Scranton, South Carolina Weather
Scranton, 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 Scranton, Florence County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Scranton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Scranton is published on the Lake City Municipal Airport - CJ Evans Field (K51J) page, 8 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 Scranton 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 Scranton: Williamsburg Regional Airport (KCKI) 25 km · Hemingway Stuckey Airport (K38J) 30 km · Florence Regional Airport (KFLO) 30 km · Branhams Airport (K6J7) 44 km · Marion County Airport (KMAO) 48 km
Conditions reported at K51J describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Scranton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Scranton.
About Scranton, South Carolina
Scranton, South Carolina, rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the earth exhales the sweet, damp scent of pine and fertile soil. It lies 19.2 miles south of Florence, SC (from Florence, SC: bearing 177°T), and is situated 3.3 miles north-north-east of Lake City. Fields, like patchwork quilts of emerald and gold, stretch towards the horizon, broken by the darker, more somber shades of mixed pine and hardwood forests. The air here carries a certain stillness, a quiet hum of cicadas in the summer heat and the whisper of wind through the leaves, a constant, almost audible breath of the rural South. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, slants through the trees with a buttery quality, painting long shadows across the dusty roads and illuminating the occasional weathered barn, its timbers bleached by countless seasons. The history of Scranton is intertwined with the agricultural rhythms of the Pee Dee region, its early prosperity rooted in the cultivation of cotton and tobacco, crops that once defined the very character of the land. Though the agricultural economy has shifted, the spirit of hard work and connection to the earth persists, evident in the small farms and produce stands that still dot the countryside. Scranton’s economy now also finds footing in light manufacturing and its role as a quiet residential hub for those seeking a less hurried existence. The very ground here seems to hold the echoes of generations who have tilled it, their lives a subtle, enduring undercurrent to the present day.
Live animated radar for Scranton 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 | Scranton, Florence County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.917662°N, 79.743956°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29591 |
| Area Code | 843, 854 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Scranton, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scranton, 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 Scranton includes coordinates 33.917662°N, 79.743956°W, situated in Florence County. ZIP code 29591. Telephone area code: 843, 854. 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.
