Clifton, South Carolina Weather
Clifton, 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 Clifton, Spartanburg County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Clifton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Clifton is published on the Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (KSPA) page, 14 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 Clifton 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 Clifton: Union County, Troy Shelton Field (K35A) 36 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 36 km · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) 38 km · Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) 51 km · Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 51 km
Conditions reported at KSPA describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Clifton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Clifton.
About Clifton, South Carolina
Clifton rests in a landscape of rolling Piedmont hills, where the earth's contours are softened by a generous rainfall and the persistent green of deciduous forests. It lies 6.8 miles east-north-east of Spartanburg, SC (from Spartanburg, SC: bearing 72°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-south-east of Valley Falls. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a palpable humidity, a damp, earthy scent that clings to the skin like fine dew. Creeks, often no more than a murmur after dry spells, swell into determined ribbons of water after a storm, carving shallow, winding paths through the clay-rich soil. The character of Clifton is one of quiet perseverance, a place where the seasons dictate the pace, and the sky, a vast canvas of blues and grays, often holds the promise of distant thunder. The history of Clifton is intrinsically linked to the textile mills that once dominated its economy, their weathered brick structures standing as stoic reminders of a bygone industrial era. These mills drew generations of families, shaping the community's identity and forging its working-class roots. Though the hum of machinery has largely fallen silent, the legacy of that industrious past remains, a subtle undercurrent in the town's present. Today, a more diversified economy supports Clifton, with agriculture still playing a role, its fields of soybeans and corn stretching across the gentler slopes. The local character is one of understated pride, a quiet resilience that has weathered economic shifts and continues to draw strength from the enduring spirit of its people.
Live animated radar for Clifton 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 | Clifton, Spartanburg County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.97957°N, 81.817881°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29307, 29324 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Clifton, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clifton, 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 Clifton includes coordinates 34.979570°N, 81.817881°W, situated in Spartanburg County. ZIP code 29307, 29324. 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.
