Marion, South Carolina Weather
Marion, 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 for Marion, Marion County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Marion. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Marion is published on the Marion County Airport (KMAO) page, 6 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 Marion 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 Marion: Florence Regional Airport (KFLO) 30 km · Dillon County Airport (KDLC) 30 km · Green Sea Airport (KS79) 35 km · Branhams Airport (K6J7) 50 km · Darlington County Airport (KUDG) 54 km
Conditions reported at KMAO describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Marion specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Marion 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
