South Congaree, South Carolina Weather
South Congaree, 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 South Congaree, Lexington County.
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About South Congaree, South Carolina
South Congaree lies in a gentle embrace of South Carolina's midlands, where the land slopes with a quiet grace towards the Congaree River. It lies 8.5 miles south-west of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 223°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-east of Lexington. Live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss, stand as sentinels along the roadside, their shadows stretching long in the humid afternoon light. The air here carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a perfume that deepens as dusk approaches, painting the sky in hues of soft lavender and rose. The roads, some paved and some still red clay, wind through a landscape of mature forests and fields, giving way to the modest homes and businesses that form the heart of South Congaree. The history of South Congaree is entwined with the fertile floodplains of the Congaree River, a vital artery for trade and sustenance in earlier times. Its early economy was rooted in agriculture, with cotton and tobacco flourishing in the rich soil, and the river itself once bustling with steamboats. While the grand plantations of the past are largely gone, a spirit of self-reliance and community persists. Today, the local economy finds its rhythm in a mix of small businesses and a connection to the broader industrial landscape of Lexington County, though the pace of life in South Congaree retains a distinctively unhurried charm, a quiet echo of its agrarian past.
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| Location | South Congaree, Lexington County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.910985°N, 81.135652°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29170 |
| Area Code | 803 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Congaree, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Congaree, 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 South Congaree includes coordinates 33.910985°N, 81.135652°W, situated in Lexington County. ZIP code 29170. 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.
