Summerville, South Carolina Weather
Summerville, 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 Summerville, Richland County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Summerville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Summerville is published on the Fairfield County Airport (KFDW) page, 22 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 Summerville 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 Summerville: Newberry County Airport (KEOE) 32 km · Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE) 35 km · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (KCUB) 39 km · Saluda County Airport (K6J4) 55 km · Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base (KMMT) 57 km
Conditions reported at KFDW describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Summerville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Summerville.
About Summerville, South Carolina
Summerville unfolds across a landscape of gentle slopes and broad, verdant plains, where the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of pine and damp soil. It lies 21.3 miles north-west of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 313°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-north-west of Lake Murray of Richland. The sun, as it begins its descent, casts long, honeyed shadows that stretch across manicured lawns and the mature oaks that line its avenues, their leaves rustling with a whisper of the humid breeze. Here, the character of the place is one of quiet persistence, a steady unfolding rather than a dramatic declaration, with a palpable sense of rootedness that anchors the everyday comings and goings. The sky above Summerville often holds a painterly quality, a canvas of soft blues and grays that can, with little warning, bloom into a spectacular display of thunderheads, their bellies bruised purple and threatening. The history of Summerville is a narrative woven with threads of agriculture and early industry, a testament to the fertile ground that has sustained it for generations. Once a hub for the timber trade, the echoes of that era can still be discerned in the weathered facades of older buildings and the enduring presence of the surrounding forests. Today, the local economy draws strength from a diverse range of enterprises, from small businesses that lend a unique flavor to its commercial districts to the steady pulse of larger operations that provide employment. While no single landmark dominates the skyline, the collective character of Summerville, its unhurried pace and the quiet pride of its residents, forms its most distinctive attraction, a place where the rhythm of life feels attuned to the turning seasons and the enduring spirit of the Palmetto State.
Live animated radar for Summerville 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 | Summerville, Richland County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34.209037°N, 81.309541°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29483, 39485, 29075, 29485 |
| Area Code | 803, 839, 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Summerville, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Summerville, 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 Summerville includes coordinates 34.209037°N, 81.309541°W, situated in Richland County. ZIP code 29483, 39485, 29075, 29485. Telephone area code: 803, 839, 864. 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.
