Bonneau, South Carolina Weather
Bonneau, 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 Bonneau, Berkeley County.
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About Bonneau, South Carolina
Bonneau rests in a land shaped by water and time, where broad, flat expanses give way to the slow, deliberate curves of the Cooper River and the vast, shimmering expanse of Lake Moultrie. It lies 22.8 miles north of Goose Creek, SC (from Goose Creek, SC: bearing 11°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-east of Moncks Corner. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckled fists, pierce the brackish water, their branches draped with Spanish moss that sways with the slightest breath of the coastal breeze. The air here is thick with the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the distant, briny tang of the Atlantic, a perpetual reminder of the sea's proximity. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, has a peculiar, almost liquid quality, gilding the weathered wood of porches and the rust-colored earth that defines the landscape of Bonneau. The history of Bonneau is as intertwined with the water as the cypress roots are with the soil. Once a quiet agricultural region, its character was profoundly altered by the monumental Santee-Cooper project in the 1940s, which dammed the rivers to create Lake Marion and Lake Moultrie, transforming the local geography and economy. This immense undertaking brought new life, centered around the hydroelectric power generated and the burgeoning recreational opportunities on the vast man-made lakes. Today, the economy of Bonneau still leans on the water, with fishing charters, boat rentals, and lakeside living defining much of its daily rhythm. The legacy of those who worked the land before the dams, and those who built them, lingers in the quiet hum of the turbines and the patient, enduring spirit of its residents.
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| Location | Bonneau, Berkeley County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.305446°N, 79.957856°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29431 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bonneau, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bonneau, 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 Bonneau includes coordinates 33.305446°N, 79.957856°W, situated in Berkeley County. ZIP code 29431. 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.
