Lamar, South Carolina Weather
Lamar, 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 Lamar, Darlington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lamar. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lamar is published on the Branhams Airport (K6J7) page, 18 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 Lamar 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 Lamar: Lee County Butters Field (K52J) 18 km · Hartsville Regional Airport (KHVS) 27 km · Flying W Airport (K2Q0) 29 km · Florence Regional Airport (KFLO) 31 km · Sumter Airport (KSMS) 34 km
Conditions reported at K6J7 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lamar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lamar.
About Lamar, South Carolina
Lamar rests in the low country of South Carolina, where the land flattens out into broad fields and stands of pine and oak. It lies 17.2 miles west of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 264°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-north-west of Timmonsville. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming cotton. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, paints the dusty roads in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. The terrain, a gentle undulation of fertile soil, lends itself to the cultivation of crops that have sustained this place for generations, a quiet testament to the enduring relationship between the people and the land they inhabit. The history of Lamar is deeply entwined with the agricultural cycles of the South, particularly its long-standing reliance on cotton and tobacco. The local economy, once dominated by these cash crops, has seen shifts over time, but the spirit of hardy cultivation persists. The railroad, a vital artery in its early days, brought not just goods but also a sense of connection to the wider world, a lifeline for this inland settlement. Today, while agriculture remains a cornerstone, the character of Lamar is also shaped by its close-knit community, where the rhythm of daily life unfolds at a pace that allows for neighborly conversation and a shared appreciation for the simple beauty of the surrounding landscape, the subtle green hues of the fields stretching towards the horizon.
Live animated radar for Lamar 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 | Lamar, Darlington County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.168766°N, 80.062568°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29069 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lamar, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lamar, 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 Lamar includes coordinates 34.168766°N, 80.062568°W, situated in Darlington County. ZIP code 29069. 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.
