Pelzer, South Carolina Weather
Pelzer, 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 for Pelzer, Anderson County.
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About Pelzer, South Carolina
Pelzer unfolds along the banks of the Saluda River, where the land gently rolls and breathes with the humid air of the Upstate. It lies 12.5 miles south-west of Mauldin, SC (from Mauldin, SC: bearing 221°T), and is situated 4.2 miles south of Piedmont. Cypress trees, ancient sentinels, stand with their gnarled roots gripping the dark, rich soil near the water's edge, their branches reaching towards a sky often softened by a veil of moisture. The quiet hum of cicadas forms the constant soundtrack to this place, a steady pulse against the backdrop of rustling pines and the occasional distant call of a bird. Sunlight, when it breaks through, has a buttery quality, illuminating the verdant growth that spills from overgrown yards and creeps along weathered fences, hinting at a wildness that lies just beyond the edges of human habitation. This landscape carries the echoes of its industrious past, built around the immense textile mills that once defined Pelzer's economic heart. The grand brick structures, though now largely silent, still command a presence, their windows reflecting the sky like vacant eyes. The river, a constant, unhurried presence, powered the machinery and provided a source of livelihood for generations, its waters now carrying a quieter story. The local economy, having shifted from mill gates to a more diversified hum, still finds its rhythm in the surrounding agricultural lands, where the fertile soil yields its bounty. Pelzer retains a character of quiet resilience, a place where the past is not forgotten but has settled into the very texture of the land, visible in the enduring strength of the old mill buildings and the enduring spirit of its people.
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| Location | Pelzer, Anderson County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.642337°N, 82.45596°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29669 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pelzer, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pelzer, 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 Pelzer includes coordinates 34.642337°N, 82.455960°W, situated in Anderson County. ZIP code 29669. 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. 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.
