Olympia, South Carolina Weather
Olympia, 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 Olympia, Richland County.
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About Olympia, South Carolina
Olympia, a place where the Carolina sun bleeds gold across undulating fields, presents a landscape of gentle slopes and broad skies. It lies 1.7 miles south of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 170°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-east of St. Andrews. Here, the air carries the earthy scent of loam and the faintest whisper of pine, a fragrance that clings to the humid afternoons and softens into a quiet balm as dusk descends. The land, a patchwork of cultivated fields and stands of mature hardwoods, hums with a slow, steady vitality. Creeks, like silver threads, meander through the terrain, their banks often softened by the encroaching wildness of kudzu and the persistent green of summer. The very character of Olympia is one of patient endurance, a quiet strength drawn from the deep roots of its soil. The history of Olympia is as layered as the rich soil that defines its contours, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring legacy of agriculture and the quiet industry that sustained it. For generations, this land has been shaped by the hands that tilled its earth, the bounty of its harvests dictating the rhythm of life. While farming remains a vital thread in the local economy, the spirit of Olympia also embraces a forward-looking resilience, a subtle adaptation to changing times. The echoes of past endeavors can be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture that dots the landscape, buildings that have weathered seasons and stories, standing as quiet testaments to the enduring spirit of this place.
Live animated radar for Olympia 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.
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| Location | Olympia, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.976544°N, 81.029814°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29201 |
| Area Code | 803 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Olympia, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Olympia, 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 Olympia includes coordinates 33.976544°N, 81.029814°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 29201. Telephone area code: 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.
