Cayce, South Carolina Weather
Cayce, 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 Cayce, Lexington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cayce. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cayce is published on the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE) page, 6 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 Cayce 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 Cayce: Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (KCUB) 7 km · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (KMMT) 26 km · Fairfield County Airport (KFDW) 39 km · North Air Force Auxillary Airfield (KXNO) 40 km · Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC) 56 km
Conditions reported at KCAE describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cayce specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cayce.
About Cayce, South Carolina
Cayce unfolds along the broad, slow curve of the Congaree River, a place where the humid air itself seems to carry the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 3.3 miles south-west of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 223°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east of Lexington. The landscape is a gentle tapestry of low-lying terrain, giving way to stands of mature trees that line the riverbanks, their branches heavy with Spanish moss. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast sky, filters down in diffused shafts, illuminating the muted greens and browns of the undergrowth. Small, weathered homes, some with wide porches that invite the breeze, dot the landscape, their presence a quiet testament to generations that have known this particular stretch of South Carolina. The rhythm here is not one of hurried progress, but of a steady, enduring presence, a place that feels deeply rooted in its own soil, where the sound of the river often serves as the loudest clock. The history of Cayce is intertwined with the flow of the Congaree, a vital artery for trade and transport in earlier times. Before the advent of more modern roadways, the river was the highway, and Cayce played its part in the region's economic life, handling goods and people moving between the burgeoning inland settlements and the coast. The echoes of this past can still be felt in the older sections, where the architecture hints at a different era. While industries have shifted over the decades, the spirit of commerce persists, with local businesses serving the needs of the surrounding communities. Cayce also finds itself in proximity to the vibrant academic and cultural scene of nearby Columbia, yet retains its own distinct, more grounded character, a place where the practicalities of everyday life are balanced by a quiet appreciation for the natural world that surrounds it.
Live animated radar for Cayce 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 | Cayce, Lexington County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.965709°N, 81.073983°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29033, 29209 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cayce, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cayce, 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 Cayce includes coordinates 33.965709°N, 81.073983°W, situated in Lexington County. ZIP code 29033, 29209. 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.
