Union, South Carolina Weather
Union, 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, soil and crop conditions for Union, Lancaster County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Union.
About Union, South Carolina
Union sits in a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of water, where the rolling Piedmont terrain begins its descent toward the coastal plain. It lies 19.1 miles south-south-west of Monroe, NC (from Monroe, NC: bearing 192°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east of Lancaster. The land here is a study in subtle greens and browns, a patchwork of fields and woodlands that soften the edges of the horizon. Creeks, like the faint silver threads of forgotten stories, meander through the low-lying areas, their banks often thick with the tenacious growth of native trees. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a quiet hum, a blend of distant tractors and the rustle of leaves, a sound that seems to settle deep into the bones of the place. The sky above Union often presents a vast, unhurried canvas, where clouds drift with a stately indifference, sometimes gathering to release a sudden, cleansing rain that leaves the earth smelling of wet stone and fertile soil. The echoes of Union's past are carried on the breeze, whispers of its founding as a crossroads for agricultural trade and later, textile mills that once dominated the local economy, their tall chimneys now silent sentinels against the sky. The legacy of those industries can still be felt, a certain resilience woven into the character of the people who call Union home. While the hum of machinery has largely faded, the land itself remains a primary source of sustenance, with farms still dotting the countryside, their crops reaching toward the sun. A quiet dignity pervades the daily life here, a continuation of traditions that bind generations, fostering a sense of shared history and a grounded approach to the present.
Live animated radar for Union and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Union, Lancaster County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.715707°N, 80.621178°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29720, 29108, 29379 |
| Area Code | 803, 864 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Union, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Union, 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 Union includes coordinates 34.715707°N, 80.621178°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 29720, 29108, 29379. Telephone area code: 803, 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.
