Elgin, South Carolina Weather
Elgin, 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 Elgin, Kershaw County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Elgin. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Elgin is published on the Woodward Field (KCDN) page, 24 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 Elgin 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 Elgin: Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (KMMT) 28 km · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (KCUB) 29 km · Fairfield County Airport (KFDW) 33 km · Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC) 37 km · Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE) 40 km
Conditions reported at KCDN describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elgin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elgin.
About Elgin, South Carolina
Elgin lies in a landscape where the pines stand sentinel, their needles whispering secrets to the humid air that hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and distant blossoms. It lies 18.1 miles north-east of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 49°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-south-west of Lugoff. The terrain here is a gentle swell, more a series of rolling dips and rises than stark elevation changes, allowing the wide Carolina sky to dominate the view. Scattered farmsteads, their weathered barns a familiar sight against the deep green of cultivated fields and the shadowy interiors of the woods, punctuate the quiet expanse. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating dust motes dancing in the stillness and giving a tangible warmth to the very air one breathes. The history of Elgin is deeply rooted in the agricultural rhythms of Kershaw County, a legacy that still echoes in the fertile soil and the enduring spirit of its people. For generations, cotton and tobacco were the lifeblood, their cultivation shaping the land and the lives lived upon it. Today, while agriculture remains a quiet presence, a more modern industry has taken hold, bringing a different kind of energy to Elgin, a steady hum beneath the surface of its tranquil days. The proximity to larger arteries of commerce has allowed Elgin to grow organically, a place where the past is not forgotten but is woven into the present, a quiet continuation of a story told in fields and factories alike.
Live animated radar for Elgin 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 | Elgin, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.170983°N, 80.794252°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29045, 29720 |
| Area Code | 803, 839, 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elgin, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elgin, 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 Elgin includes coordinates 34.170983°N, 80.794252°W, situated in Kershaw County. ZIP code 29045, 29720. Telephone area code: 803, 839, 864. 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.
