Bethune, South Carolina Weather
Bethune, 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 Bethune, Kershaw County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bethune. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bethune is published on the Hartsville Regional Airport (KHVS) page, 21 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 Bethune 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 Bethune: Lee County Butters Field (K52J) 22 km · Woodward Field (KCDN) 25 km · Flying W Airport (K2Q0) 26 km · Pageland Airport (KPYG) 36 km · Branhams Airport (K6J7) 41 km
Conditions reported at KHVS describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bethune specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bethune.
About Bethune, South Carolina
Bethune rests in a land where the pines whisper secrets to the sky, and the earth, a rich, sun-warmed loam, yields generously to the farmer’s hand. It lies 34.2 miles north of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 359°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-west of McBee. This is a place where the air itself seems to carry the scent of pine needles and damp soil, a subtle perfume that clings to everything, from the weathered clapboard of the houses to the broad, green leaves of the cotton plants that stretch across the fields. The landscape here is a gentle swell of terrain, not dramatic, but possessing a quiet dignity, its contours softened by the long, slow sweep of seasons. In the late afternoon, the sunlight slants low, painting the broad skies in hues of honey and rose, a fleeting, painterly moment before the stars begin to prick the deepening indigo. The history of Bethune is deeply rooted in the agricultural heritage of Kershaw County, a legacy that continues to shape its economy and character. For generations, the land has been the primary source of livelihood, with cotton and tobacco once dominating the landscape, their cultivation a rhythm that dictated the lives of its inhabitants. Though the agricultural focus has evolved, a connection to the soil remains palpable, a quiet pride in the bounty it provides. Bethune is a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the stories shared on front porches and in the enduring spirit of its people, a community that has weathered changing times with a resilient grace, its distinctiveness found not in grand monuments but in the simple, enduring beauty of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Bethune 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 | Bethune, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.414876°N, 80.348683°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29009 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bethune, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bethune, 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 Bethune includes coordinates 34.414876°N, 80.348683°W, situated in Kershaw County. ZIP code 29009. 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. 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.
