Forest Acres, South Carolina Weather
Forest Acres, 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 Forest Acres, Darlington County.
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About Forest Acres, South Carolina
Forest Acres, a quiet pocket of Darlington County, unfolds under a sky that often holds a hazy, humid warmth, characteristic of the South Carolina low country. It lies 11.1 miles north-west of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 325°T), and is situated 1.8 miles north of Darlington. The landscape here is a gentle, yielding terrain, where the land seems to sigh rather than rise and fall, a soft undulation cloaked in the deep greens of pine forests and the occasional dappled shadow of oak. Ancient trees, their bark rough as old leather, stand sentinel, their branches reaching out like welcoming arms, creating a canopy that filters the sunlight into shifting patterns on the sandy soil. This is a place where the air itself feels thick with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a pervasive perfume that settles into your senses. The history of Forest Acres is intertwined with the agricultural roots of Darlington County, a land once dominated by cotton fields and the labor that sustained them. While the agricultural economy has shifted, the echoes of that past remain, a subtle undercurrent in the rhythm of life. Today, the local economy finds its footing in a blend of small businesses and service industries, catering to the needs of a populace that values a slower, more deliberate pace. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist hubs here; instead, the distinctiveness of Forest Acres lies in its understated charm, its unassuming beauty, and the quiet contentment that seems to permeate its streets, a feeling amplified by the soft, golden light that often bathes the area in the twilight hours.
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| Location | Forest Acres, Darlington County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.326543°N, 79.873396°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29642, 29461, 29732, 29206 |
| Area Code | 864, 803 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest Acres, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest Acres, 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 Forest Acres includes coordinates 34.326543°N, 79.873396°W, situated in Darlington County. ZIP code 29642, 29461, 29732, 29206. Telephone area code: 864, 803. 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.
