Fairfax, South Carolina Weather
Fairfax, South Carolina — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Fairfax, Berkeley County.
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About Fairfax, South Carolina
Fairfax unfolds under a sky that can shift from a bruised violet at dusk to a relentless, pale blue in high summer. It lies 3.5 miles north-north-west of Goose Creek, SC (from Goose Creek, SC: bearing 333°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east of Summerville. The landscape here is a study in subtle elevation changes, a gentle rise and fall of earth that guides the slow, dark waters of the swamps and creeks. Pines stand sentinel, their needles carpeting the sandy soil, and the air, especially after a rain, carries the rich, earthy perfume of damp loam and decaying leaves. The roads, often unpaved, wind through this verdant expanse, leading to scattered homes and the quiet hum of a place that understands the value of stillness. The history of Fairfax is intertwined with the fertile, marshy lands that have long sustained its people, a legacy of agriculture that still breathes in the fields of soybeans and corn. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the land's bounty, a quiet dependence on the cycles of planting and harvest. There's a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that the past is not so much a distant memory as a present current, flowing through the weathered barns and the patient gaze of its inhabitants. The distinctive character of Fairfax is found not in grand monuments, but in the quiet dignity of its enduring way of life, a testament to resilience and the deep roots that bind it to this particular corner of South Carolina.
Live animated radar for Fairfax and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Fairfax, Berkeley County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.02656°N, 80.060365°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29445, 29020, 29827 |
| Area Code | 803, 839, 864 |
| Page generated | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 33.026560°N, 80.060365°W, situated in Berkeley 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
