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FNUS52 KCAE 210647
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
247 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
DISCUSSION
ISOLATED STORMS WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY BEFORE A FRONT
APPROACHES THE AREA WEDNESDAY. FROM MID-WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND,
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AS THE FRONT HANGS OVER THE
REGION WITH RAIN MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. EXPECT SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 10 MPH TOMORROW WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER
WINDS EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS EXPECTED TO
SHIFT MORE NORTH/NORTHEASTERLY LATE THURSDAY BEHIND THE FRONT.
SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THIS WEEK WILL KEEP RH WELL ABOVE
CRITICAL VALUES.
FOG POTENTIAL: LOW
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-212015-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
247 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 96 75 93
MIN/MAX RH 45 90 56
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 G17 SW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 7 G18 LGT/VAR SW 8 G18
INVERSION 77F/8AM 8PM 78F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 61 GOOD 81 GOOD 71 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 105 VERY GOOD8 POOR 95 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 2
MIXING HEIGHT 6170 5890
TRANSPORT WIND S 16 SW 15
VENTILATION RATE 98720 88350
DSI 3 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. WEST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-212015-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
247 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 95 74 91
MIN/MAX RH 43 88 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G18 SW 8 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 9 G17 SW 6 SW 10 G18
INVERSION 77F/8AM 8PM 77F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 69 GOOD 93 GOOD 73 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 129 VERY GOOD11 POOR 79 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 2
MIXING HEIGHT 7070 5710
TRANSPORT WIND SW 18 SW 15
VENTILATION RATE 127260 85650
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 80 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-212015-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
247 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR 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 95 74 94
MIN/MAX RH 44 91 51
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 G18 SW 6 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 9 G18 S 5 SW 9 G19
INVERSION 77F/8AM 8PM 77F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 71 GOOD 79 GOOD 71 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 106 VERY GOOD8 POOR 88 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6680 6300
TRANSPORT WIND S 18 SW 16
VENTILATION RATE 120240 100800
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-212015-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
247 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 96 76 95
MIN/MAX RH 41 88 49
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SW 5 SW 9 G19 SW 9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 10 G19 SW 7 SW 12 G20
INVERSION 77F/8AM 8PM 79F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE GOOD NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 75 GOOD 90 GOOD 75 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 100 GOOD 17 GEN POOR 86 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
MIXING HEIGHT 7160 5940
TRANSPORT WIND SW 21 SW 17
VENTILATION RATE 150360 100980
DSI 3 3 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 79 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 77 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-212015-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
247 AM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR 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 97 76 95
MIN/MAX RH 41 89 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 9 G20 SW 8 G18
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 10 G20 SW 7 G17 SW 11 G21
INVERSION 78F/8AM 8PM 79F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 79 GOOD 82 GOOD 78 GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 110 VERY GOOD13 GEN POOR 80 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
MIXING HEIGHT 7090 6670
TRANSPORT WIND SW 20 SW 16
VENTILATION RATE 141800 106720
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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