Oakland, South Carolina Weather
Oakland, 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 Oakland, Charleston County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Oakland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Oakland is published on the Charleston Executive Airport (KJZI) page, 10 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 Oakland 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 Oakland: Charleston International Airport (KCHS) 12 km · Mount Pleasant Regional Airport Faison Field (KLRO) 27 km · Summerville Airport (KDYB) 38 km · Berkeley County Airport (KMKS) 44 km · Lowcountry Regional Airport (KRBW) 58 km
Conditions reported at KJZI describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, South Carolina
Oakland rests on a peninsula kissed by the salty breath of the Atlantic, a landscape defined by marsh grasses that sway like emerald silk and ancient oaks draped in Spanish moss, their gnarled branches reaching towards a sky that often bleeds into a soft, diffused light as dusk descends. It lies 5.9 miles south-west of North Charleston, SC (from North Charleston, SC: bearing 216°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west of Charleston. The air here carries the damp, earthy perfume of the tidal flats, a scent mingled with the faint, sweet whisper of blooming magnolias, and the land itself, low-lying and fertile, seems to absorb the very essence of the coastal breeze. The houses, often painted in shades of pale blue or sun-bleached white, reflect this gentle luminescence, their porches wide and welcoming, inviting a lingering contemplation of the slow, deliberate unfolding of days. The history of Oakland is inextricably linked to the fertile soil and the bounty of the surrounding waters, its economy once deeply rooted in agriculture, particularly the cultivation of rice and indigo, crops that thrived in the brackish embrace of its tidal creeks. Remnants of this agrarian past can still be glimpsed in the vestiges of old plantations, their weathered tabby walls standing as silent witnesses to generations of labor and life. Today, while some of that agricultural heritage persists, Oakland has also found a more modern footing, with its proximity to Charleston fueling a quiet growth, attracting those who seek a more tranquil existence without sacrificing access to urban amenities. The small businesses that dot its main thoroughfare, a bakery with loaves that smell of warm yeast and a hardware store where the scent of oiled metal hangs in the air, contribute to a distinct, unhurried character, a palpable sense of place that feels both enduring and gently evolving.
Live animated radar for Oakland 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 | Oakland, Charleston County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 32.785454°N, 80.035092°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29414, 29154 |
| Area Code | 864, 803 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakland, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 32.785454°N, 80.035092°W, situated in Charleston County. ZIP code 29414, 29154. 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. 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.
