Cateechee, 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 for Cateechee, Pickens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cateechee. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cateechee is published on the Pickens County Airport (KLQK) page, 8 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 Cateechee 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 Cateechee: Oconee County Regional Airport (KCEU) 15 km · Anderson Regional Airport (KAND) 31 km · Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) 36 km · Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) 40 km · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) 52 km
Conditions reported at KLQK describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cateechee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Cateechee unfolds across rolling Piedmont terrain, where the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer shower. It lies 19.8 miles north-north-west of Anderson, SC (from Anderson, SC: bearing 339°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-north-east of Clemson. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of verdant hills, their slopes often softened by a haze that seems to hold the sunlight in a perpetual, warm glow. Creeks, like arteries of cool water, thread their way through the woodlands, their banks often fringed with fern and the whisper of unseen wildlife. The character of Cateechee is one of quiet endurance, a place where the land itself seems to dictate a slower, more deliberate pace of life, allowing the subtle shifts of seasons to paint the surroundings with their own quiet artistry. The story of Cateechee is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heritage of the region, once a land of cotton and tobacco fields that shaped the very contours of the earth. While those days have largely faded, remnants of that past persist in the weathered barns and the enduring connection many residents feel to the soil. The local economy now often finds its pulse in smaller-scale farming, artisan crafts, and the steady hum of nearby industrial parks that provide employment without overwhelming the tranquil spirit of the place. Cateechee’s history is not one of grand pronouncements, but of persistent settlement, of families who found a home in this particular fold of the South Carolina landscape, their lives a quiet continuation of those who came before.
Live animated radar for Cateechee 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 | Cateechee, Pickens County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.770665°N, 82.773752°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29630 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cateechee, 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 Cateechee includes coordinates 34.770665°N, 82.773752°W, situated in Pickens County. ZIP code 29630. 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.