Elgin, South Carolina Weather
Elgin, 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 Elgin, Lancaster County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elgin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elgin is published on the Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field (KLKR) 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 Elgin 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 Elgin: Pageland Airport (KPYG) 35 km · Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (KEQY) 40 km · Chester Catawba Regional Airport (KDCM) 46 km · Woodward Field (KCDN) 46 km · Rock Hill - York County Airport (KUZA) 47 km
Conditions reported at KLKR describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elgin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elgin.
About Elgin, South Carolina
Elgin unfolds in a landscape of gently rolling Piedmont terrain, where the earth’s quiet contours cradle scattered woodlands and fields that hint at past harvests. It lies 23.6 miles south-south-west of Monroe, NC (from Monroe, NC: bearing 204°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-east of Lancaster. The air here, particularly in the late afternoons of summer, carries a soft, humid warmth, often punctuated by the distant buzz of cicadas and the rustle of leaves from pecan trees lining the older homesteads. Broad, sun-drenched roads meander through the countryside, leading to clusters of houses and the occasional general store, each place possessing its own distinct, lived-in character, a testament to the enduring presence of families who have watched seasons turn over many years. The sky above Elgin often stretches wide and a pale, washed blue during the day, deepening to hues of rose and lavender as the sun dips below the horizon, casting long, gentle shadows across the land. The history of Elgin is deeply intertwined with the agricultural rhythms of Lancaster County, originally shaped by cotton and later by tobacco, the fields themselves bearing the memory of generations of labor. While the land still supports farming, the local economy has diversified, with a growing industrial presence contributing to the pulse of everyday life, a blend of the old and the new evident in the architecture and the hum of activity. This part of South Carolina, with its own particular brand of Southern grace, has seen families put down roots and build lives, drawing sustenance from both the soil and the shared spirit of the community. Elgin’s distinctiveness lies in this quiet persistence, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather informs the present, offering a sense of continuity amidst the ever-changing currents of modern life.
Live animated radar for Elgin 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 | Elgin, Lancaster County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.672927°N, 80.718958°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29045, 29720 |
| Area Code | 803, 839, 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elgin, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elgin, 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 Elgin includes coordinates 34.672927°N, 80.718958°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 29045, 29720. Telephone area code: 803, 839, 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.
