Five Forks, South Carolina Weather
Five Forks, 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 Five Forks, Marlboro County.
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About Five Forks, South Carolina
Five Forks rests in a landscape of quiet, rolling terrain, where the earth slopes gently towards meandering waterways. It lies 26.4 miles north-north-east of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 21°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-east of Bennettsville. The air here carries the scent of pine and damp soil, especially after a summer rain, a fragrance that clings to the dense woods and open fields alike. Sunlight filters through the broad leaves of oak and hickory trees, dappling the unpaved roads that crisscross the area, and the stillness is often broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a bird. The character of Five Forks is one of patient endurance, a place where the land dictates the pace of life. The history of Five Forks is tied to the fertile earth and the waterways that have sustained it for generations. Once a crossroads for agricultural trade, its economy still bears the imprint of farming, with remnants of old barns and fields hinting at a past rich in cotton and tobacco cultivation. Today, the local economy is a blend of agriculture, small businesses, and a growing presence of manufacturing, a quiet evolution that reflects the resilience of this corner of Marlboro County. There are no grand monuments or bustling attractions in Five Forks, but a palpable sense of continuity, a feeling that the stories of those who have lived and worked here are still present in the very texture of the land.
Live animated radar for Five Forks and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Five Forks, Marlboro County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.552104°N, 79.597555°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29512, 29670, 29657, 29681 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Five Forks, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Five Forks, 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 Five Forks includes coordinates 34.552104°N, 79.597555°W, situated in Marlboro County. ZIP code 29512, 29670, 29657, 29681. Telephone area code: 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.
