Saxon, South Carolina Weather
Saxon, 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 Saxon, Spartanburg County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Saxon. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Saxon is published on the Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport (KSPA) page, 5 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 Saxon 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 Saxon: Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) 24 km · Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) 37 km · Union County, Troy Shelton Field (K35A) 43 km · Donaldson Field Airport (KGYH) 44 km · Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (KEHO) 47 km
Conditions reported at KSPA describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Saxon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Saxon, South Carolina
Saxon rests in a landscape sculpted by the slow, patient work of water and time, where the rolling Piedmont hills begin their descent toward the coastal plain. It lies 2.2 miles west-north-west of Spartanburg, SC (from Spartanburg, SC: bearing 292°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south of Boiling Springs. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a humid sweetness, a blend of pine resin and the lingering warmth of sun-baked earth, and the distant murmur of traffic on a highway offers a gentle counterpoint to the rustle of leaves in the mixed hardwood and pine forests. Scattered farmsteads, their weathered barns leaning with a comfortable age, punctuate the green expanse, their fields a patchwork of cultivation and wild growth. The terrain itself, a study in subtle contours, hints at the ancient geological forces that shaped this corner of South Carolina, with streams and creeks tracing winding paths through the landscape. The roots of Saxon run deep into a history intertwined with agriculture and the textile industry that once hummed through the region. For generations, the fertile, red clay soil supported cotton and tobacco, their cultivation shaping the lives and livelihoods of its people, and the ghost of those days can still be felt in the quiet, almost reverent way the land is tended. While the major textile mills have largely faded, the spirit of industry persists in smaller manufacturing operations and the enduring agricultural presence, a testament to resilience and adaptation. The community of Saxon, though not defined by grand monuments, holds its own quiet character, a place where the rhythm of the seasons still dictates much of daily life, and where the warmth of neighborly connection is a readily available commodity.
Live animated radar for Saxon 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 | Saxon, Spartanburg County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.961232°N, 81.967327°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29301, 29378 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Saxon, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saxon, 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 Saxon includes coordinates 34.961232°N, 81.967327°W, situated in Spartanburg County. ZIP code 29301, 29378. 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.
