Marion, South Carolina Weather
Marion, 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 for Marion, Marion County.
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About Marion, South Carolina
Marion rests in the embrace of the coastal plain, a low-lying land where the soil, rich and dark, yields readily to the plow. It lies 20.7 miles east of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 93°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west-south-west of Mullins. The air here carries the humid breath of the South, thick with the scent of pine needles and the distant, sweet decay of the swamp cypress. Broad fields, some fallow and others bursting with the emerald promise of crops, unfurl under a sky that can shift from the sharp, cerulean blue of midday to the bruised, dramatic purples of an approaching thunderstorm. Ancient oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like the silvered beards of old men, stand sentinel along the few winding roads, their roots anchoring them deep in the earth that has sustained generations. The very character of Marion is etched in the gentle, almost imperceptible slopes of the terrain, where water finds its way slowly, patiently, towards the larger rivers that thread through the landscape. The history of Marion is a quiet narrative of agricultural endeavor, a story written in the sweat of farmers and the bounty of the land. For a long time, cotton was king here, its white fluff a familiar sight against the verdant backdrop, shaping the economy and the lives of its people. Though the agricultural landscape has diversified, the legacy of those fertile fields persists, and today, soybeans and corn join the cotton in their golden and green displays. The legacy of the past also whispers from the clapboard houses and the enduring spirit of its residents, a resilience forged through seasons of hardship and harvest. While Marion is not a place of grand monuments, its distinction lies in the enduring rhythm of its days, a steady pulse that beats in tune with the changing seasons and the quiet strength of its people.
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| Location | Marion, Marion County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.178216°N, 79.400607°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29571 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Marion, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marion, 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 Marion includes coordinates 34.178216°N, 79.400607°W, situated in Marion County. ZIP code 29571. 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. 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.
