Vance, 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 Vance, Orangeburg County.
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Vance sits where the broad, flat plains of Orangeburg County begin their slow, almost imperceptible rise toward the Piedmont. It lies 32.1 miles north-north-west of Summerville, SC (from Summerville, SC: bearing 334°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north of Holly Hill. The land here is a study in patient cultivation, a patchwork quilt of fields that stretch towards the hazy horizon, broken by stands of live oaks draped in Spanish moss, their branches reaching out like ancient, gnarled fingers. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of warm earth and the faint, sweet perfume of cotton blossoms, a scent that clings to everything and seems to slow the very passage of time. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, possesses a soft, diffused quality, illuminating the dusty roads and the weathered clapboard of houses with a gentle, golden light. The history of Vance is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heart of South Carolina, a place built on the cycles of planting and harvest, where the economy has long revolved around the bounty of the soil. Generations have worked this land, coaxing crops from its fertile clay, a legacy felt in the quiet dignity of its residents and the enduring traditions that shape daily life. While Vance may not boast grand monuments, its character is etched into the very rhythm of its existence, a testament to resilience and a deep connection to the land that has sustained it for so long. The stillness here is not an emptiness, but a fullness, a quiet hum of life lived in concert with the seasons.
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| Location | Vance, Orangeburg County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 33.433774°N, 80.422866°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29163 |
| Area Code | 803 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Vance, 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 Vance includes coordinates 33.433774°N, 80.422866°W, situated in Orangeburg County. ZIP code 29163. 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.