Port Royal, South Carolina Weather
Port Royal, 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 Port Royal, Beaufort County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Port Royal. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Port Royal is published on the Beaufort Executive Airport (KARW) page, 7 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 Port Royal 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 Port Royal: Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field (KNBC) 11 km · Hilton Head Airport (KHXD) 17 km · Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport (K3J1) 31 km · Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (KSAV) 55 km · Hunter Army Air Field (KSVN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KARW describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Port Royal specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Port Royal.
About Port Royal, South Carolina
Port Royal, South Carolina, exhales a salty, humid breath that clings to everything like a second skin, a constant reminder of its intimate relationship with the Atlantic. It lies 3.9 miles south-south-west of Beaufort, SC (from Beaufort, SC: bearing 200°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-south-east of Burton. Marsh grasses, a vibrant, almost aggressive green, sway in perpetual motion along the tidal creeks that lace the landscape, their roots anchoring them in mud that smells of brine and decay, a fertile, living earth. Ancient live oaks, draped in ghostly Spanish moss, stand as stoic sentinels, their gnarled branches reaching out as if to embrace the languid, golden light that settles over the water each evening, painting the sky in hues of rose and lavender. The air itself feels thick, charged with the hum of unseen insects and the distant cries of gulls, a drowsy symphony that underscores the unhurried pace of life in this coastal enclave. This stretch of Lowcountry has known a history far more tumultuous than its present tranquility suggests. Once a bustling hub of naval activity and a vital port, the echoes of its maritime past still resonate, though now the economic pulse of Port Royal beats to a different drum. The former naval base, a behemoth of concrete and steel, has been repurposed, its vast warehouses and piers now housing a burgeoning maritime industrial park, a testament to the town’s enduring connection to the sea, albeit in a more commercial guise. Fishermen still mend their nets along the docks, their weathered hands moving with a practiced grace, while the smell of diesel and fresh catch mingles with the pervasive scent of salt, a working-class perfume that defines the enduring character of Port Royal. Local businesses, from seafood markets to small, independent shops, offer a glimpse into a community that values authenticity and a slower, more deliberate way of living, a stark contrast to the frenetic energy of larger metropolises.
Live animated radar for Port Royal 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 | Port Royal, Beaufort County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 32.379084°N, 80.692607°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29935, 29902 |
| Area Code | 843 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Port Royal, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Port Royal, 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 Port Royal includes coordinates 32.379084°N, 80.692607°W, situated in Beaufort County. ZIP code 29935, 29902. Telephone area code: 843. 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.
