Dale, South Carolina Weather
Dale, 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 Dale, Beaufort County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dale is published on the Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field (KNBC) page, 9 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. 5 airfields within reach of Dale 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 Dale: Beaufort Executive Airport (KARW) 17 km · Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport (K3J1) 29 km · Hilton Head Airport (KHXD) 37 km · Lowcountry Regional Airport (KRBW) 41 km
Conditions reported at KNBC describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dale.
About Dale, South Carolina
Dale, a quiet sentinel in Beaufort County, unfolds across the Lowcountry landscape like a well-loved map. It lies 8.7 miles north of Beaufort, SC (from Beaufort, SC: bearing 352°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-north-east of Burton. Here, the land breathes with a humid, verdant sigh, a place where the air itself feels thick with the scent of pine needles and marsh salt. Cypress knees stand sentinel at the edges of slow-moving creeks, their gnarled forms mirroring the patient, enduring spirit of the place. Spanish moss, like tattered lace, drapes from ancient oaks, softening the sharp edges of the afternoon sun into a diffused, golden haze that settles over the fields of soybeans and cotton. The roads, often unpaved, wind through this rich tapestry, leading past weathered farmhouses and modest dwellings, each a testament to a life lived in close communion with the earth and its seasons. The history of Dale is etched in the very soil, a legacy shaped by the ebb and flow of agricultural cycles and the enduring presence of the waterways that crisscross its terrain. Once a vital hub for cotton plantations, its economy has since diversified, though the echoes of that past linger in the quiet dignity of its surroundings. Today, the gentle hum of agricultural machinery often provides the soundtrack to daily life, punctuated by the distant call of shorebirds from the nearby marshes. While not a place of grand monuments, Dale possesses a distinctive character, a subtle charm born of its deep Southern roots and its unpretentious connection to the natural world. It's a place where time seems to move at its own considered pace, allowing for reflection amidst the rustling leaves and the ever-present whisper of the wind.
Live animated radar for Dale 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 | Dale, Beaufort County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 32.556575°N, 80.689828°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29940, 29914 |
| Area Code | 843 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dale, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dale, 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 Dale includes coordinates 32.556575°N, 80.689828°W, situated in Beaufort County. ZIP code 29940, 29914. Telephone area code: 843. 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.
