring, carries a weight of humidity, a palpable presence that clings to the skin and lends a glistening sheen to the broad leaves of the oaks and pines. Creeks, their names whispered by generations, thread their way through the terrain, carving shallow, persistent paths that nourish the fecund earth. The fields, a patchwork of cultivated greens and sun-bleached golds, seem to breathe with the slow, steady pulse of the land, a testament to its enduring agricultural spirit. This particular corner of Union County, Buffalo, carries the indelible imprint of its past. Once a hub for textile mills that hummed with the industry of generations, the echoes of that industrious era still resonate, though the rhythm of life has shifted. The Broad River, a significant artery in the region, once powered those mills and continues to offer a quiet beauty, its waters reflecting the ever-changing sky. While the grand factories may have faded, the spirit of enterprise and community persists, manifesting in smaller businesses and a shared understanding of the land’s bounty. The character of Buffalo is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of its people and the enduring, sun-drenched beauty of its Carolina soil.
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, Union County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.725689°N, 81.683434°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 34.725689°N, 81.683434°W, situated in Union 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.
