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FNUS52 KCAE 260558
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
158 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
DISCUSSION
ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING, WITH POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN.
THEREFORE, THERE ARE MINIMAL TO NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS. THE
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE WEEK, WITH DAILY CHANCES FOR MOSTLY DIURNALLY DRIVEN
CONVECTION. THIS WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITY HIGH AND DAYTIME
HIGHS NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL THROUGH AT LEAST MID-WEEK.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-262015-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
158 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 70 70 30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.21 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 67 87
MIN/MAX RH 70 100 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 71F/8AM 7PM 73F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 26 FAIR 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 48 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 70 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3520 5440
TRANSPORT WIND S 12 SW 12
VENTILATION RATE 42240 65280
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-262015-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
158 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 70 60 30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.14 0.22 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4 4 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING 6 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 5 AM CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 67 85
MIN/MAX RH 72 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5
INVERSION 72F/9AM 7PM 70F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 25 FAIR 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 48 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 70 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 4 7 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3570 5070
TRANSPORT WIND SW 12 SW 13
VENTILATION RATE 42840 65910
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-262015-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
158 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 60 60 30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.23 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 3 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 11 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 67 87
MIN/MAX RH 67 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR SW 5
INVERSION 71F/8AM 7PM 71F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 39 FAIR 23 FAIR 29 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 52 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 63 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3690 5150
TRANSPORT WIND S 13 SW 10
VENTILATION RATE 47970 51500
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 76 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-262015-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
158 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 80 80 30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.21 0.16 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 4 4 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING 7 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 67 87
MIN/MAX RH 71 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 6
INVERSION 71F/8AM 7PM 71F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 42 GEN GOOD 23 FAIR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 49 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 75 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3390 4740
TRANSPORT WIND SW 13 SW 13
VENTILATION RATE 44070 61620
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
51 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-262015-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
158 AM EDT TUE MAY 26 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 70 70 40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.13 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 4 3 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END CONTINUING 6 AM CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 68 89
MIN/MAX RH 69 99 63
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) SW 5 LGT/VAR SW 5
INVERSION 72F/8AM 7PM 72F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 48 GEN GOOD 25 FAIR 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 51 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 6
MAX LVORI LATE 3 6 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3470 4830
TRANSPORT WIND SW 13 SW 13
VENTILATION RATE 45110 62790
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 94 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
SATURDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
MONDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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