Alcolu, South Carolina Weather
Alcolu, 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 Alcolu, Clarendon County.
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About Alcolu, South Carolina
Alcolu rests in the flat, fertile heart of Clarendon County, where the air hangs thick and humid, carrying the scent of damp earth and pine needles. It lies 13.8 miles south-south-east of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 148°T), and is situated 3.9 miles north of Manning. The landscape here is a study in gentle horizontals: broad, open fields stretching towards a sky that often blazes with the fierce, unblinking light of the South. Cypress and tupelo trees, their knees puncturing the still waters of the low-lying areas, stand sentinel along the edges of woodlands, their Spanish moss a mournful drapery against the emerald green. The roads, often unpaved and winding, feel like arteries connecting scattered homesteads, each a small island in a sea of vegetation. Even the wind seems to move with a deliberate slowness, rustling through the broad leaves of magnolias and whispering secrets from the dense, shadowed woods. The story of Alcolu is intrinsically tied to the timber industry, a legacy that shaped its very name and early existence. For generations, the rhythmic thud of axes and the whine of sawmills echoed through these piney woods, fueling a robust local economy. Alcolu, a portmanteau of the names of two prominent lumber families, grew from this industry, a place where the bounty of the surrounding forests was transformed into lumber that built homes and businesses far beyond the county lines. While the grand scale of the lumber operations has receded, the memory of that era persists, a subtle undercurrent in the quiet rhythm of life. Today, agriculture remains a significant presence, with cotton and soybeans tracing neat, geometric patterns across the land, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the soil. The palpable stillness of Alcolu, especially in the long, golden hours before dusk, speaks of a deep-rooted resilience, a quiet continuation of lives lived in concert with the land's enduring cycles.
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| Location | Alcolu, Clarendon County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.750995°N, 80.214246°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29001 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Alcolu, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Alcolu, 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 Alcolu includes coordinates 33.750995°N, 80.214246°W, situated in Clarendon County. ZIP code 29001. Telephone area code: 803, 839. 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.
