Walterboro, South Carolina Weather
Walterboro, 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 Walterboro, Colleton County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Walterboro. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Walterboro is published on the Lowcountry Regional Airport (KRBW) page, 3 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 Walterboro 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 Walterboro: Summerville Airport (KDYB) 40 km · Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field (KNBC) 48 km · 7 Oaks Flight Park (K7S1) 52 km · Beaufort Executive Airport (KARW) 55 km · Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport (K3J1) 55 km
Conditions reported at KRBW describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Walterboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Walterboro.
About Walterboro, South Carolina
Walterboro, a place where the humid air hangs thick with the scent of pine and damp earth, stretches across a gentle, low-lying terrain. It lies 29.5 miles west-south-west of Summerville, SC (from Summerville, SC: bearing 255°T), and is situated 11.0 miles west-south-west of Cottageville. The landscape here is defined by the slow, deliberate paths of sluggish creeks and the pervasive green of Carolina foliage, a verdant carpet that softens every edge and muffles the distant hum of traffic. Oak trees, their branches gnarled and heavy with Spanish moss, cast dappled shadows across quiet streets lined with homes that speak of generations who have weathered both the scorching summers and the occasional sharp chill of winter. Even in the midday sun, there’s a languid quality to the light, a softened brilliance that seems to encourage a more measured pace of life. The history of Walterboro is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Colleton County, particularly its past as a hub for cotton and later, tobacco. The very soil beneath its feet remembers the labor of those who cultivated these crops, a legacy subtly present in the quiet dignity of its older homes and the enduring agricultural rhythm that still underpins much of its economy. While the landscape is largely rural, the town itself has evolved, its downtown retaining a certain charm with its historic courthouse and a scattering of shops that serve the surrounding communities. The nearby ACE Basin, a vast expanse of protected wetlands and forests, anchors Walterboro to a wilder, more untamed natural heritage, offering a refuge for both wildlife and those seeking a deeper connection to the Lowcountry's unique ecological character.
Live animated radar for Walterboro 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 | Walterboro, Colleton County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 32.90517°N, 80.666769°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 29488 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Walterboro, South Carolina Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Walterboro, 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 Walterboro includes coordinates 32.905170°N, 80.666769°W, situated in Colleton County. ZIP code 29488. Telephone area code: 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.
