Lake Wylie, South Carolina Weather
Lake Wylie, 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 Lake Wylie, York County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake Wylie. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake Wylie is published on the Gastonia Municipal Airport (KAKH) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Lake Wylie 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 Lake Wylie: Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport (KIPJ) 43 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 53 km
Conditions reported at KAKH describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Wylie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lake Wylie, South Carolina
Lake Wylie unfurls in a wide embrace, its waters a shimmering, ever-shifting canvas reflecting the humid, verdant Carolina sky. It lies 8.9 miles north-west of Fort Mill, SC (from Fort Mill, SC: bearing 322°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south of Belmont. The landscape here is a gentle mingling of rolling terrain and the broad, placid expanse of the reservoir, where sandy shores give way to dense stands of pine and oak. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckles, break the surface in quiet coves, their silhouette stark against the lingering blush of sunset. The air, thick with the scent of pine needles and the subtle, earthy perfume of damp soil, carries the distant hum of boat engines and the occasional, sharp cry of a heron. The character of Lake Wylie is one of relaxed abundance, a place where the land softens into water and the days seem to stretch a little longer under the generous southern sun. This broad waterway, born from the Catawba River, has a history tied to the very genesis of power generation in the region. The construction of the dam that created Lake Wylie in the early 20th century reshaped the land and the lives of its inhabitants, transforming a rural agricultural landscape into a hub for recreation and industry. While farming once dominated, the local economy now draws significantly from the lake itself, with marinas, waterfront businesses, and the steady draw of tourism providing livelihoods. The clear, deep waters are a playground for skiers and anglers, and the surrounding shoreline has become a sought-after address for those drawn to the serene beauty and the promise of a life lived close to the water’s edge. The presence of Duke Energy's presence, a direct legacy of the dam's construction, also remains a significant part of the local economic fabric, a reminder of the powerful forces that shaped this expansive, watery heartland.
Live animated radar for Lake Wylie 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 | Lake Wylie, York County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 35.108476°N, 81.042854°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29710, 29745 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Wylie, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Wylie, 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 Lake Wylie includes coordinates 35.108476°N, 81.042854°W, situated in York County. ZIP code 29710, 29745. 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.
