Keowee Key, South Carolina Weather
Keowee Key, 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 Keowee Key, Oconee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Keowee Key. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Keowee Key is published on the Oconee County Regional Airport (KCEU) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Keowee Key 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 Keowee Key: Pickens County Airport (KLQK) 20 km · Anderson Regional Airport (KAND) 41 km · Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) 50 km · Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCEU describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Keowee Key specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Keowee Key.
About Keowee Key, South Carolina
Keowee Key emerges from the rolling Piedmont foothills as a verdant peninsula, its shores kissed by the shimmering expanse of Lake Keowee. It lies 26.9 miles north-west of Anderson, SC (from Anderson, SC: bearing 326°T), and is situated 9.9 miles north-north-east of Seneca. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall, draped in a luxuriant canopy of mature hardwoods and pines, their leaves whispering secrets on the humid air. Sunlight, filtered through the dense foliage, paints shifting mosaics on moss-covered stones and the winding pathways that thread through this waterside sanctuary. The very character of Keowee Key is one of quiet invitation, a place where the breath of the forest meets the languid embrace of the lake, creating an atmosphere of serene permanence. This jewel on the man-made waters of Lake Keowee carries echoes of a deeper past, a landscape shaped by ancient Cherokee trails and later by the agricultural endeavors of early settlers who cleared these rich soils. The economy of the region, once tied to cotton and timber, has gracefully transitioned, with Keowee Key now largely defined by its role as a premier residential and recreational destination. The construction of the dam that formed Lake Keowee in the early 1970s, a monumental undertaking for power generation and flood control, fundamentally reshaped the geography and the lives of those who call this area home. Today, the rhythm of Keowee Key is set by the gentle lapping of waves against private docks and the contented hum of a community that cherishes its connection to the natural world and the expansive, clear waters that form its heart.
Live animated radar for Keowee Key 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.
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| Location | Keowee Key, Oconee County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.8257°N, 82.9158°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29676 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Keowee Key, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Keowee Key, 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 Keowee Key includes coordinates 34.825700°N, 82.915800°W, situated in Oconee County. ZIP code 29676. 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.
