Gilbert, South Carolina Weather
Gilbert, 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 Gilbert, Lexington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Gilbert. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Gilbert is published on the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE) page, 25 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 Gilbert 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 Gilbert: Saluda County Airport (K6J4) 37 km · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (KCUB) 37 km · Aiken Regional Airport (KAIK) 41 km · North Air Force Auxillary Airfield (KXNO) 45 km · Newberry County Airport (KEOE) 48 km
Conditions reported at KCAE describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gilbert specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gilbert.
About Gilbert, South Carolina
Gilbert unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle sway of pine and oak, where the air carries the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked earth. It lies 21.2 miles west-south-west of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 256°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-south-west of Lexington. The terrain, a soft sprawl of rolling hills and shallow valleys, hints at the slow, persistent work of water over ages, though the nearest significant waterways lie a quiet distance away. Here, the sky feels vast, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds, and the sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, possesses a golden, almost viscous quality, bathing the scattered homes and fields in a warm, lingering embrace. The character of Gilbert is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land itself seems to breathe a slow, steady rhythm, unhurried by the clamor of elsewhere. The economic pulse of Gilbert has long been tied to the fertile soil, with agriculture, particularly the cultivation of cotton and later, tobacco, forming the backbone of its early prosperity. Remnants of this agrarian past can still be glimpsed in the weathered barns and fields that stretch towards the horizon, a testament to generations who worked this land. While the agricultural landscape has evolved, a spirit of self-reliance and a connection to the earth remain deeply embedded in Gilbert's identity. The town’s history is woven with the stories of families who established roots here, their lives shaped by the cycles of planting and harvest, and a quiet resilience that defines this corner of South Carolina.
Live animated radar for Gilbert 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 | Gilbert, Lexington County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.924312°N, 81.393713°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29054 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gilbert, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gilbert, 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 Gilbert includes coordinates 33.924312°N, 81.393713°W, situated in Lexington County. ZIP code 29054. Telephone area code: 803, 839. 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.
