Lake City, South Carolina Weather
Lake City, 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 Lake City, Florence County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake City. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake City is published on the Lake City Municipal Airport - CJ Evans Field (K51J) page, 2 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 Lake City 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 Lake City: Williamsburg Regional Airport (KCKI) 20 km · Hemingway Stuckey Airport (K38J) 27 km · Florence Regional Airport (KFLO) 35 km · Branhams Airport (K6J7) 48 km · Robert F Swinnie Airport (KPHH) 51 km
Conditions reported at K51J describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake City.
About Lake City, South Carolina
Lake City rests in the broad, fertile embrace of Florence County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 22.4 miles south of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 179°T), and is situated 7.1 miles south of Coward. The terrain here is a study in gentle slopes, giving way to the rich, dark earth that promises abundance. Pecan groves, their branches heavy with promise, punctuate the landscape, interspersed with fields of cotton and corn that shimmer under the generous South Carolina sun. The air, especially as the afternoon deepens, carries the subtle perfume of pine and damp soil, a scent that speaks of both industry and enduring nature. The history of Lake City is intricately tied to the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, a legacy that continues to shape its character and economy. For generations, the fertile soil has been the backbone of this community, nurturing crops that have sustained families and fueled commerce. The town itself, born from the convergence of rail lines and the promise of fertile land, has retained a sense of groundedness, a belief in the tangible rewards of honest labor. While modernity has arrived, it has done so with a measured pace, allowing the enduring spirit of Lake City and its connection to the land to remain vibrantly alive.
Live animated radar for Lake City 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 | Lake City, Florence County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.870996°N, 79.755345°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29560 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake City, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake City, 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 Lake City includes coordinates 33.870996°N, 79.755345°W, situated in Florence County. ZIP code 29560. 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. 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.
