Dalzell, South Carolina Weather
Dalzell, 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 Dalzell, Sumter County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dalzell. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dalzell is published on the Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC) 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 Dalzell 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 Dalzell: Sumter Airport (KSMS) 7 km · Lee County Butters Field (K52J) 31 km · Woodward Field (KCDN) 32 km · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (KMMT) 36 km · Hartsville Regional Airport (KHVS) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSSC describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dalzell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dalzell.
About Dalzell, South Carolina
Dalzell breathes the low country air, a landscape where the flat earth stretches toward horizons softened by humidity. It lies 8.4 miles north-west of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 323°T), and is situated 4.5 miles north-north-east of Cherryvale. Pine forests, a dark, resinous green, stand sentinel along the edges of fields that lie fallow or bear the muted golds and browns of agricultural cycles. Ditches and drainage canals, a necessary geometry across this terrain, trace silver lines through the soil, hinting at the water that shapes the land’s character. The light here, especially as afternoon deepens, possesses a particular, syrupy quality, bathing everything in a warm, amber glow that seems to cling to the very air. The history of Dalzell is bound to the fertile soil and the waterways that have long sustained life and commerce. Once part of vast agricultural estates, the economy here still holds a deep connection to the land, with crops like cotton and tobacco leaving their mark on the region's development. The echoes of earlier eras can be felt in the quiet persistence of its people, a resilience forged through generations of working the earth. While no grand monuments define its skyline, the enduring presence of its agricultural roots and the unhurried pace of everyday life offer a distinctive character, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this corner of Sumter County.
Live animated radar for Dalzell 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 | Dalzell, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.016821°N, 80.430082°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29040 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dalzell, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dalzell, 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 Dalzell includes coordinates 34.016821°N, 80.430082°W, situated in Sumter County. ZIP code 29040. 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.
