Boykin, South Carolina Weather
Boykin, 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 Boykin, Kershaw County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Boykin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Boykin is published on the Woodward Field (KCDN) page, 19 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 Boykin 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 Boykin: Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC) 19 km · Sumter Airport (KSMS) 24 km · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (KMMT) 30 km · Lee County Butters Field (K52J) 35 km · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (KCUB) 41 km
Conditions reported at KCDN describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Boykin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Boykin.
About Boykin, South Carolina
Boykin exhales a quietude that settles deep in the bones, a place where the Lowcountry's humid embrace softens the edges of the world. It lies 19.3 miles north-west of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 315°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-east of Lugoff. The land here is a gentle sprawl of sandy loam, the terrain hinting at the coastal plain's subtle descent towards the distant Atlantic, yet firmly rooted in the inland's more intimate topography. Magnolia trees, their waxy leaves shimmering with a deep, almost bruised green, punctuate the landscape, their heavy, sweet perfume a constant, drowsy companion, especially as the sun dips low, casting long, languid shadows across the fields. Cypress knees rise like ancient knuckles from the still, dark waters of the numerous ponds and sloughs that thread through the piney woods, reflecting the sky in fractured, inky mirrors. The history of Boykin is a story whispered on the breeze, a legacy tied to the rich soil that once sustained vast cotton plantations and now supports a more scattered, resilient agriculture. For generations, the economy has been tethered to the land, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. While the grand estates of yesteryear have largely faded, the spirit of stewardship and a deep connection to the natural world remain palpable. Boykin retains a distinctive character, a sense of time flowing a little differently, where the rustle of pine needles and the occasional distant call of a bird are the dominant sounds, and the quality of the light at dusk, a hazy, golden diffusion, seems to hold a particular, lingering magic.
Live animated radar for Boykin 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 | Boykin, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.116819°N, 80.581471°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29570, 29128 |
| Area Code | 843, 854, 803 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Boykin, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Boykin, 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 Boykin includes coordinates 34.116819°N, 80.581471°W, situated in Kershaw County. ZIP code 29570, 29128. Telephone area code: 843, 854, 803. 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.
