Great Falls, South Carolina Weather
Great Falls, South Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Great Falls, Chester County.
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About Great Falls, South Carolina
Great Falls, South Carolina, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient hand of water and earth. It lies 25.2 miles south-south-east of Rock Hill, SC (from Rock Hill, SC: bearing 164°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-south-west of Irwin. Rolling hills, softened by decades of sun and rain, give way to the broad, dark ribbon of the Catawba River. Here, the air often carries the scent of pine needles and damp soil, a fragrance deepened by the humid breath of summer afternoons. The terrain, gently undulating, offers a quiet resistance to the traveler, each rise revealing another vista of dense woodland or open fields where crops stand sentinel. The quality of light, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, golden shadows that lengthen and blur, lending a painterly depth to the familiar shapes of trees and fences. The story of Great Falls is intrinsically tied to the power of its namesake waterway and the industries that harnessed it. Once a bustling hub of textile manufacturing, the remnants of its industrial past linger in the architecture of former mills and the ghost of a once-thriving workforce. The Catawba River, the very reason for Great Falls' existence, continues to be a vital artery, now supporting hydroelectric power generation, its waters a cool, steady presence against the warmer currents of history. Local life, while perhaps less frenetic than in generations past, still moves with a deliberate cadence, a reflection of the river's flow and the enduring spirit of its people who have long understood the land's generous, and sometimes formidable, character.
Live animated radar for Great Falls and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Great Falls, Chester County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.575145°N, 80.902024°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29055 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Great Falls, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Great Falls, South Carolina, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Great Falls includes coordinates 34.575145°N, 80.902024°W, situated in Chester County. ZIP code 29055. Telephone area code: 803, 839. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
