Pickens, South Carolina Weather
Pickens, 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 Pickens, Pickens County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pickens. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pickens is published on the Pickens County Airport (KLQK) page, 8 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 Pickens 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 Pickens: Oconee County Regional Airport (KCEU) 29 km · Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) 33 km · Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) 33 km · Anderson Regional Airport (KAND) 43 km · Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) 45 km
Conditions reported at KLQK describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pickens specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pickens.
About Pickens, South Carolina
Pickens unfolds itself in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, a landscape sculpted by the slow persistence of water and wind. It lies 17.9 miles west of Greenville, SC (from Greenville, SC: bearing 277°T), and is situated 7.1 miles west-north-west of Easley. Rolling hills, cloaked in a verdant tapestry of deciduous trees, give way to steeper inclines as one approaches the higher elevations, their slopes often veined with the silvery glint of unseen streams. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, especially after a rain, a mixture of damp soil and the sweet, resinous perfume of pine. The town itself is a gentle gathering of buildings, its heart a modest square where the pace of life feels less like a hurried march and more like a thoughtful stroll, the sunlight filtering through the leaves of mature oak trees that line the streets, casting shifting patterns on the sidewalks. The history of Pickens is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty and later, the industrial ingenuity of the region. Once a hub for cotton and tobacco farming, its economy has since diversified, with manufacturing and service industries now playing significant roles. The proximity to the mountains has always been a draw, shaping its character and offering a constant, quiet reminder of the natural world that surrounds it. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Pickens holds a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people and the timeless beauty of its mountain-kissed terrain.
Live animated radar for Pickens 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 | Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.883449°N, 82.707357°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29671 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pickens, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pickens, 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 Pickens includes coordinates 34.883449°N, 82.707357°W, situated in Pickens County. ZIP code 29671. 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.
