Barnwell, 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 Barnwell, Barnwell County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.