Lake Murray of Richland, South Carolina Weather
Lake Murray of Richland, 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 Murray of Richland, Richland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lake Murray of Richland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lake Murray of Richland is published on the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE) page, 24 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 Murray of Richland 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 Murray of Richland: Fairfield County Airport (KFDW) 26 km · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (KCUB) 30 km · Newberry County Airport (KEOE) 40 km · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (KMMT) 48 km · Saluda County Airport (K6J4) 53 km
Conditions reported at KCAE describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Murray of Richland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lake Murray of Richland.
About Lake Murray of Richland, South Carolina
Lake Murray of Richland sprawls across the landscape, a vast, shimmering inland sea born of human hands. It lies 15.6 miles west-north-west of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 302°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of Lexington. Its serpentine arms reach into the rolling hills of the Midlands, fringing shores of sun-baked sand and whispering pine forests. The air here carries a humid sweetness, thick with the scent of magnolias and the faint, briny tang of distant waters. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, falls in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the emerald depths where largemouth bass and striped bass navigate hidden coves. The very character of Lake Murray of Richland is one of expansive, unhurried beauty, a place where the horizon seems to stretch endlessly, mirroring the placid surface of the water. The genesis of Lake Murray of Richland is a story of progress and power, with its creation in the early 20th century as a hydroelectric dam a defining chapter. This immense reservoir, a feat of engineering, fundamentally reshaped the local terrain and economy, supplanting farms and forests with a vast aquatic playground. Today, the local economy thrives on the leisure and recreation it affords, drawing visitors who flock to its beaches, marinas, and golf courses. The rhythm of life around Lake Murray of Richland is set by the seasons and the ebb and flow of vacationers, a gentle cadence punctuated by the splash of oars and the distant hum of boat engines, a constant reminder of its vital, life-giving presence.
Live animated radar for Lake Murray of Richland 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 Murray of Richland, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.1209°N, 81.2653°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29036, 29177 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lake Murray of Richland, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Murray of Richland, 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 Murray of Richland includes coordinates 34.120900°N, 81.265300°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 29036, 29177. 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.
