East Sumter, South Carolina Weather
East Sumter, 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 Sumter, Sumter County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near East Sumter. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for East Sumter is published on the Sumter Airport (KSMS) page, 10 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. 4 airfields within reach of East Sumter 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 Sumter: Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC) 17 km · Santee Cooper Regional Airport (KMNI) 38 km · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (KMMT) 47 km
Conditions reported at KSMS describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at East Sumter specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for East Sumter.
About East Sumter, South Carolina
East Sumter unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the humid air hangs heavy and still, particularly in the languid afternoons of late summer. It lies 2.6 miles east of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 82°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-north-east of Lakewood. Fields of cotton, their white bolls like scattered clouds against the deep green stalks, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by stands of pine and oak that offer slivers of shade. The roads, often lined with the weathered mailboxes of scattered farmsteads, wind through this cultivated expanse, leading towards clusters of homes and small businesses that mark the heart of East Sumter. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often overcast sky, possesses a diffused quality, softening the edges of the world and lending a golden hue to the dust motes dancing in the still air. This corner of Sumter County carries the deep imprint of its agricultural past, a heritage that continues to shape its economy and the very character of East Sumter. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, first with tobacco and then predominantly with cotton, a crop that has seen its fortunes rise and fall but remains an indelible part of the local story. While the agricultural roots run deep, there's also a quiet resilience in the small industries that dot the landscape, providing employment and a steady hum of activity to the community. The history here is not shouted from grand monuments but whispered in the creak of a barn door and the enduring traditions of a people who have long understood the rhythms of the earth.
Live animated radar for East Sumter 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 Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.925436°N, 80.29619°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29153 |
| Area Code | 803 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Sumter, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Sumter, 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 Sumter includes coordinates 33.925436°N, 80.296190°W, situated in Sumter County. ZIP code 29153. Telephone area code: 803. 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.
