South Sumter, South Carolina Weather
South Sumter, 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 Sumter, Sumter County.
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About South Sumter, South Carolina
South Sumter unfolds across a landscape of gentle, fertile plains, where the sun, especially in the late afternoon, casts long, warm shadows across fields of ripening cotton and soybeans. It lies 1.1 miles south-south-west of Sumter, SC (from Sumter, SC: bearing 195°T), and is situated 4.1 miles north of Lakewood. The air here carries the humid breath of the South Carolina lowcountry, thick with the scent of pine and damp earth after a summer shower, and the occasional distant rumble of a freight train serves as a steady pulse against the quiet hum of cicadas. Old, stately live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the infrequent roadways, their gnarled forms hinting at seasons past, while the sky above often holds a vast, pale blue, punctuated by the lazy drift of puffy white clouds. The history of South Sumter is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the region, a legacy that continues to shape its economy, with farming still a bedrock industry, though newer enterprises have begun to take root, diversifying the local landscape. This area has seen generations of families build lives around the soil, and remnants of that past can be found in the modest, well-kept homes and the quiet dignity of its residents, who carry a practical, resilient spirit. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling tourist traps, South Sumter offers a glimpse into a particular Southern way of life, where the simple pleasures of a clear evening sky and the shared understanding of community still hold significant weight.
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| Location | South Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.905713°N, 80.346192°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29150 |
| Area Code | 803 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Sumter, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Sumter, 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 Sumter includes coordinates 33.905713°N, 80.346192°W, situated in Sumter County. ZIP code 29150. 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.
