Lynchburg, South Carolina Weather
Lynchburg, 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 Lynchburg, Lee County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lynchburg. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lynchburg is published on the Lee County Butters Field (K52J) page, 26 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 Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg: Sumter Airport (KSMS) 28 km · Branhams Airport (K6J7) 28 km · Florence Regional Airport (KFLO) 35 km · Lake City Municipal Airport - CJ Evans Field (K51J) 36 km · Shaw Air Force Base (KSSC) 38 km
Conditions reported at K52J describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lynchburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lynchburg.
About Lynchburg, South Carolina
Lynchburg, a place where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of pine and damp earth, unfolds across a landscape of gentle slopes and broad, fertile fields. It lies 18.2 miles east-north-east of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 58°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-west of Timmonsville. The sun, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts a hazy, golden light that softens the edges of the scattered farmhouses and the occasional weathered barn. Cypress and oak trees, draped in Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the meandering dirt roads, their branches reaching towards a sky that often promises, but just as often withholds, a cleansing rain. The quiet here is not an absence of sound, but a presence of subtle rustlings, the distant hum of a tractor, and the chirping chorus of unseen insects that marks the slow, deliberate passage of days in this corner of the Carolina lowcountry. The history of Lynchburg is etched into the very soil, a legacy of agriculture that has long defined its existence. For generations, the rich land has yielded its bounty, primarily cotton and tobacco, sustaining families and shaping the local economy. While those days of singular focus have evolved, farming remains a cornerstone, with crops like soybeans and corn now sharing the fields. The nearby Great Pee Dee River, a vital artery for commerce and sustenance in times past, still flows, though its role has shifted from bustling waterway to a quieter, more contemplative presence. Lynchburg holds a certain stillness, an unhurried character that reflects its rural roots, a place where the rhythms of the land still dictate the pace of life, and where the past whispers in the rustle of the wind through the pines.
Live animated radar for Lynchburg 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 | Lynchburg, Lee County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.060157°N, 80.07146°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29080 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lynchburg, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lynchburg, 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 Lynchburg includes coordinates 34.060157°N, 80.071460°W, situated in Lee County. ZIP code 29080. 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.
