Bishopville, South Carolina Weather
Bishopville, 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 Bishopville, Lee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bishopville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bishopville is published on the Lee County Butters Field (K52J) 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 Bishopville 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 Bishopville: Hartsville Regional Airport (KHVS) 24 km · Sumter Airport (KSMS) 27 km · Flying W Airport (K2Q0) 29 km · Woodward Field (KCDN) 30 km · Branhams Airport (K6J7) 30 km
Conditions reported at K52J describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bishopville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bishopville.
About Bishopville, South Carolina
Bishopville, a place where the air often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, unfolds itself across a landscape gently sculpted by the slow, meandering flow of the Lynches River. It lies 21.3 miles north-north-east of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 14°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-east of Manville. The terrain here is a study in soft greens and muted browns, a broad, flat canvas painted with fields of cotton and soybeans that stretch towards horizons softened by the humid Southern air. Oaks and pines stand sentinel, their branches heavy with Spanish moss that drifts like forgotten memories in the breeze, creating a dappled shade that pools on the sandy loam. The quietude of Bishopville is not an emptiness, but a fullness, filled with the hum of insects in the summer heat and the distant cry of a hawk circling overhead, a sound that seems to echo the vast, unhurried expanse of the sky. The history of Bishopville is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of the region, its economy once fueled by the rich soil that yielded bountiful crops, particularly cotton. The legacy of this agrarian past is still visible in the weathered barns and stoic farmhouses that dot the countryside, each holding stories of generations who worked the land. While the economic landscape has shifted, the spirit of resilience and connection to the earth remains a vital characteristic of Bishopville. The town itself, with its modest storefronts and friendly faces, moves at a pace that allows for conversation, for porch swings to sway with the afternoon sun, and for the simple pleasures of a community that remembers its roots. It is a place where the past whispers in the rustle of leaves and the present unfolds with a quiet grace, a distinctive rhythm all its own.
Live animated radar for Bishopville 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 | Bishopville, Lee County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.218211°N, 80.248406°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29010 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bishopville, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bishopville, 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 Bishopville includes coordinates 34.218211°N, 80.248406°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 29010. 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.
