St. Matthews, South Carolina Weather
St. Matthews, 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 St. Matthews, Calhoun County.
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About St. Matthews, South Carolina
St. Matthews sprawls across the midlands of South Carolina, a quiet expanse where the air often carries the scent of damp earth and pine. It lies 27.5 miles south-south-east of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 147°T), and is situated 12.8 miles north-north-east of Orangeburg. The landscape here is a gentle ebb and flow of fields, mostly given over to agriculture, with scattered stands of hardwoods and longleaf pines that whisper in the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the hazy humidity of summer, can paint the roads in broad, buttery strokes, and the sky at dusk often bleeds into bruised purples and oranges, a soft farewell to the day. The terrain, not dramatic but possessing a certain stoic resilience, hints at the deep, dark soils that have sustained life and livelihood for generations. This corner of Calhoun County, St. Matthews, has its roots deeply planted in the agricultural traditions of the South, its economy historically tied to the bounty of the land, particularly cotton and now a mix of grains and soybeans. The quiet hum of machinery during planting and harvest seasons is the dominant sound, a testament to the enduring spirit of farming that defines the area. While no grand monuments draw throngs, the county courthouse, a stately brick structure, stands as a silent sentinel to the area's past, a place where local history has been shaped and recorded. The pace of life in St. Matthews is measured, unhurried, allowing for the simple pleasures of a front porch conversation or the shared experience of a community gathering under the wide Carolina sky.
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| Location | St. Matthews, Calhoun County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.664876°N, 80.777868°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29135 |
| Area Code | 803 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. Matthews, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. Matthews, 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 St. Matthews includes coordinates 33.664876°N, 80.777868°W, situated in Calhoun County. ZIP code 29135. 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.
