Dovesville, 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 Dovesville, Darlington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Dovesville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Dovesville is published on the Darlington County Airport (KUDG) page, 5 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 Dovesville 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 Dovesville: Branhams Airport (K6J7) 14 km · Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field Airport (KBBP) 28 km · Florence Regional Airport (KFLO) 29 km · Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field (KCQW) 35 km · Dillon County Airport (KDLC) 49 km
Conditions reported at KUDG describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dovesville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dovesville.
Dovesville rests in a quiet pocket of Darlington County, where the land exhales a slow, humid breath. It lies 16.2 miles north-north-west of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 332°T), and is situated 7.2 miles north of Darlington. The terrain here is a gentle yielding, the soil a rich, dark loam that cradles fields of ripening cotton and the occasional stand of pine, their needles whispering secrets to the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the hazy, moisture-laden air, paints the world in muted golds and soft greens, a kind of diffused luminescence that seems to seep into the very bones of the place. The air itself carries the faint, sweet scent of blooming honeysuckle and the earthy perfume of damp earth after a summer shower, a constant, subtle reminder of the fecundity of the Lowcountry. The history of Dovesville is etched not in grand monuments but in the weathered timbers of old farmhouses and the quiet persistence of its agricultural roots. For generations, the land has provided, its bounty harvested by diligent hands, shaping an economy that has long been tied to the rhythm of planting and reaping. While the cotton fields still stretch across the landscape, a modern industriousness has taken hold, a quiet hum of activity that supports the livelihoods of its residents. The local character is one of understated resilience, a community that values connection and the simple, enduring beauty of its rural setting, where the slow drift of clouds across the vast sky still governs the day.
Live animated radar for Dovesville 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 | Dovesville, Darlington County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.402377°N, 79.895064°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29540 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dovesville, 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 Dovesville includes coordinates 34.402377°N, 79.895064°W, situated in Darlington County. ZIP code 29540. Telephone area code: 843, 854. 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.