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FNUS52 KCAE 070601
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
101 AM EST WED JAN 7 2026
DISCUSSION
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS TODAY EXPECTED TO BECOME
WESTERLY DURING THE AFTERNOON. WINDS EXPECTED TO SHIFT MORE
EASTERLY AND SOMEWHAT VARIABLE ON THURSDAY, BUT REMAIN LIGHT
THROUGH THE DAY. WARM TEMPS CONTINUE INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE
WEEKEND AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT. AFTERNOON RH VALUES REMAIN
ELEVATED, IN THE 45%-60% RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE POTENTIALLY
DROPPING FOR SUNDAY. WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BECOME BREEZY FOR
THE WEEKEND AS THE FRONT NEARS. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS ARRIVE ALONG
WITH THE FRONT AS WELL.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: LIMITED FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-072130-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
101 AM EST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 46 71
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 55
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 62F/10AM 5PM 61F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 11 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 39 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3370 3320
TRANSPORT WIND W 12 SE 9
VENTILATION RATE 40440 29880
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND
60. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 90 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS AROUND 30. MAXIMUM RH
66 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-072130-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
101 AM EST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 45 69
MIN/MAX RH 49 100 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 60F/10AM 5PM 59F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 12 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 41 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
MIXING HEIGHT 3660 3320
TRANSPORT WIND W 12 SE 8
VENTILATION RATE 43920 26560
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
63 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 92 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-072130-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
101 AM EST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 75 48 74
MIN/MAX RH 56 100 52
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 63F/10AM 5PM 63F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 12 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 45 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 28 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3650 3080
TRANSPORT WIND W 13 SE 8
VENTILATION RATE 47450 24640
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS AROUND 30.
MAXIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-072130-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHERAW, PAGELAND, CAMDEN, LUGOFF, ELGIN,
BISHOPVILLE, ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK,
CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN,
INDIAN LAND, VAN WYCK, LANCASTER, SPRINGDALE, AND LANCASTER MILL
101 AM EST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 44 71
MIN/MAX RH 45 98 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 60F/10AM 5PM 60F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 23 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 12 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 43 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 2 7 2
MIXING HEIGHT 3510 3380
TRANSPORT WIND W 13 SE 8
VENTILATION RATE 45630 27040
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER
50S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER
50S. MAXIMUM RH 92 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. COOLER. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-072130-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEVEN OAKS, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE,
LEXINGTON, RED BANK, OAK GROVE, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, COLUMBIA,
SUMTER, ST. MATTHEWS, MANNING, SUMMERTON, NORTH, SPRINGFIELD,
NEESES, ORANGEBURG, BROOKDALE, HOLLY HILL, BOWMAN, BRANCHVILLE,
ELLOREE, SANTEE, AND EUTAWVILLE
101 AM EST WED JAN 7 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 73 46 73
MIN/MAX RH 51 100 50
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 62F/10AM 5PM 62F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 35 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 11 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 44 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 2
MIXING HEIGHT 3670 3700
TRANSPORT WIND W 13 SE 8
VENTILATION RATE 47710 29600
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH
60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM
RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS AROUND 30.
MAXIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM
RH 31 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. MAXIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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