Gifford, South Carolina Weather
Gifford, 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 Gifford, Hampton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gifford. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gifford is published on the Allendale County Airport (KAQX) page, 15 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 Gifford 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 Gifford: 7 Oaks Flight Park (K7S1) 16 km · Plantation Airpark (KJYL) 41 km
Conditions reported at KAQX describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gifford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gifford.
About Gifford, South Carolina
Gifford rests in a landscape where the coastal plain begins its gentle sag towards the Atlantic, a place of broad skies and the slow, meandering pulse of Lowcountry life. It lies 42.5 miles north-east of Statesboro, GA (from Statesboro, GA: bearing 48°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west of Hampton. Cypress and pine trees, their branches often draped with Spanish moss, form verdant canopies over sandy roads, while the air carries the damp, earthy scent of rich soil and distant marshlands. The land here is flat, yielding easily to the occasional shallow creek or pond that reflects the shifting hues of the Southern sky, from the steely grey of an approaching shower to the molten gold of a summer sunset. The character of Gifford is one of quiet persistence, a place where the natural world still holds sway, its rhythms dictating the pace of the day rather than the ticking of clocks. The history of Gifford is intrinsically tied to the fertile lands that have sustained it for generations, primarily through agriculture, with cotton once being a dominant crop. Today, the economy leans into the enduring strength of farming, with fields of soybeans and corn stretching across the horizon, their green rows a testament to the land's continued bounty. The nearby waterways, extensions of the broader estuarine system, hint at a past reliant on shallow-draft boats for transport and trade, a legacy that imbues the local culture with a deep connection to water and its subtle influences. While not a place of grand monuments, Gifford possesses a quiet dignity, a sense of place forged by the enduring labor of its people and the timeless beauty of its natural surroundings.
Live animated radar for Gifford 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 | Gifford, Hampton County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 32.859608°N, 81.238993°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29923 |
| Area Code | 843 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gifford, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gifford, 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 Gifford includes coordinates 32.859608°N, 81.238993°W, situated in Hampton County. ZIP code 29923. Telephone area code: 843. 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.
