Bennettsville, 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 Bennettsville, Marlboro County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bennettsville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bennettsville is published on the Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field Airport (KBBP) 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 Bennettsville 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 Bennettsville: Darlington County Airport (KUDG) 26 km · Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field (KCQW) 27 km · Richmond County Airport (KRCZ) 31 km · Dillon County Airport (KDLC) 34 km · Laurinburg Maxton Airport (KMEB) 35 km
Conditions reported at KBBP describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bennettsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bennettsville.
Bennettsville lies in a landscape where the land itself breathes with a quiet, settled rhythm, a gentle swell of sandy loam stretching toward horizons softened by the humid air. It lies 29.5 miles north of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 9°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west-south-west of McColl. Longleaf pines, their needles whispering secrets to the breeze, stand sentinel over open fields that once cradled cotton and now often yield corn and soybeans. The sky here can be a vast canvas, particularly in the late afternoon, when the sun dips low, painting the clouds in hues of rose and muted gold, casting long, elegant shadows that stretch across the undulating terrain. The air itself carries a particular weight, a soft humidity that clings like a second skin, promising the eventual release of a summer shower or the crisp clarity of an autumn morning. The history of Bennettsville is deeply entwined with the agricultural legacy of the Pee Dee region, its fortunes once tied inextricably to the cultivation of cash crops that shaped its early development and the lives of its inhabitants. The town, named for a prominent colonial family, grew from a modest settlement into a hub for surrounding farms, its economy historically driven by the processing and trade of agricultural goods. While the agricultural pulse remains, Bennettsville has also seen diversification, with manufacturing and service industries contributing to its present-day character. The distinctive charm of its historic downtown, with its preserved architecture and the slow, steady cadence of daily life, offers a glimpse into a past that continues to inform the present, a quiet dignity that emanates from its brick facades and well-tended public spaces.
Live animated radar for Bennettsville 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.
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| Location | Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.61738°N, 79.684781°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29512 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bennettsville, 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 Bennettsville includes coordinates 34.617380°N, 79.684781°W, situated in Marlboro County. ZIP code 29512. Telephone area code: 843, 854. 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.