Kingstree, 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 Kingstree, Williamsburg County.
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Kingstree rests on a low-lying plain, its character shaped by the gentle embrace of the Santee River and its tributaries. It lies 34.1 miles east-south-east of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 121°T), and is situated 14.7 miles south-south-west of Lake City. The air here carries the humid, verdant scent of the coastal plain, thick with the promise of summer rain and the slow, steady growth of the surrounding landscape. Spanish moss hangs like ethereal beards from ancient oaks, their gnarled branches reaching out over fields that shift from the pale gold of ripening grain to the deep green of cultivated crops. The sky above Kingstree is a vast, ever-changing canvas, often painted with the bruised purples and soft oranges of approaching twilight, casting a warm, diffused glow over the flat expanses. The land feels yielding, an invitation to slow down, to let the quiet seep into your bones. The history of Kingstree is deeply intertwined with the fertile lands that surround it, a legacy of agriculture that has sustained the region for generations. This was a place built on the bounty of the soil, where tobacco and cotton once dominated the economy, leaving their indelible mark on the rhythm of life. Today, while agriculture remains a cornerstone, the local economy has diversified, embracing industries that draw from the area's resources and its people's quiet resilience. The nearby waterways, especially the Santee River, have always been arteries of commerce and connection, their currents whispering tales of steamboats and the passage of time. Kingstree holds a certain unpretentious charm, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives alongside the present, evident in the well-kept homes and the steady, unhurried pace of everyday existence.
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| Location | Kingstree, Williamsburg County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.667664°N, 79.830626°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29556 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kingstree, 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 Kingstree includes coordinates 33.667664°N, 79.830626°W, situated in Williamsburg County. ZIP code 29556. Telephone area code: 843, 854. 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.