Wedgefield, SC Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (29168)
Feels Like 78°F
Current Weather
Feels Like 78°F
Forecast at a Glance
This Date in Weather History
1900 - The greatest weather disaster in U.S. records occurred when a hurricane struck Galveston TX. A tide fifteen feet high washed over the island demolishing or carrying away buildings, and drowning more than 6000 persons. The hurricane destroyed more than 3600 houses, and total damage was more than thirty million dollars. Winds to 120 mph, and a twenty foot storm surge accompanied the hurricane. Following the storm, the surf was three hundred feet inland from the former water line. The hurricane claimed another 1200 lives outside of the Galveston area.
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Wedgefield 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Monday Sep 8
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Sep 9
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday Sep 10
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Saturday Sep 13
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Sunday Sep 14
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:02 AM
Sunset 7:40 PM
Last Light 8:05 PM
Moonset 7:46 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Sun's High Temperature
112 at Stovepipe Wells, CA
Mon's Low Temperature
27 at 7 Miles South Southeast Of Moddersville, MI and 5 Miles East Of Davis, WV and 14 Miles West Southwest Of Mackay, ID
Weather Folklore
When spiders webs in air do fly, the spell will soon be very dry.
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About Wedgefield, South Carolina
Wedgefield is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) in the High Hills of Santee area in western Sumter County, South Carolina, United States. Wedgefield is also a Census Designated Place (CDP). Wedgefield was so named because its location was likened to a "wedge" into the High Hills of Santee. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was the location of many plantations, notably those of the Singleton family, which produced First Lady of the United States, Angelica Singleton Van Buren. Today the plantations are gone except for their cemeteries and Wedgefield is today noted as the location of a state park, a state forest and other recreational places. When the railroad came through in the 19th century, the commercial center of Wedgefield developed at the intersection of the railroad, Kings Highway (South Carolina Highway 261) and Wedgefield Road (South Carolina Highway 763). It has its own post office with the Zip Code of 29168.
Wedgefield had a population of 3,376 in 2000 on a Zip Code-based estimate. Housing units were 1,343. Land area is 71.9 square miles (186 km2) while water area is 0.33 square miles.
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