Lakewood, South Carolina Weather
Lakewood, 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 Lakewood, Horry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lakewood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lakewood is published on the Myrtle Beach International Airport (KMYR) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Lakewood 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 Lakewood: Conway Horry County Airport (KHYW) 27 km · Grand Strand Airport (KCRE) 30 km · Georgetown County Airport (KGGE) 48 km · Twin City Airport (K5J9) 52 km · Hemingway Stuckey Airport (K38J) 52 km
Conditions reported at KMYR describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lakewood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lakewood.
About Lakewood, South Carolina
Lakewood breathes a humid, syrupy air, thick with the scent of pine and the distant tang of salt marsh. It lies 6.1 miles south-west of Myrtle Beach, SC (from Myrtle Beach, SC: bearing 226°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-south-east of Socastee. The landscape here is a gentle surrender to the coastal plain, where stands of mature loblolly pines, their bark rough and furrowed like ancient skin, dominate the horizon, punctuated by the occasional flash of a sun-bleached fence or a weathered mailbox. Low-lying areas cradle murky ponds, their surfaces often rippled by unseen creatures, and the ground underfoot is a yielding carpet of pine needles and damp earth, giving way to stretches of pale sand where the forest thins. The light filters through the dense canopy in shifting patterns, a dappled, golden benediction that softens the sharp edges of the day, and the pervasive quiet is broken only by the rustle of unseen life and the occasional, melancholic cry of a distant bird. The history of Lakewood is deeply entwined with the ebb and flow of the surrounding waterways, channels that have long served as arteries for both commerce and contemplation. For generations, its economy has been shaped by the land's bounty and the proximity to the coast, with a legacy of agriculture giving way to the burgeoning service and tourism industries that now define its character. While not a place of grand monuments, Lakewood possesses a quiet resilience, a sense of continuity in the simple routines of its residents. The local character is one of understated hospitality, a friendly nod from a passing pickup truck, a shared glance over a garden fence, reflecting a life lived at a pace that allows for the appreciation of small moments, like the way the late afternoon sun ignites the tips of the pine needles into a fleeting, fiery halo.
Live animated radar for Lakewood 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 | Lakewood, Horry County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.627115°N, 78.963088°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29072, 29841, 29732, 29150 |
| Area Code | 864, 803 |
| Page generated | September 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, 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 Lakewood includes coordinates 33.627115°N, 78.963088°W, situated in Horry 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. 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.
