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FNUS52 KCAE 041718
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1218 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
DISCUSSION
WIDESPREAD RAIN CONTINUES INTO TONIGHT, EVENTUALLY MOVING EAST OF
THE FORECAST AREA LATE. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE
GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 0.30 INCHES AND 0.70 INCHES, WITH
SOME LOCATIONS NEARING AN INCH. A COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS
SETTLES OVER THE REGION THURSDAY WITH NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH. DRY BUT BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY
WITH WINDS PREDOMINANTLY FROM THE WEST WITH SOME WARMING EXPECTED
OVER THE WEEKEND WITH CONTINUED DRY WEATHER.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-050930-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
1218 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 60 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 12 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 47 27 56
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 90 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 8 G18
INVERSION 6PM 39F/4AM 7PM 31F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 32 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 38 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 103 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 5 4
MAX LVORI LATE 8 3 4 1
MIXING HEIGHT 3610 4310
TRANSPORT WIND NW 8 W 26
VENTILATION RATE 28880 112060
DSI 2 2 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
61 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
82 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-050930-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
1218 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN FRZ RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 60 20 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 7 AM
PRECIP END 5 AM 1 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 45 26 54
MAX/MIN RH 100 63 98 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR W 8 G19
INVERSION 6PM 37F/4AM 6PM 38F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 35 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 11 POOR 36 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 97 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 7 6
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 8 1
MIXING HEIGHT 3340 4110
TRANSPORT WIND N 8 W 24
VENTILATION RATE 26720 98640
DSI 1 1 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
62 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
84 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
43 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-050930-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
1218 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 70 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 3
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 3 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 36 46 27 56
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 96 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 6 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 LGT/VAR W 9 G19
INVERSION 6PM 42F/4AM 7PM 31F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 35 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 36 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 46 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 100 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 6 4
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 6 1
MIXING HEIGHT 3510 4410
TRANSPORT WIND N 13 W 26
VENTILATION RATE 45630 114660
DSI 1 1 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
86 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
62 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH 30 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
85 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-050930-
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
1218 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN FRZ RAIN NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 80 20 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.16 0.01 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5 0
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 7 AM
PRECIP END 6 AM 8 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 29 42 24 52
MAX/MIN RH 100 62 100 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 7 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 LGT/VAR SW 7
INVERSION 6PM 36F/4AM 6PM 37F/10AM
DISPERSION POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 40 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 20 GEN POOR 40 FAIR 2 VERY POOR 91 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 4 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 7 3 10 1
MIXING HEIGHT 2380 4270
TRANSPORT WIND N 12 W 21
VENTILATION RATE 28560 89670
DSI 1 1 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
84 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. MAXIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. MINIMUM RH
27 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. NOT AS COOL. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-050930-
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
1218 PM EST WED FEB 4 2026
TONIGHT THU THU NIGHT FRI
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE RAIN NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 80 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 6 AM
MIN/MAX TEMP 33 43 26 54
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 100 41
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) N 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR N 5 LGT/VAR W 8 G19
INVERSION 6PM 40F/4AM 7PM 39F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 40 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 12 POOR 43 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 98 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 4 7 7
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 9 1
MIXING HEIGHT 2940 4470
TRANSPORT WIND N 13 W 24
VENTILATION RATE 38220 107280
DSI 1 1 1 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
85 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH 28 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. MAXIMUM RH
58 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. MINIMUM RH
29 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY, WARMER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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