361  
FOUS52 KCAE 220606  
PFMCAE  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
SCZ027-230800-  
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-LEXINGTON SC  
33.95N 81.12W ELEV. 225 FT  
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
DATE 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 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 88 68 85 68  
TEMP 71 73 80 86 87 80 74 72 71 72 77 82 80 77 73 71 69 71  
DEWPT 66 68 69 66 67 70 69 69 69 70 70 73 73 72 70 70 68 69  
RH 84 84 69 51 52 72 84 90 93 93 79 74 79 85 90 97 97 93  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SW E SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 1 2 3 4 6 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 3 1 1 1 1  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 60 60 100 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.18 0.25 0.43 0.17  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C L C C C L L D D C C C C C  
TSTMS C C C S S S C C C C S S S  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 83 88 90 83 87 84  
MAX HEAT 88 90 87 87  
 
DATE 05/24 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26 THU 05/28/26  
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 87 68 88 68 88 67 87 67 86  
TEMP 85 82 72 72 85 81 73 72 86 82 72 71 85 81 72 70 83 80  
DEWPT 73 73 70 70 73 72 70 70 73 72 70 69 72 71 68 67 70 69  
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 80 70 90 60 70 60 60 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS C D L C C D L C C L L C C L C S S C  
TSTMS C C C S C C S C C C S C  
 
 
SCZ028-230800-  
COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT-RICHLAND SC  
33.97N 80.98W ELEV. 212 FT  
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
DATE 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 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 88 68 84 67  
TEMP 71 73 80 86 87 80 74 72 72 72 77 81 80 77 73 71 68 71  
DEWPT 66 69 69 66 66 69 69 69 69 70 70 72 72 71 70 69 68 69  
RH 84 87 69 51 50 69 84 90 90 93 79 74 77 82 90 93100 93  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 1 2 3 4 5 3 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 2 1 1 1 1  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 50 60 100 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.13 0.26 0.45 0.18  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C C L L D D L L C C C  
TSTMS S C C S S S C C C C S S  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 83 88 89 83 85 84  
MAX HEAT 88 89 85 85  
 
DATE 05/24 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26 THU 05/28/26  
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 87 68 87 68 88 67 87 67 85  
TEMP 84 81 72 71 84 80 72 71 85 81 72 70 85 81 72 69 83 79  
DEWPT 73 72 70 69 73 71 70 70 72 71 69 69 71 70 68 67 69 68  
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 80 70 90 60 70 60 60 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS C D L C C D L C C L L C C L C S S C  
TSTMS C C C S C C S C C C S C  
 
 
SCZ031-230800-  
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE-SUMTER SC  
33.97N 80.47W ELEV. 242 FT  
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
DATE 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 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 88 70 85 70  
TEMP 71 73 81 86 86 80 74 71 71 72 78 83 80 78 74 72 70 71  
DEWPT 66 70 70 67 67 68 69 69 69 70 71 73 73 72 71 69 68 70  
RH 84 90 69 53 53 67 84 93 93 93 79 72 79 82 90 90 93 97  
WIND DIR N SE SE SE SE S S SE SE S S S S SE N N S S  
WIND SPD 0 2 3 6 9 4 2 2 3 4 6 6 6 3 0 0 0 2  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 40 40 100 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.06 0.36 0.08  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C L L D D C C C C L  
TSTMS S C C S S C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 84 89 89 83 88 84  
MAX HEAT 89 89 89 87  
 
DATE 05/24 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26 THU 05/28/26  
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 87 70 88 70 88 69 87 67 85  
TEMP 85 81 73 72 85 81 73 72 86 82 73 71 85 81 72 69 83 79  
DEWPT 73 72 70 70 73 72 70 70 73 72 70 69 72 71 68 67 70 69  
PWIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW W N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 80 60 80 50 70 50 60 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS L D L C C D C S C L C C C L C S S C  
TSTMS C C C S C C S C C C S C  
 
 
SCZ136-230800-  
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-ORANGEBURG SC  
33.45N 80.85W ELEV. 197 FT  
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
DATE 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 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 88 68 86 67  
TEMP 69 73 81 87 86 81 74 71 71 72 79 83 81 78 73 71 68 69  
DEWPT 67 69 69 67 67 68 69 69 69 70 70 70 71 72 70 69 68 69  
RH 93 87 67 52 53 65 84 93 93 93 74 65 72 82 90 93100100  
WIND DIR N N S SE S S SE S S S S S SE S N N N N  
WIND SPD 0 0 4 6 10 8 4 2 3 4 6 8 8 4 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 40 30 90 40  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0.02 0.27 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C L L D D C C C C C  
TSTMS S C C S S C L C S  
HEAT INDEX 84 90 89 84 87 85  
MAX HEAT 90 90 87 87  
 
DATE 05/24 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26 THU 05/28/26  
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 87 69 89 69 90 67 88 66 87  
TEMP 85 81 72 70 85 82 72 71 86 82 72 69 85 81 71 67 83 80  
DEWPT 71 73 70 70 70 72 69 70 70 72 69 69 69 71 68 67 68 69  
PWIND DIR S S S S S S SW S NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 80 50 70 30 70 40 60 40 60  
RAIN SHWRS C D C C C L C S C L C S C L C C S L  
TSTMS C C C C S S C S C S C  
 
 
GAZ065-230800-  
AUGUST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BUSH FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.37N 81.97W ELEV. 148 FT  
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
DATE 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 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 87 67 85 66  
TEMP 71 73 81 86 84 77 72 72 71 72 79 83 82 77 72 70 67 70  
DEWPT 66 70 70 70 70 71 68 70 70 71 71 71 71 71 69 69 67 70  
RH 84 90 69 59 63 82 87 93 97 97 77 67 69 82 90 97100100  
WIND DIR N SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE N N N N  
WIND SPD 0 2 4 5 8 6 4 3 3 5 6 6 6 4 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 OV B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 70 60 100 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.11 0.32 0.30 0.30  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C C C C D D C C C C C  
TSTMS C C C C S S C L C C S  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 85 91 88 88 86  
MAX HEAT 91 90 88 88  
 
DATE 05/24 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26 THU 05/28/26  
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 87 68 87 68 88 67 87 66 86  
TEMP 85 81 72 70 85 81 72 70 85 81 72 69 85 80 71 69 84 80  
DEWPT 72 73 69 70 72 73 69 70 72 72 69 69 71 72 68 68 69 70  
PWIND DIR S SE S SE S S SW W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 70 70 80 60 80 60 60 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C D L S C D L S C L C C S C  
TSTMS S C C S C C S C C C S C  
 
 
GAZ065-230800-  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.47N 82.03W ELEV. 423 FT  
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
DATE 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 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 71 86 69 84 69  
TEMP 72 72 79 86 83 76 72 72 72 72 78 82 81 76 73 71 70 71  
DEWPT 66 69 69 68 69 69 68 69 69 70 70 70 70 70 69 69 69 71  
RH 81 90 72 55 63 79 87 90 90 93 76 67 69 82 87 93 97100  
WIND DIR SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE S S S S SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 4 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 5 8 6 6 5 4 3 1 2 3  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 70 70 100 50  
QPF 12HR 0 0.16 0.34 0.33 0.27  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C C L L D D C C C C C  
TSTMS C C C C S S C L C C S  
OBVIS PF  
HEAT INDEX 89 87 86 85  
MAX HEAT 89 88 86 86  
 
DATE 05/24 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26 THU 05/28/26  
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 86 69 88 69 88 68 87 67 87  
TEMP 84 81 73 71 85 81 73 71 85 81 72 70 84 80 72 69 84 80  
DEWPT 71 72 70 71 71 72 69 71 71 71 69 70 69 70 68 69 68 69  
PWIND DIR S SE S SE S S SW W W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 70 70 80 70 80 60 60 40 60  
RAIN SHWRS C L L C C D L C C D L S C L C C S L  
TSTMS S C C S C C S C C C S C  
 
 
SCZ116-230800-  
LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT-LANCASTER SC  
34.72N 80.86W ELEV. 486 FT  
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
DATE 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 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 81 67 77 67  
TEMP 68 70 75 78 78 73 69 68 69 70 73 77 77 74 69 69 67 69  
DEWPT 66 67 68 67 68 67 67 67 68 69 70 70 69 69 68 68 67 69  
RH 93 90 79 69 71 81 93 97 97 97 90 79 76 84 97 97100100  
WIND DIR N E E E E NE N N N S S S S N N N N N  
WIND SPD 0 1 3 5 6 4 0 0 0 4 6 6 5 0 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 30 60 70 100 70  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.18 0.32 0.49 0.28  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L L L L L D D D D L L L L C  
TSTMS C C C C S S S C C C C S  
OBVIS PF PF  
 
DATE 05/24 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26 THU 05/28/26  
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 84 66 84 66 84 65 84 64 83  
TEMP 82 79 70 69 82 78 70 69 82 78 70 68 82 78 69 67 81 77  
DEWPT 70 70 69 69 70 70 69 69 70 69 68 68 69 68 67 67 66 66  
PWIND DIR S S S S SW SW SW NW N  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 80 70 90 80 80 70 70 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS C D L C C D D L C D L C C L C S C C  
TSTMS S C C S C C C C C S C  
 
 
SCZ020-230800-  
NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT-NEWBERRY SC  
34.30N 81.64W ELEV. 570 FT  
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
DATE 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 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 81 66 80 66  
TEMP 69 70 74 78 80 74 69 69 69 69 73 77 77 74 69 68 67 69  
DEWPT 65 67 68 70 68 69 68 68 68 68 70 72 73 71 69 68 66 68  
RH 87 90 82 76 67 84 97 97 97 97 90 85 87 90100100 97 97  
WIND DIR E E E E E NE E SE SE SE S S S SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 4 4 3 2 2 3 4 4 5 4 2 1 1 1 2  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 20 70 80 100 70  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.40 0.74 0.47 0.32  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C L L L D D D D D D L L L L C  
TSTMS S C C C C S S S C C C C S S  
OBVIS PF PF  
HEAT INDEX 82  
MAX HEAT 84  
 
DATE 05/24 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26 THU 05/28/26  
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 83 67 84 67 84 66 84 65 83  
TEMP 81 79 70 70 81 78 70 69 82 78 70 68 82 78 69 68 82 77  
DEWPT 72 72 69 69 72 71 69 69 72 71 68 68 70 70 67 66 68 69  
PWIND DIR S S S S SW S SW W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1  
POP 12HR 80 80 90 80 80 70 70 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS C D D C C D D L C D L C C L C S S C  
TSTMS S C C S C C S C C C S C  
 
 
SCZ010-230800-  
MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT-MCCORMICK SC  
33.92N 82.30W ELEV. 459 FT  
206 AM EDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
DATE 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 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 85 67 83 67  
TEMP 70 70 76 84 79 73 70 69 69 70 76 80 80 76 70 69 68 69  
DEWPT 66 68 70 70 69 68 67 68 69 69 71 73 73 71 68 69 68 69  
RH 87 93 82 63 72 84 90 97100 97 85 79 79 85 93100100100  
WIND DIR E E E SE S SE SE SE SE SE S S S SE N N N N  
WIND SPD 1 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B2 OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV B2  
POP 12HR 20 80 70 90 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0.59 0.42 0.41 0.34  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C L L C L L L L D D L L C C C  
TSTMS S S S C C C C S S C L C C S S  
OBVIS PF PF  
HEAT INDEX 88 84 84  
MAX HEAT 88 85 84 84  
 
DATE 05/24 MON 05/25/26 TUE 05/26/26 WED 05/27/26 THU 05/28/26  
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 87 68 87 68 87 67 87 66 87  
TEMP 84 80 72 70 85 80 72 70 85 81 71 69 84 80 70 68 84 80  
DEWPT 73 72 70 70 73 72 70 70 73 71 69 69 71 70 68 68 69 69  
PWIND DIR S SE S S S N SW NW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B2 OV B2 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 70 80 90 80 80 70 60 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS C L D C C D D C C D L C C L C C S C  
TSTMS S C C S C C S C C C S C  
 
 
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