North Santee, South Carolina Weather
North Santee, 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, soil and crop conditions for North Santee, Clarendon County.
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About North Santee, South Carolina
North Santee unfolds as a quiet expanse where the land breathes with the slow, deliberate pulse of the South Carolina Lowcountry. It lies 28.1 miles south of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 190°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north-east of Santee. Here, the terrain is a gentle descent towards the wide embrace of the Santee River, a broad, dark ribbon that whispers secrets of the coast. Cypress knees, gnarled and ancient, emerge from the shallow, inky waters, draped with the ethereal veils of Spanish moss, catching the diffused sunlight like forgotten lace. The air itself carries a humid sweetness, a blend of salt spray from the distant ocean and the earthy perfume of pine needles and damp soil. Fields, often left fallow, stretch out under an enormous sky, their stubbled surfaces mirroring the subtle shifts in the heavens, from the sharp clarity of midday to the bruised purples and golds of approaching twilight, a time when the very silence seems to hum with unseen life. This is a place where history is not a monument, but a lingering scent on the breeze, a whisper from the fertile soil that has sustained generations. The economy of North Santee has long been tied to the bounty of the land and water, a legacy of rice plantations and fishing villages. While the grand estates are largely gone, replaced by the quiet hum of modern life, the connection to the earth persists in the small farms that still dot the landscape, their crops a testament to the enduring fertility of this delta. The Santee River itself remains a vital artery, not just for commerce in times past, but as a lifeline for the diverse wildlife that calls these waters home, a constant reminder of the natural wealth that defines North Santee. The pace is unhurried, a deliberate unfolding that allows for contemplation, for watching the egrets stalk the shallows or the distant silhouette of a shrimp boat making its way towards the sea.
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| Location | North Santee, Clarendon County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.520696°N, 80.426931°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29440, 29148 |
| Area Code | 864, 803 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Santee, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Santee, 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 North Santee includes coordinates 33.520696°N, 80.426931°W, situated in Clarendon County. ZIP code 29440, 29148. Telephone area code: 864, 803. 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.
