Barnwell, South Carolina Weather
Barnwell, 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 Barnwell, Barnwell County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Barnwell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Barnwell is published on the Barnwell Regional Airport (KBNL) page, 3 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 Barnwell 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 Barnwell: Bamberg County Airport (K99N) 24 km · Allendale County Airport (KAQX) 29 km · 7 Oaks Flight Park (K7S1) 31 km · Dry Swamp Airport (K1DS) 45 km · North Air Force Auxillary Airfield (KXNO) 48 km
Conditions reported at KBNL describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barnwell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Barnwell.
About Barnwell, South Carolina
Barnwell rests in a landscape of gentle slopes and fertile soils, where longleaf pines stand sentinel over fields of cotton and soybeans. It lies 30.1 miles south-east of Aiken, SC (from Aiken, SC: bearing 136°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-south-west of Blackville. The air here, particularly in the late afternoons of summer, carries a languid sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and honeysuckle, and the sky often opens into a vast, pale blue canvas that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun begins its descent. Oak trees, thick-trunked and ancient, scatter their shade across the roadsides, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. The land itself feels patient, accustomed to the slow work of seasons and the quiet passage of time, a place where the horizon feels both distant and intimately close. The roots of Barnwell run deep into the agrarian past of the Lowcountry, a history shaped by the cultivation of cash crops and the ebb and flow of generations who worked this soil. Its economy, once heavily reliant on agriculture, now finds a more diversified footing, though the echoes of its farming heritage remain in the landscape and in the enduring spirit of its people. A notable feature is the presence of nearby nature preserves, offering a glimpse into the region's natural biodiversity, a contrast to the ordered rows of cultivated land. This quiet corner of South Carolina holds a distinctive character, a blend of historical resonance and present-day resilience, where life unfolds at a pace that allows for observation and reflection.
Live animated radar for Barnwell 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 | Barnwell, Barnwell County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.244873°N, 81.358718°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29812 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barnwell, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barnwell, 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 Barnwell includes coordinates 33.244873°N, 81.358718°W, situated in Barnwell County. ZIP code 29812. 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.
