Cowpens, South Carolina Weather
Cowpens, 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 Cowpens, Spartanburg County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cowpens. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cowpens is published on the Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) page, 32 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. 2 airfields within reach of Cowpens 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 Cowpens: Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 47 km
Conditions reported at KEHO describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cowpens specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cowpens.
About Cowpens, South Carolina
Cowpens rests in a landscape where the rolling Piedmont terrain begins to yield its gentle contours to the broader South Carolina low country. It lies 8.6 miles east-north-east of Spartanburg, SC (from Spartanburg, SC: bearing 57°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-south-west of Gaffney. Here, the air, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of pine needles, a subtle testament to the region's natural character. Fields of cotton, a persistent echo of the past, stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy blue of distant hills, their white bolls like scattered pearls against the deep green of summer foliage. The roads, often bordered by sturdy oaks and maples, wind with a quiet deliberation, mirroring the unhurried pace of life that seems to permeate the very soil of Cowpens. The historical resonance of Cowpens is deeply entwined with the very ground it occupies, a place forever marked by a pivotal Revolutionary War skirmish that lent the locality its enduring name. This legacy, a whisper of determined courage, is now woven into the fabric of a local economy that has shifted from its agrarian roots to embrace a more diversified present. While agriculture still plays a role, the pulse of Cowpens can also be felt in the hum of light industry and the steady commerce of its main thoroughfares. A palpable sense of local pride, a quiet strength, seems to emanate from its residents, a reflection of a community that has weathered change while holding fast to its distinctive identity.
Live animated radar for Cowpens 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 | Cowpens, Spartanburg County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.016792°N, 81.803992°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29330 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cowpens, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cowpens, 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 Cowpens includes coordinates 35.016792°N, 81.803992°W, situated in Spartanburg County. ZIP code 29330. 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.
