Cross Anchor, South Carolina Weather
Cross Anchor, 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 Cross Anchor, Spartanburg County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cross Anchor. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cross Anchor is published on the Laurens County Airport (KLUX) page, 17 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 Cross Anchor 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 Cross Anchor: Union County, Troy Shelton Field (K35A) 20 km · Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (KSPA) 32 km · Newberry County Airport (KEOE) 42 km · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) 43 km · Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) 49 km
Conditions reported at KLUX describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cross Anchor specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cross Anchor.
About Cross Anchor, South Carolina
Cross Anchor unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, where the ochre soil, rich and yielding, cradles scattered farms and woodlands. It lies 21.6 miles south-south-east of Spartanburg, SC (from Spartanburg, SC: bearing 169°T), and is situated 19.5 miles east of Fountain Inn. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer rain, and the sky often stretches in vast, unbroken expanses of azure, punctuated by the slow drift of white clouds. Sunlight, when it slants low in the afternoon, transforms the fields of dormant cornstalks and the skeletal branches of deciduous trees into burnished gold, a quiet testament to the enduring agricultural heart of this place. The roads, often unpaved and winding, serve as sinews connecting homesteads, each with its own patch of sky and its own private world. The history of Cross Anchor is deeply entwined with the agricultural legacy of Spartanburg County, a narrative woven from generations of farmers who coaxed sustenance from this fertile ground. While the precise origins of its name remain a subject of local lore, the spirit of resilience and self-sufficiency it evokes is palpable. The local economy, though diversified, still bears the imprint of its agrarian roots, with small farms producing everything from seasonal vegetables to livestock, their products often finding their way to roadside stands or regional markets. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the occasional gathering at the local general store are the rhythms of everyday life, a deliberate counterpoint to the clamor of more populous centers. Cross Anchor holds a certain unhurried charm, a place where the passage of time feels measured by the changing seasons and the enduring strength of community ties.
Live animated radar for Cross Anchor 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 | Cross Anchor, Spartanburg County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.642907°N, 81.857878°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29331 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cross Anchor, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cross Anchor, 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 Cross Anchor includes coordinates 34.642907°N, 81.857878°W, situated in Spartanburg County. ZIP code 29331. 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.
