Loris, South Carolina Weather
Loris, 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 Loris, Horry County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Loris. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Loris is published on the Twin City Airport (K5J9) page, 4 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 Loris 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 Loris: Green Sea Airport (KS79) 19 km · Columbus County Municipal Airport (KCPC) 29 km · Grand Strand Airport (KCRE) 31 km · Conway Horry County Airport (KHYW) 33 km · Myrtle Beach International Airport (KMYR) 42 km
Conditions reported at K5J9 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Loris specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Loris.
About Loris, South Carolina
Loris rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the air carries the humid breath of nearby coastal plains and the scent of pine needles warmed by the Carolina sun. It lies 17.7 miles north-north-east of Conway, SC (from Conway, SC: bearing 31°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south of Tabor City. Fields of soybeans and corn stretch out like rumpled green carpets, interspersed with stands of dense, whispering woods that promise cool shade on the hottest of days. The sky above Loris often hangs in a soft, hazy wash of blue, particularly in the late afternoon, when the light itself seems to thicken, casting long, languid shadows across the quiet streets and the occasional weathered barn. Life here moves with a steady, unhurried grace, a rhythm dictated more by the slow turning of the seasons and the needs of the land than by the clamor of the outside world. This corner of Horry County carries the quiet hum of an economy still deeply connected to the soil, a legacy of generations who worked this land for its bounty. The annual Loris Bog-Off festival, a celebration of the region's distinctive ecosystem and local folklore, speaks to a proud, independent spirit that has long characterized this place. Though not far from the bustling beaches, Loris retains a character all its own, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the enduring agriculture and the strong sense of community. The distinctive, almost musical calls of unseen birds often punctuate the stillness, a reminder of the wildness that still thrives just beyond the cultivated fields.
Live animated radar for Loris 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 | Loris, Horry County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.056281°N, 78.890304°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29569 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Loris, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Loris, 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 Loris includes coordinates 34.056281°N, 78.890304°W, situated in Horry County. ZIP code 29569. 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.
