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FNUS52 KCAE 071704
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1204 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
DISCUSSION
WARM AND DRY WEATHER LIKELY PERSISTS THROUGH FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM RH
VALUES BETWEEN 50-60% EACH DAY. A WEAK FRONT IS EXPECTED TO DROP
THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT, LIKELY STALLING NEAR THE COASTAL PLAIN INTO
THURSDAY, BUT NO RAIN IS EXPECTED WITH THIS. WINDS THURSDAY INITIALLY
ARE LIGHT OUT OF THE EAST, BECOMING A BIT MORE SOUTHEASTERLY BY THE
LATE AFTERNOON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT BEGINS ITS APPROACH TOWARD THE AREA
FRIDAY, TURNING WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH WHERE A COUPLE GUSTS UP TO 15-20
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. RAIN CHANCES THEN INCREASE FRIDAY EVENING AND INTO
SATURDAY BEFORE THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH SOMETIME SATURDAY EVENING. WARM
TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AHEAD OF
THE FRONT WITH RAIN SHOWERS POSSIBLE. COOLER/DRIER AIR PUSHES IN BEHIND THE
FRONT SUNDAY AS WINDS TURN OUT OF THE WEST AND THEN NORTHWEST, LIKELY
REMAINING BREEZY. LIGHTER WINDS AND CONTINUED DRY WEATHER ARE THEN EXPECTED
INTO THE EARLY WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE WORKS IN.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG AND
SOUTH OF THE I-20 CORRIDOR.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-080945-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
1204 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX TEMP 47 72 54 76
MAX/MIN RH 100 58 100 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
INVERSION 6PM 62F/11AM 5PM 64F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 13 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 9 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 10 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3320 4080
TRANSPORT WIND SE 7 S 14
VENTILATION RATE 23240 57120
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND
60. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
34 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
81 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-080945-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
1204 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 44 68 53 74
MAX/MIN RH 100 48 100 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
INVERSION 6PM 59F/11AM 5PM 65F/11AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 21 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 10 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3140 4010
TRANSPORT WIND SE 6 S 13
VENTILATION RATE 18840 52130
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND
60. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 92 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-080945-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
1204 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX TEMP 48 74 55 78
MAX/MIN RH 100 56 100 53
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 6
INVERSION 6PM 63F/11AM 5PM 68F/11AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 12 POOR 4 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 22 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 10 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3340 4130
TRANSPORT WIND SE 6 S 13
VENTILATION RATE 20040 53690
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 35 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-080945-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHERAW, PAGELAND, CAMDEN, LUGOFF, ELGIN,
BISHOPVILLE, ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK,
CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN,
INDIAN LAND, VAN WYCK, LANCASTER, SPRINGDALE, AND LANCASTER MILL
1204 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX TEMP 43 69 52 75
MAX/MIN RH 99 44 100 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 6
INVERSION 6PM 60F/11AM 5PM 65F/11AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 14 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 20 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 33 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 5 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 2980 3330
TRANSPORT WIND SE 7 S 10
VENTILATION RATE 20860 33300
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 90 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM
RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
26 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
66 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-080945-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEVEN OAKS, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE,
LEXINGTON, RED BANK, OAK GROVE, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, COLUMBIA,
SUMTER, ST. MATTHEWS, MANNING, SUMMERTON, NORTH, SPRINGFIELD,
NEESES, ORANGEBURG, BROOKDALE, HOLLY HILL, BOWMAN, BRANCHVILLE,
ELLOREE, SANTEE, AND EUTAWVILLE
1204 PM EST WED JAN 7 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MIN/MAX TEMP 46 72 54 76
MAX/MIN RH 100 51 100 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
INVERSION 6PM 61F/11AM 5PM 66F/11AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 12 POOR 4 VERY POOR 11 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 35 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3350 3660
TRANSPORT WIND SE 6 S 10
VENTILATION RATE 20100 36600
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
27 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
71 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
31 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
78 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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