Lakewood, South Carolina Weather
Lakewood, 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 Lakewood, Florence County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lakewood.
About Lakewood, South Carolina
Lakewood unfurls under a wide South Carolina sky, a landscape where the pines stand sentinel, their needles whispering secrets to the warm, humid air. It lies 3.1 miles west of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 267°T), and is situated 8.1 miles south-south-east of Darlington. The land itself is a gentle swell, a soft undulation that gives way to the occasional marshy depression, hinting at the unseen veins of water that nourish this place. Cypress knees, like gnarled knuckles, break the surface of slow-moving creeks, their dark waters reflecting the emerald haze of summer foliage and the pale, watery gold of an approaching afternoon sun. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine resin, a perfume that clings to everything, from the weathered clapboard of houses to the broad leaves of magnolias. The light, especially as evening begins to gather, softens and deepens, casting long, indigo shadows that stretch across the scattered clearings. The history of Lakewood is tied to the fertile soil and the waterways that have always been its lifeblood, a legacy of agriculture that still holds a quiet sway. Generations have worked this land, coaxing crops from its dark, rich earth, and the echoes of that labor can be felt in the enduring resilience of the community. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the spirit of Lakewood remains rooted in its connection to the natural world, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life. The local economy, though varied, often circles back to the land, supporting small businesses and farms that are the backbone of this particular corner of Florence County. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but a profound sense of place, a quiet dignity born of endurance and a deep, abiding love for the land itself.
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| Location | Lakewood, Florence County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.192933°N, 79.816452°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29072, 29841, 29732, 29150 |
| Area Code | 864, 803 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lakewood, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lakewood, 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 Lakewood includes coordinates 34.192933°N, 79.816452°W, situated in Florence County. ZIP code 29072, 29841, 29732, 29150. Telephone area code: 864, 803. 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.
