Sheldon, South Carolina Weather
Sheldon, 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, soil and crop conditions for Sheldon, Beaufort County.
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About Sheldon, South Carolina
Sheldon breathes a quiet, sun-drenched existence, where the land slopes gently toward the whispering waters of the Lowcountry. It lies 13.8 miles north-north-west of Beaufort, SC (from Beaufort, SC: bearing 329°T), and is situated 7.0 miles south-south-east of Yemassee. Live oaks, draped in veils of Spanish moss, stand as ancient sentinels, their gnarled branches reaching toward a sky that often bleeds into hues of rose and lavender at day's end. The air here carries the faint, salty kiss of the nearby Atlantic, mingling with the earthy scent of pine and the sweet perfume of jasmine that blooms with unrestrained abandon. The terrain, a mosaic of marshland and well-trodden paths, invites a slow exploration, a deliberate unfolding of its understated beauty, where the very ground seems to absorb the hushed conversations of generations. This corner of Beaufort County, Sheldon, carries the weight of a past deeply intertwined with the agricultural heart of the South, once a significant center for cotton and rice cultivation. The echoes of its plantation heritage linger, though the landscape now tells a different story, one of resilience and adaptation. Local life moves with a rhythm dictated by the tides and the sun, where the bounty of the sea and the land still forms the bedrock of its economy, with fishing and aquaculture providing sustenance and livelihood. Scattered remnants of historical structures, weathered by salt and time, hint at the lives lived and the fortunes made and lost, creating a sense of continuity that is both poignant and enduring, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of Sheldon.
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| Location | Sheldon, Beaufort County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 32.601572°N, 80.793162°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29940, 29941 |
| Area Code | 843 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sheldon, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sheldon, 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 Sheldon includes coordinates 32.601572°N, 80.793162°W, situated in Beaufort County. ZIP code 29940, 29941. 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. 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.
