229  
FOUS52 KCAE 180506  
PFMCAE  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
106 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
SCZ027-190800-  
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-LEXINGTON SC  
33.95N 81.12W ELEV. 225 FT  
106 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
DATE 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 70 96 73 92 72  
TEMP 73 72 72 85 94 94 85 79 76 74 74 83 90 88 80 76 74 72 74  
DEWPT 64 64 66 69 70 71 72 72 72 71 72 75 75 75 75 74 73 72 72  
RH 73 76 81 59 46 47 65 79 87 90 93 77 62 66 85 94 97100 93  
WIND DIR SW SW SW NW N NE W SW N E NE NE NE NE E E E N E  
WIND SPD 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 4 3 2 1 0 1  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 60 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.02 0.12 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C  
TSTMS S S C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 89100101 91 90101 98 85  
MAX HEAT 100 103 87 101 101  
 
DATE 09/20 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 72 92 71 88 69 83 65 74  
TEMP 89 83 75 74 89 82 74 73 86 79 73 70 80 76 69 65 73 69  
DEWPT 75 74 73 72 74 74 72 72 74 73 71 68 71 70 65 64 69 68  
PWIND DIR E SE E E NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 50 50 50 40 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S S C C S S  
TSTMS C S C S S S  
 
 
SCZ028-190800-  
COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT-RICHLAND SC  
33.97N 80.98W ELEV. 212 FT  
106 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
DATE 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 69 97 72 92 71  
TEMP 72 71 71 85 95 95 85 79 76 74 74 83 90 88 80 76 74 73 72  
DEWPT 63 63 64 68 68 69 71 72 71 70 71 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72  
RH 73 76 79 57 42 43 63 79 85 87 90 72 58 61 79 90 93 97100  
WIND DIR SW SW SW NW N N SW S E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E  
WIND SPD 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 1 1  
CLOUDS CL FW CL FW FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 60 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0.07 0.14 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C  
TSTMS S S C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 88100101 90 89 98 96 84  
MAX HEAT 100 102 86 98 100  
 
DATE 09/20 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 71 92 71 88 69 83 65 74  
TEMP 89 83 74 73 90 82 74 72 86 79 72 69 80 76 69 65 74 70  
DEWPT 73 73 72 72 72 73 72 71 72 72 70 67 70 69 65 63 67 67  
PWIND DIR E SE E E NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 50 50 50 30 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S S C C S S  
TSTMS C S C S S S  
 
 
SCZ031-190800-  
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE-SUMTER SC  
33.97N 80.47W ELEV. 242 FT  
106 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
DATE 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 68 96 72 92 71  
TEMP 71 69 70 84 94 94 84 77 74 72 73 83 90 88 79 75 73 72 72  
DEWPT 66 65 66 69 69 70 71 72 71 70 72 74 74 74 74 73 72 72 72  
RH 84 87 87 61 44 46 65 85 90 93 97 74 60 63 85 94 97100100  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W N N S S N NW NE NE NE NE E E N N NE  
WIND SPD 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 4 4 2 0 0 1  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 30 70 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.19 0.10  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C S  
TSTMS S C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 88 99100 89 89 99 96  
MAX HEAT 100 102 85 99 99  
 
DATE 09/20 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 71 91 70 88 68 83 65 76  
TEMP 89 82 73 73 89 81 73 72 85 79 70 70 80 77 69 66 76 71  
DEWPT 73 73 72 72 73 73 72 72 74 73 70 68 70 69 65 63 68 68  
PWIND DIR E SE E E NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 5 50 50 60 40 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C L C S S  
TSTMS S C C S C S  
 
 
SCZ136-190800-  
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-ORANGEBURG SC  
33.45N 80.85W ELEV. 197 FT  
106 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
DATE 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 67 95 71 93 71  
TEMP 69 67 69 84 92 93 82 76 73 72 73 83 91 90 79 74 73 71 73  
DEWPT 66 66 67 68 67 67 68 70 70 70 70 71 70 71 73 73 72 71 72  
RH 90 97 93 59 44 43 63 82 90 93 90 67 50 54 82 97 97100 97  
WIND DIR N N W W N NE SW S N N N N NE E E N N N N  
WIND SPD 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 3 4 3 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 20 30 60 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.06 0.01 0.21 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L L C C S  
TSTMS C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 87 96 97 85 88 97 96  
MAX HEAT 96 97 97 98  
 
DATE 09/20 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 71 91 71 88 69 84 66 82  
TEMP 88 81 73 72 88 80 72 72 86 79 71 70 82 76 69 67 80 75  
DEWPT 71 72 72 72 71 72 72 71 71 72 70 69 69 69 66 65 67 67  
PWIND DIR E SE E SE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 5 40 40 50 30 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C S C C C S  
TSTMS C C S S S  
 
 
GAZ065-190800-  
AUGUST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BUSH FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.37N 81.97W ELEV. 148 FT  
106 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
DATE 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 66 96 71 94 70  
TEMP 70 68 68 84 94 94 84 78 75 73 73 85 92 91 81 76 73 71 72  
DEWPT 64 64 65 66 65 65 69 70 70 69 70 70 70 70 72 73 72 71 72  
RH 81 87 90 55 39 39 61 76 84 87 90 61 49 50 74 90 97100100  
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N N NE E E E N N N  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 5 3 0 0 0  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 50 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.24  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C S S  
TSTMS C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 86 97 97 88 90 98 97 85  
MAX HEAT 97 100 86 98 99  
 
DATE 09/20 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 92 70 92 70 90 68 86 65 81  
TEMP 90 82 74 73 91 82 73 72 88 81 72 70 84 78 70 67 80 74  
DEWPT 70 72 72 72 70 72 72 71 70 71 71 69 68 69 67 64 65 67  
PWIND DIR E SE E E NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 50 40 40 30 20 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C S C C S S  
TSTMS C S C S S S S  
 
 
GAZ065-190800-  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.47N 82.03W ELEV. 423 FT  
106 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
DATE 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 70 95 73 93 73  
TEMP 72 70 70 83 93 93 84 79 75 74 73 83 91 90 81 76 74 73 73  
DEWPT 63 64 64 65 65 65 67 69 69 69 70 70 69 69 71 72 72 72 72  
RH 73 81 81 55 40 40 57 72 82 84 90 65 49 50 72 87 93 97 97  
WIND DIR N N W NW N NE NW N N N N NE E E E NE N N N  
WIND SPD 0 0 1 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 4 5 4 0 0 0  
CLOUDS CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 50 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0.08 0.28  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C S S  
TSTMS C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 85 95 95 87 87 96 95 85  
MAX HEAT 95 97 85 96 96  
 
DATE 09/20 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 72 91 72 88 71 84 67 78  
TEMP 89 82 74 73 89 82 74 73 86 80 73 71 81 77 70 67 76 71  
DEWPT 70 70 72 71 70 70 71 71 69 69 70 68 67 66 65 64 64 64  
PWIND DIR E SE E E NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 50 40 40 30 20 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C S C C S  
TSTMS C S C S S S S  
 
 
SCZ116-190800-  
LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT-LANCASTER SC  
34.72N 80.86W ELEV. 486 FT  
106 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
DATE 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 69 95 70 89 69  
TEMP 72 71 71 85 93 93 82 75 73 72 72 80 87 86 77 73 72 71 70  
DEWPT 64 64 66 68 68 68 71 72 72 71 72 72 72 71 72 72 71 71 70  
RH 76 79 84 57 44 44 69 90 97 97100 77 61 61 85 97 97100100  
WIND DIR N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE E E N N N N  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS FW FW FW CL SC FW B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 30 50 50 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.15 0.16 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C C C C  
TSTMS C S C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 88 97 97 86 84 94 91  
MAX HEAT 97 100 94 94  
 
DATE 09/20 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 69 90 68 85 65 71 61 72  
TEMP 88 81 72 71 89 81 72 70 83 77 69 66 71 67 62 62 71 67  
DEWPT 71 71 71 71 70 71 70 70 70 70 68 66 65 65 62 62 62 63  
PWIND DIR N N E E NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 20 5 50 50 60 40 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C L C S S  
TSTMS S C S S S  
 
 
SCZ020-190800-  
NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT-NEWBERRY SC  
34.30N 81.64W ELEV. 570 FT  
106 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
DATE 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 68 94 70 89 69  
TEMP 71 70 70 84 92 93 81 75 73 72 72 81 87 87 77 73 72 71 70  
DEWPT 63 62 64 68 69 69 72 71 70 70 70 73 73 73 73 72 71 70 70  
RH 76 76 81 59 47 46 74 87 90 93 93 77 63 63 87 97 97 97100  
WIND DIR SW SW W NW NE NE NW N NE NE N NE NE E E NE NE NE NE  
WIND SPD 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW SC FW B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 20 30 50 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.03 0.10 0.10  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C  
TSTMS S S S C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 87 97 98 85 86 94 94  
MAX HEAT 99 102 96 96  
 
DATE 09/20 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 88 69 89 68 85 66 77 62 72  
TEMP 86 80 72 71 87 79 72 70 83 77 70 66 76 71 65 63 71 66  
DEWPT 72 72 70 70 71 72 70 69 71 72 68 66 68 68 63 61 65 66  
PWIND DIR SE N SE NE NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT GN GN GN  
AVG CLOUDS B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 30 20 50 50 60 40 20 10 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C S S L C S S  
TSTMS C S C S S S S  
 
 
SCZ010-190800-  
MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT-MCCORMICK SC  
33.92N 82.30W ELEV. 459 FT  
106 AM EDT FRI SEP 18 2026  
 
DATE 09/17/26 FRI 09/18/26 SAT 09/19/26 SUN  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 68 98 71 94 69  
TEMP 71 69 70 86 95 96 84 76 73 71 72 84 91 89 80 74 72 71 70  
DEWPT 65 64 65 68 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 70  
RH 81 84 84 55 43 42 63 82 90 97 93 70 56 59 79 93100100100  
WIND DIR N N W NW NE N N N N N NE NE NE E NE E N N N  
WIND SPD 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0  
CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 10 20 40 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.02 0.06 0.22  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C C C C C  
TSTMS S C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 89101102 88 90100 97 84  
MAX HEAT 101 103 100 100  
 
DATE 09/20 MON 09/21/26 TUE 09/22/26 WED 09/23/26 THU 09/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 92 70 93 69 89 67 82 62 75  
TEMP 89 82 72 71 90 82 71 70 85 79 70 67 79 75 67 63 74 68  
DEWPT 73 72 71 71 73 71 71 70 73 71 70 67 70 67 64 62 67 65  
PWIND DIR N N NE E NE NE NE NE NE  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC  
POP 12HR 40 20 50 40 50 40 10 5 10  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C S S C C S  
TSTMS C S C S S S  
 
 
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