Summit, South Carolina Weather
Summit, 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 Summit, Lexington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Summit. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Summit is published on the Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE) page, 28 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 Summit 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 Summit: Saluda County Airport (K6J4) 34 km · Aiken Regional Airport (KAIK) 39 km · Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (KCUB) 40 km · North Air Force Auxillary Airfield (KXNO) 47 km · Newberry County Airport (KEOE) 47 km
Conditions reported at KCAE describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Summit specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Summit.
About Summit, South Carolina
Summit lies in a landscape where the rolling midlands of South Carolina begin to hint at the coastal plain. It lies 22.8 miles west-south-west of Columbia, SC (from Columbia, SC: bearing 257°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east of Batesburg-Leesville. The land itself is a tapestry of modest elevations, not dramatic peaks, but a gentle rise and fall of earth that shapes the way water flows and trees grow. Longleaf pines, their needles whispering in the frequent breeze, stand sentinel over fields that were once cleared for cultivation and now often revert to a wilder, scrubbier beauty. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of damp earth and pine resin, a fragrance that clings to the senses long after one has passed through. Sunlight, when it breaks through the afternoon clouds, often has a soft, diffused quality, lending a golden hue to the dust motes dancing in the quiet air. The history of Summit is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the agricultural ambitions of generations past. Cotton and tobacco were once the lifeblood of this region, their cultivation shaping the very character of the land and the lives of its inhabitants. While agriculture remains a part of Summit's identity, its economy has broadened, finding new roots in small businesses and the steady hum of quiet industry. The remnants of older ways can still be glimpsed in the weathered barns and the occasional, almost forgotten, country store, each a silent testament to the enduring spirit of this place. There is a sense of continuity here, a quiet understanding that the present is built upon the foundations laid by those who came before.
Live animated radar for Summit 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 | Summit, Lexington County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.924867°N, 81.422047°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29070 |
| Area Code | 803, 839 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Summit, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Summit, 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 Summit includes coordinates 33.924867°N, 81.422047°W, situated in Lexington County. ZIP code 29070. Telephone area code: 803, 839. 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.
