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, Kershaw County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairfax. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairfax 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 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: Lee County Butters Field (K52J) 30 km · Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC) 33 km · Sumter Airport (KSMS) 35 km · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (KMMT) 44 km · Hartsville Regional Airport (KHVS) 44 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 Fairfax specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairfax.
About Fairfax, South Carolina
Fairfax lies in a gentle, rolling terrain, where the land begins its slow descent towards the coastal plain. It lies 26.8 miles north-north-west of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 331°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-north-east of Lugoff. Here, the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a soft, humid warmth, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower. Magnolia trees, their broad leaves glossy and dark, offer pockets of deep shade, while the occasional burst of azalea blooms, vibrant against the verdant backdrop, hints at the cultivated beauty that can flourish here. The sky above Fairfax often stretches in vast, unbroken expanses, particularly in the early morning, painted with hues of pale rose and soft lavender before the sun asserts its dominion. This corner of Kershaw County has a history deeply entwined with the fertile soil, once a landscape dominated by cotton plantations that shaped its early economy. Though the grand estates have largely faded, the echoes of that past remain, whispered in the architecture of older homes and the resilience of the agricultural spirit that still defines much of life in Fairfax. Today, the local economy draws strength from a mix of farming, with fields of soybeans and corn stretching across the landscape, and a growing presence of small businesses that serve the daily needs of its residents. The quiet rhythm of life here is punctuated by the murmur of conversations at the local diner and the distant hum of machinery working the land, a steady pulse that has characterized Fairfax for generations.
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, Kershaw County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.260151°N, 80.5673°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 34.260151°N, 80.567300°W, situated in Kershaw 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.
