La France, South Carolina Weather
La France, 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 La France, Anderson County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near La France. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for La France is published on the Oconee County Regional Airport (KCEU) page, 13 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 La France 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 La France: Anderson Regional Airport (KAND) 14 km · Pickens County Airport (KLQK) 23 km · Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) 39 km · Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) 46 km · Elbert County Airport Patz Field (KEBA) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCEU describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La France specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La France.
About La France, South Carolina
La France emerges from the gentle roll of the Piedmont hills, a place where the air often carries the humid breath of summer and the sharp tang of pine needles. It lies 10.0 miles north-west of Anderson, SC (from Anderson, SC: bearing 319°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-east of Clemson. Rolling fields, stitched with hedgerows and dotted with the occasional weathered barn, give way to stands of hardwood and pine, their canopies a deep, variegated green under the wide Carolina sky. The land here is not flat but subtly contoured, a landscape that encourages a slower, more considered pace. Even the light seems to linger, softening the edges of the day as dusk descends, painting the sky in hues of bruised lavender and fading rose. The history of La France is a quiet hum beneath the surface of its present, a story tied to the fertile soil and the waterways that once powered its early endeavors. For generations, agriculture was the bedrock, with cotton and later textiles forming the backbone of its economy. Remnants of this industrial past can still be glimpsed in the architecture and the enduring spirit of its people, who have adapted and persevered. While the textile mills may have faded, a resilient community spirit persists, a gentle current flowing through La France, as it navigates the changing tides of modern life.
Live animated radar for La France 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 | La France, Anderson County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.612051°N, 82.765139°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29670, 29656 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La France, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La France, 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 La France includes coordinates 34.612051°N, 82.765139°W, situated in Anderson County. ZIP code 29670, 29656. 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.
