Fairfax, South Carolina Weather
Fairfax, 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 Fairfax, Allendale County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairfax. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairfax is published on the Allendale County Airport (KAQX) 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. 3 airfields within reach of Fairfax 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 Fairfax: 7 Oaks Flight Park (K7S1) 5 km · Plantation Airpark (KJYL) 48 km
Conditions reported at KAQX describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairfax specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairfax.
About Fairfax, South Carolina
Fairfax rests in the low country of South Carolina, a place where the air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 47.5 miles north-east of Statesboro, GA (from Statesboro, GA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south-east of Allendale. The landscape here is a gentle sag, a slow yielding of the land towards the coast, punctuated by the dark, slow-moving waters of the Savannah River's tributaries. Ancient live oaks, draped in Spanish moss like wise old men in spectral shawls, cast dappled shadows across fields that have known generations of cultivation. The sun, when it breaks through the humid haze, possesses a buttery quality, softening the edges of the world and lending a golden hue to the weathered clapboard houses that dot the periphery of the central crossroads. Evenings here arrive with a hush, the chirping of cicadas and the distant call of a whippoorwill becoming the dominant soundtrack. The roots of Fairfax run deep into the agricultural heart of Allendale County, a history etched in the fertile soil that once sustained vast cotton plantations. Though the landscape has shifted, the echoes of this past remain, influencing the quiet rhythm of life that defines Fairfax. The local economy, once tied to the land's bounty, now finds its pulse in a more diverse, though still modest, array of enterprises. Small businesses, often family-run, cater to the needs of the surrounding agricultural communities and the steady stream of travelers passing through. The nearby state park, a verdant expanse of cypress and gum, offers a sanctuary of natural beauty, a testament to the enduring wildness that still holds sway beyond the town's immediate embrace.
Live animated radar for Fairfax 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 | Fairfax, Allendale County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 32.959048°N, 81.236495°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29445, 29020, 29827 |
| Area Code | 803, 839, 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairfax, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairfax, 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 Fairfax includes coordinates 32.959048°N, 81.236495°W, situated in Allendale County. ZIP code 29445, 29020, 29827. 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.
