East Camden, 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 East Camden, Kershaw County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near East Camden. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for East Camden is published on the Woodward Field (KCDN) page, 3 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 East Camden 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 East Camden: Lee County Butters Field (K52J) 31 km · Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC) 33 km · Sumter Airport (KSMS) 35 km · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (KMMT) 43 km · Hartsville Regional Airport (KHVS) 45 km
Conditions reported at KCDN describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at East Camden specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for East Camden.
East Camden rests in a landscape where the earth gently unfurls, a quiet expanse of pines and oaks that have weathered generations. It lies 26.8 miles north-north-west of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 330°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-north-east of Lugoff. The air here carries the scent of damp soil after a summer shower, a perpetual undertow of humidity that hangs heavy and sweet. Roads, often unpaved, wind through the trees, leading to homes that seem to emerge from the woods themselves, their porches often adorned with rocking chairs that sway with a slow, steady rhythm. The sun, when it breaks through the dense canopy, casts a diffused, golden light that seems to soften the edges of the world, turning the ordinary into something almost ethereal, a gentle reminder of nature's enduring presence. The history of East Camden is deeply intertwined with the land it occupies, a narrative woven from agricultural roots and the slow, steady pulse of rural life. For decades, farming was the heart of this place, the rich Carolina soil yielding cotton and tobacco, crops that shaped the very contours of the fields and the fortunes of its people. While the agricultural economy has shifted, traces of that past remain in the weathered barns and the enduring connection to the earth. The local economy now finds a different footing, a quiet industriousness that supports the surrounding communities, a place where people know each other’s names and the pace of life allows for reflection, for watching the swallows dart and weave against the vast, open sky.
Live animated radar for East Camden 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 | East Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.256232°N, 80.575204°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29020 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Camden, 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 East Camden includes coordinates 34.256232°N, 80.575204°W, situated in Kershaw County. ZIP code 29020. 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.