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FNUS52 KCAE 080608
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
108 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
DISCUSSION
FOG IS EXPECTED THROUGH A BIT AFTER DAYBREAK, ESPECIALLY FOR THE
CSRA AND EASTERN MIDLANDS. SOME OF THE FOG IS LIKELY TO BE DENSE
AT TIMES IN THESE AREAS. WARM AND GENERALLY DRY WEATHER IS THEN
LIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES BETWEEN 50-60%
EACH DAY. WINDS TODAY 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, MAINLY FOR THE WESTERN AREAS, BEFORE THE FRONT
MOVES THROUGH SOMETIME SATURDAY EVENING BRINGING RAIN CHANCES TO
THE REST OF THE REGION. 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 AGAIN TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-082115-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
108 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 10
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 55 77
MIN/MAX RH 57 100 57
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
INVERSION 62F/11AM 5PM 64F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 8 POOR 4 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3570 3910
TRANSPORT WIND S 7 S 13
VENTILATION RATE 24990 50830
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S.
MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
82 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-082115-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
108 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 20
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM
PRECIP END CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 53 74
MIN/MAX RH 45 100 62
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
INVERSION 61F/11AM 5PM 63F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 4 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3520 3850
TRANSPORT WIND SE 8 SW 15
VENTILATION RATE 28160 57750
DSI 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 100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 31 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
81 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-082115-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
108 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 74 55 78
MIN/MAX RH 58 100 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
INVERSION 63F/11AM 5PM 68F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 5 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 23 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 48 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3250 4060
TRANSPORT WIND SE 7 S 13
VENTILATION RATE 22750 52780
DSI 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 AROUND 80.
MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND
50. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S.
MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
78 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-082115-
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
108 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 69 50 76
MIN/MAX RH 42 100 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
INVERSION 61F/11AM 5PM 65F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 14 GEN POOR 5 VERY POOR 19 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 26 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 2930 3580
TRANSPORT WIND SE 8 SW 13
VENTILATION RATE 23440 46540
DSI 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 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
RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS AROUND 60. MINIMUM RH
34 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
77 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-082115-
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
108 AM EST THU JAN 8 2026
TODAY TONIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 72 53 76
MIN/MAX RH 51 100 59
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5
INVERSION 62F/11AM 5PM 67F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 4 VERY POOR 15 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 21 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3490 3890
TRANSPORT WIND SE 6 S 12
VENTILATION RATE 20940 46680
DSI 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. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH 92 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM
RH 33 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. MUCH COLDER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.
MAXIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
78 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
75 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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