Greenwood, South Carolina Weather
Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, Sumter County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Greenwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Greenwood is published on the Sumter Airport (KSMS) page, 7 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. 4 airfields within reach of Greenwood 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 Greenwood: Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC) 15 km · Santee Cooper Regional Airport (KMNI) 41 km · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (KMMT) 45 km
Conditions reported at KSMS describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Greenwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Greenwood.
About Greenwood, South Carolina
Greenwood, South Carolina, breathes a quiet dignity, a place where the land rolls gently, a mosaic of cultivated fields and stands of pine and oak. It lies 2.6 miles north-east of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 40°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-north-east of Lakewood. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of sun-baked earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to deepen as the light softens, painting the sky in hues of apricot and lavender. Creeks, their banks often shaded by overhanging branches, snake through the terrain, their waters mirroring the dappled sunlight filtering through the canopy. The character of Greenwood is one of sturdy, unpretentious resilience, a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of life and the horizon feels both vast and intimately familiar. The history of Greenwood is deeply intertwined with the soil, its early economy rooted in agriculture, primarily cotton, which shaped the landscape and the lives of its people for generations. While the echoes of those agricultural roots remain, Greenwood has diversified, with manufacturing and service industries now forming the backbone of its local economy, offering steady employment and a sense of forward momentum. The town retains a connection to its past, evident in the preservation of older structures and the enduring sense of community that binds its residents. It’s a place where local traditions are honored, not as relics, but as living threads woven into the fabric of everyday life, contributing to a distinct cultural character that is both proud and welcoming.
Live animated radar for Greenwood 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 | Greenwood, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.949602°N, 80.312302°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29332, 29153, 29649 |
| Area Code | 803, 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Greenwood, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Greenwood, 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 Greenwood includes coordinates 33.949602°N, 80.312302°W, situated in Sumter County. ZIP code 29332, 29153, 29649. Telephone area code: 803, 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.
