Ruby, South Carolina Weather
Ruby, 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 Ruby, Chesterfield County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ruby. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ruby is published on the Pageland Airport (KPYG) page, 15 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 Ruby 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 Ruby: Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field (KCQW) 21 km · Anson County Airport - Jeff Cloud Field (KAFP) 32 km · Flying W Airport (K2Q0) 37 km · Hartsville Regional Airport (KHVS) 38 km · Richmond County Airport (KRCZ) 42 km
Conditions reported at KPYG describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ruby specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ruby.
About Ruby, South Carolina
Ruby sits at a gentle swell of the South Carolina landscape, where the earth rises and falls with a quiet grace, hinting at the broad, fertile plains that stretch toward the horizon. It lies 26.6 miles south-east of Monroe, NC (from Monroe, NC: bearing 129°T), and is situated 5.4 miles west of Chesterfield. Pines stand sentinel, their needles whispering secrets in the warm, humid air that carries the scent of damp earth and distant honeysuckle. The sky here is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, particularly in the late afternoon, when the light softens to a honeyed gold, bathing the scattered farmhouses and fields in a luminous glow. Small creeks, their banks softened by moss and fallen leaves, thread their way through the acreage, their murmurs a constant, low-frequency melody against the chirping of unseen insects. The history of Ruby is entwined with the agricultural bounty of Chesterfield County, a legacy evident in the broad fields of corn and soybeans that still shape the land. For generations, this has been a place where the soil dictates the rhythm of life, where the seasons mark the passage of time and the harvest brings a communal sense of accomplishment. While cotton once dominated, the economy has found new footing, diversifying with small businesses and the steady hum of machinery from local workshops. The character of Ruby is one of quiet resilience, a community that has weathered changes with a steadfast connection to its roots, fostering a sense of enduring familiarity among its residents.
Live animated radar for Ruby 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 | Ruby, Chesterfield County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.745155°N, 80.182841°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29741 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ruby, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ruby, 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 Ruby includes coordinates 34.745155°N, 80.182841°W, situated in Chesterfield County. ZIP code 29741. 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.
