Ridgeville, South Carolina Weather
Ridgeville, 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 Ridgeville, Dorchester County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ridgeville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ridgeville is published on the Summerville Airport (KDYB) page, 5 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. 3 airfields within reach of Ridgeville 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 Ridgeville: Berkeley County Airport (KMKS) 28 km · Santee Cooper Regional Airport (KMNI) 56 km
Conditions reported at KDYB describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ridgeville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ridgeville.
About Ridgeville, South Carolina
Ridgeville rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and time, where the coastal plain begins its subtle rise towards higher ground. It lies 9.7 miles west-north-west of Summerville, SC (from Summerville, SC: bearing 303°T), and is situated 18.2 miles west-north-west of Goose Creek. The air here, particularly in the long, hazy afternoons, carries the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the damp earth that lies just beneath the surface, a constant reminder of the low-lying wetlands and meandering creeks that thread through the surrounding terrain. Ancient live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like old men's beards, stand sentinel along the edges of fields, their roots gripping the sandy loam with a quiet tenacity, while the sky overhead often stretches in vast, unbroken expanses of pale blue, occasionally broken by the slow drift of cumulus clouds. The story of Ridgeville is deeply intertwined with the agricultural pulse of Dorchester County, a place where the cultivation of cotton once defined its character and where the echoes of that past still linger in the quiet hum of contemporary life. The local economy, while evolving, continues to draw strength from the fertile soil, with farming remaining a vital, if sometimes challenging, endeavor for many. Historic structures, though few, hint at earlier eras, and the rhythm of daily life unfolds at a pace that allows for conversation and observation, a gentle unhurriedness that feels like a deliberate choice rather than a consequence of isolation. Ridgeville itself, a name that evokes a sense of gentle elevation, embodies this enduring connection to the land and the quiet resilience of its people.
Live animated radar for Ridgeville 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 | Ridgeville, Dorchester County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.095723°N, 80.315374°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29472 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ridgeville, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ridgeville, 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 Ridgeville includes coordinates 33.095723°N, 80.315374°W, situated in Dorchester County. ZIP code 29472. Telephone area code: 864. 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.
