Gaffney, South Carolina Weather
Gaffney, 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 Gaffney, Cherokee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gaffney. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gaffney is published on the Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) page, 21 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. 3 airfields within reach of Gaffney 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 Gaffney: Rutherford County Marchman Field (KFQD) 47 km · Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) 48 km
Conditions reported at KEHO describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gaffney specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Gaffney, South Carolina
Gaffney rises from the rolling Piedmont, a landscape shaped by the patient toil of centuries. It lies 18.1 miles east-north-east of Spartanburg, SC (from Spartanburg, SC: bearing 62°T), and is situated 1.1 miles west-south-west of East Gaffney. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-warmed pine needles and the faintest whisper of distant thunderstorms, a promise of the humid summers that embrace the region. Fields, stitched with the emerald threads of growing crops and the deeper greens of mature forests, stretch towards horizons softened by a hazy light. The terrain, though not dramatically mountainous, possesses a subtle ruggedness, a testament to the underlying geology that supports everything from scattered farmsteads to the expanding avenues of commerce. The rhythm of life in Gaffney moves with a steady, purposeful cadence, a quiet confidence born of knowing its place in the world. The echoes of a burgeoning textile past still resonate in the bones of Gaffney, though the loom's clatter has largely been replaced by the hum of modern industry and the steady flow of traffic along its main arteries. Peach orchards, a signature of Cherokee County's agricultural heritage, once painted the surrounding hillsides with vibrant color, and while their dominion has waned, the sweet aroma of ripening fruit can still be found on the breeze during harvest season. The town's identity is deeply intertwined with its history as a crossroads, a place where commerce and community have long found fertile ground. The iconic Peachoid water tower, a whimsical monument to this past, stands as a playful beacon, a landmark recognized far beyond the immediate vicinity, drawing curious glances and a shared smile from those who know its story.
Live animated radar for Gaffney 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 | Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.071794°N, 81.64982°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29340, 29341, 29342 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gaffney, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gaffney, 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 Gaffney includes coordinates 35.071794°N, 81.649820°W, situated in Cherokee County. ZIP code 29340, 29341, 29342. 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.
