Myrtle Beach, SC Weather Forecast
Horry County, South Carolina
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Myrtle Beach, 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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Myrtle Beach, SC at a glance
Myrtle Beach is home to about 39,697 people in Horry County, across 23 square miles. It ranks 12th by population of 100 places in South Carolina with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Surfside Beach, 9 miles away.
- County
- Horry County
- Population
- 39,697 2023 est.
- Land area
- 23 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,696
- Forecast point
- 33.7104°N, 78.8860°W
How well can the network see Myrtle Beach?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLTX (Wilmington, NC), to the NE. Its lowest scan passes about 2,000 ft above Myrtle Beach. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Myrtle Beach is closer to its radar than 67% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KMYR (Myrtle Beach Intl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Myrtle Beach
- Surfside Beach, SC9 mi
- Conway, SC13 mi
- North Myrtle Beach, SC13 mi
- Carolina Shores, NC23 mi
- Loris, SC24 mi
- Sunset Beach, NC25 mi
- Tabor City, NC31 mi
- Georgetown, SC33 mi
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