Aiken, SC Weather Forecast
Aiken County, South Carolina
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Aiken, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Aiken, SC at a glance
Aiken is home to about 32,947 people in Aiken County, across 22 square miles. It ranks 17th by population of 100 places in South Carolina with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Burnettown, 8 miles away.
- County
- Aiken County
- Population
- 32,947 2023 est.
- Land area
- 22 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,522
- Forecast point
- 33.5316°N, 81.7251°W
How well can the network see Aiken?
The nearest Doppler radar is KCAE (Columbia, SC), to the NE. Its lowest scan passes about 3,100 ft above Aiken. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KAIK (Aiken Muni). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Aiken
- Burnettown, SC8 mi
- North Augusta, SC13 mi
- Williston, SC20 mi
- Edgefield, SC21 mi
- Augusta, GA23 mi
- Hephzibah, GA27 mi
- Grovetown, GA28 mi
- Batesburg-Leesville, SC29 mi
Elsewhere in South Carolina
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