486  
FOUS52 KCAE 180406  
PFMCAE  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
SCZ027-190800-  
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-LEXINGTON SC  
33.95N 81.12W ELEV. 225 FT  
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 94 64 93 66  
TEMP 71 67 69 82 90 93 88 75 69 65 67 81 90 92 87 76 70 68 70  
DEWPT 67 66 66 66 63 63 62 64 64 63 64 65 62 61 61 63 64 64 65  
RH 87 97 90 58 41 37 42 69 84 93 90 58 39 36 42 64 81 87 84  
WIND DIR S S S S SE SE SE S S N N S S SE SE S S S SW  
WIND SPD 3 2 1 2 5 8 9 5 2 0 0 1 3 4 4 5 3 2 1  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 FW CL CL CL FW CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 84 91 94 88 83 90 92 87  
MAX HEAT 91 94 83 90 92 85  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 95 69 93 67 86 66 87 68 88  
TEMP 92 89 73 71 91 84 71 69 82 80 70 69 84 80 71 70 85 81  
DEWPT 63 62 66 66 66 68 68 66 69 69 68 67 71 70 68 68 70 71  
PWIND DIR SW S S E SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 60 70 70 50 80 60 70  
RAIN SHWRS S L L C C L C S C D L C C L  
TSTMS S C S C S C S C  
 
 
SCZ028-190800-  
COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT-RICHLAND SC  
33.97N 80.98W ELEV. 212 FT  
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 93 64 93 66  
TEMP 71 67 69 82 90 93 87 75 69 65 67 81 90 91 86 76 69 68 70  
DEWPT 67 66 66 66 63 62 62 63 64 63 64 64 62 60 61 63 64 64 65  
RH 87 97 90 58 41 36 43 66 84 93 90 56 39 36 43 64 84 87 84  
WIND DIR S S N S SE SE SE S S N N S S SE SE S S S SW  
WIND SPD 3 1 0 2 4 6 8 5 2 0 0 1 3 4 4 5 2 2 1  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 FW FW CL CL CL CL SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 84 91 94 87 83 90 91 86  
MAX HEAT 91 94 83 90 92 84  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 94 68 93 67 85 66 86 67 87  
TEMP 92 89 73 71 91 84 71 69 81 79 70 69 84 80 71 69 85 81  
DEWPT 63 61 66 66 66 66 67 66 68 68 68 67 70 70 68 67 70 70  
PWIND DIR SW S S E SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 50 70 70 50 70 60 70  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C L C S C L L C C L  
TSTMS C S C S C S C  
 
 
SCZ031-190800-  
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE-SUMTER SC  
33.97N 80.47W ELEV. 242 FT  
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 93 64 92 66  
TEMP 70 67 69 82 90 92 86 74 68 64 67 81 90 91 85 75 68 66 70  
DEWPT 67 66 67 67 64 63 63 65 65 63 65 65 61 60 63 64 64 64 65  
RH 90 97 93 61 42 38 46 74 90 97 93 58 38 36 48 69 87 93 84  
WIND DIR S S N S SE SE S S S N N S S S S S S S SW  
WIND SPD 3 1 0 2 6 9 10 5 0 0 0 1 4 6 8 5 2 1 1  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 FW CL FW CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 84 91 93 87 83 90 91 86  
MAX HEAT 91 93 90 92 83  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 94 69 93 68 85 67 86 69 87  
TEMP 92 89 72 72 91 84 71 70 82 80 70 69 84 80 71 70 85 81  
DEWPT 62 63 67 67 65 68 67 67 68 69 68 67 70 70 68 68 70 70  
PWIND DIR S S S SE SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 50 60 70 40 70 50 70  
RAIN SHWRS C L S C L C S C L C C C L  
TSTMS C S C S C S C  
 
 
SCZ136-190800-  
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-ORANGEBURG SC  
33.45N 80.85W ELEV. 197 FT  
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 64 92 61 92 64  
TEMP 68 65 67 81 89 92 84 71 66 63 65 80 89 91 83 72 66 64 68  
DEWPT 66 65 66 64 61 60 62 64 63 63 64 63 60 59 62 64 64 64 65  
RH 93100 97 56 39 34 48 79 90100 97 56 38 34 49 76 93100 90  
WIND DIR N N N S SE SE SE S N N N N SE SE S S N N N  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 3 8 11 10 4 0 0 0 0 5 8 10 6 0 0 0  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 83 89 92 85 81 89 84  
MAX HEAT 89 92 89 91  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 93 68 93 67 88 67 88 68 88  
TEMP 91 87 70 70 91 84 71 69 84 81 70 69 85 81 71 69 85 81  
DEWPT 59 63 66 67 62 67 67 67 67 69 68 68 68 70 68 68 68 70  
PWIND DIR S S S SE SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 5 50 40 70 30 70 30 70  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C L C S C L C C C L  
TSTMS C S C S C S C  
 
 
GAZ065-190800-  
AUGUST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BUSH FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.37N 81.97W ELEV. 148 FT  
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 65 91 61 91 63  
TEMP 72 67 68 82 90 91 85 73 67 63 65 80 89 91 85 75 69 65 69  
DEWPT 66 66 66 65 61 59 61 63 63 63 64 64 62 59 62 63 64 64 66  
RH 81 97 93 56 38 34 45 71 87100 97 58 41 34 46 66 84 97 90  
WIND DIR SE N N SE SE SE SE SE N N N N SE SE SE S S N N  
WIND SPD 4 0 0 4 6 10 11 8 0 0 0 0 4 5 5 8 3 0 0  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 84 90 85 82 89 86  
MAX HEAT 90 90 89 91 83  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 68 92 67 88 67 87 67 88  
TEMP 90 87 72 70 90 84 72 69 85 81 71 69 85 81 71 69 85 81  
DEWPT 62 63 65 67 65 67 67 67 67 69 67 68 70 71 68 69 69 71  
PWIND DIR S S S SE SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 40 60 70 50 70 50 60  
RAIN SHWRS C L S C L C S C L C S S L  
TSTMS C S C S C S C  
 
 
GAZ065-190800-  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.47N 82.03W ELEV. 423 FT  
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 91 65 90 67  
TEMP 71 67 68 80 88 90 86 75 69 65 67 79 88 90 85 76 70 68 69  
DEWPT 65 66 67 64 59 58 59 61 63 63 64 63 60 58 60 61 63 64 66  
RH 81 97 97 58 38 34 40 62 81 93 90 58 39 34 43 60 78 87 90  
WIND DIR S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE N SE S SE SE S S S S  
WIND SPD 5 4 4 5 6 8 10 9 4 1 0 2 4 4 4 8 5 4 3  
CLOUDS FW SC B1 FW CL CL CL FW FW SC B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 82 88 85  
MAX HEAT 87 90 81 88 89 82  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 69 93 68 88 68 88 68 88  
TEMP 90 86 73 71 90 84 72 70 84 81 71 69 85 80 72 70 85 81  
DEWPT 61 62 65 67 63 66 67 68 66 68 67 68 68 70 68 69 68 70  
PWIND DIR S S S E SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 10 50 60 70 60 70 50 70  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C L L S C L C S C L  
TSTMS C C C C C S C  
 
 
SCZ116-190800-  
LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT-LANCASTER SC  
34.72N 80.86W ELEV. 486 FT  
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 92 64 91 66  
TEMP 70 66 68 81 90 92 86 74 68 64 66 80 89 91 84 74 69 66 68  
DEWPT 65 65 67 64 59 57 59 61 62 62 64 61 57 55 58 60 62 63 65  
RH 84 97 97 56 35 31 40 64 81 93 93 52 34 30 41 62 78 90 90  
WIND DIR S N N SW S S S S N N N SW S S N S S N SW  
WIND SPD 3 0 0 4 6 8 3 6 0 0 0 3 5 6 0 5 3 0 3  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 83 81 84  
MAX HEAT 89 91 81 88 89 81  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 93 67 90 63 80 63 83 65 85  
TEMP 91 86 71 69 87 80 67 65 77 75 66 65 81 77 68 67 83 78  
DEWPT 59 60 64 67 63 64 64 65 63 64 65 65 66 67 66 67 67 67  
PWIND DIR SW S S E SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 20 70 80 70 60 70 60 70  
RAIN SHWRS S L D C C L L C C L L C C L  
TSTMS S C C C S C S C  
 
 
SCZ020-190800-  
NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT-NEWBERRY SC  
34.30N 81.64W ELEV. 570 FT  
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 90 63 90 66  
TEMP 70 67 68 80 87 90 85 74 68 64 66 79 88 90 83 73 70 67 69  
DEWPT 65 64 65 64 60 60 62 61 62 61 63 63 59 58 61 61 62 62 63  
RH 84 90 90 58 40 37 46 64 81 90 90 58 38 34 47 66 76 84 81  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE S S S N S S S SE S S S SW  
WIND SPD 4 3 2 3 5 6 3 6 3 2 0 2 3 4 1 4 4 3 3  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC CL CL CL FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 81 87 90 86 83  
MAX HEAT 89 91 88 89 82  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 68 89 64 81 64 83 66 85  
TEMP 89 85 72 70 87 80 68 66 78 76 67 66 81 78 69 68 82 78  
DEWPT 61 63 64 65 65 67 66 64 66 67 66 65 68 69 67 66 68 70  
PWIND DIR SW S S E E SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW B1 FW SC B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 5 30 60 80 70 60 70 70 60  
RAIN SHWRS C L D C C L L C C L L C C L  
TSTMS S C C C S C S C  
 
 
SCZ010-190800-  
MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT-MCCORMICK SC  
33.92N 82.30W ELEV. 459 FT  
1206 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
 
DATE 05/17/26 MON 05/18/26 TUE 05/19/26 WED  
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 92 63 91 66  
TEMP 71 68 68 81 89 91 86 74 68 64 65 81 89 91 83 74 69 67 69  
DEWPT 66 65 66 67 61 60 62 61 63 63 64 65 61 61 64 62 63 64 65  
RH 84 90 93 63 39 36 45 64 84 97 97 58 39 37 53 66 81 90 87  
WIND DIR S S S S S S SE SE S N N S S S N S S S SW  
WIND SPD 2 1 1 2 4 4 2 4 2 0 0 1 2 3 0 1 2 1 1  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC CL CL FW FW CL FW B1 FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS  
TSTMS  
HEAT INDEX 83 89 91 86 83 89 91 84  
MAX HEAT 89 92 89 91 82  
 
DATE 05/20 THU 05/21/26 FRI 05/22/26 SAT 05/23/26 SUN 05/24/26  
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 93 68 92 66 85 66 86 67 87  
TEMP 91 86 72 70 89 82 70 68 81 79 69 68 84 80 70 69 85 80  
DEWPT 64 66 66 67 66 68 67 66 68 68 67 67 70 70 68 68 70 70  
PWIND DIR SW S S E SE SE S S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC FW SC B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2  
POP 12HR 10 20 50 80 70 70 70 60 70  
RAIN SHWRS S C D C C L L C C L L C C L  
TSTMS S C C C C C S C  
 
 
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