Monetta, South Carolina Weather
Monetta, 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 Monetta, Saluda County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Monetta. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Monetta is published on the Saluda County Airport (K6J4) page, 19 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 Monetta 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 Monetta: Aiken Regional Airport (KAIK) 23 km · Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE) 46 km · Newberry County Airport (KEOE) 51 km · North Air Force Auxillary Airfield (KXNO) 56 km · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (KCUB) 58 km
Conditions reported at K6J4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Monetta specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Monetta.
About Monetta, South Carolina
Monetta rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the dense green of pine forests gives way to sun-drenched fields of cotton and corn. It lies 21.0 miles north-north-east of Aiken, SC (from Aiken, SC: bearing 17°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-west of Batesburg-Leesville. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening crops mingled with the sharper, cleaner aroma of the surrounding woodlands, a perfume that deepens with the coming of evening. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze of a South Carolina afternoon, falls in broad, golden swathes across the land, illuminating the dusty roads that connect scattered homesteads and the occasional, stoic farmhouse. The sky above Monetta often wears a vast, unbroken blue, a canvas against which the occasional white puff of a cloud drifts with a leisurely pace, mirroring the unhurried rhythm of life in this quiet corner of Aiken County. The history of Monetta is tied to the fertile soil and the agricultural endeavors that have long defined its character. Once a hub for cotton production, its economy has diversified, with farming still playing a significant role, alongside a growing presence in light manufacturing and services. The land itself seems to hold echoes of generations who worked it, their labor etched into the very texture of the earth. While not boasting grand monuments, Monetta possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of enduring resilience that speaks of its past and present. The local traditions, though subtle, are woven into the fabric of everyday life, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this distinct locality.
Live animated radar for Monetta 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 | Monetta, Saluda County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.850142°N, 81.609549°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29105 |
| Area Code | 803 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Monetta, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Monetta, 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 Monetta includes coordinates 33.850142°N, 81.609549°W, situated in Saluda County. ZIP code 29105. Telephone area code: 803. 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.
