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FNUS52 KCAE 210634
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
234 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED TO OUR SOUTH WILL PROVIDE WESTERLY WINDS
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON. MIN RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 40 PERCENT
TODAY AND CLOSER TO 30-35 PERCENT ON SUNDAY DESPITE SOME
INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE, AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM
WELL ABOVE NORMAL. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAINLY NORTH OF THE I-26 CORRIDOR, OTHERWISE
DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A COLD FRONT
WILL CROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOMEWHAT BREEZY
CONDITIONS EXPECTED AND A WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST OR
NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. SOME FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ON MONDAY
GIVEN GUSTY WINDS WITH LOW RH AND DRY FUELS.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-212030-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
234 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
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 85 59 87
MIN/MAX RH 35 84 33
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR SW 7
INVERSION 65F/10AM 7PM 63F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 36 FAIR 82 GOOD 43 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 93 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 113 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
MIXING HEIGHT 5850 6020
TRANSPORT WIND W 15 W 22
VENTILATION RATE 87750 132440
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
71 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM
RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
83 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH
44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
89 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-212030-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
234 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR CLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 20 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 7 PM
PRECIP END 12 AM
MAX/MIN TEMP 84 59 87
MIN/MAX RH 36 91 33
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR SW 8
INVERSION 65F/10AM 7PM 69F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 64 GOOD 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 100 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 105 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 5
MAX LVORI LATE 1 5 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6600 6470
TRANSPORT WIND W 14 W 23
VENTILATION RATE 92400 148810
DSI 3 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
67 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
37 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 55 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
32 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 84 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
55 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM
RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
37 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-212030-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
234 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
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 85 58 87
MIN/MAX RH 35 86 32
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 W 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR SW 8
INVERSION 64F/10AM 7PM 68F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 36 FAIR 75 GOOD 42 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 93 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 101 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
MIXING HEIGHT 5870 6030
TRANSPORT WIND W 15 W 23
VENTILATION RATE 88050 138690
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
74 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM
RH 34 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
86 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
56 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM
RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-212030-
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
234 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR PCLDY MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE TSTMS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 20 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 8 PM
PRECIP END 1 AM
MAX/MIN TEMP 85 58 88
MIN/MAX RH 35 98 32
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) NW 5 LGT/VAR SW 7
INVERSION 66F/10AM 7PM 68F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 54 GEN GOOD 25 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 105 VERY GOOD5 VERY POOR 108 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 4 6
MAX LVORI LATE 1 6 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6450 6640
TRANSPORT WIND W 15 W 23
VENTILATION RATE 96750 152720
DSI 3 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
67 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
35 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 58 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
30 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM
RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 93 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH
38 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-212030-
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
234 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SUN
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR CLEAR
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 86 59 88
MIN/MAX RH 34 89 33
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) W 6 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) W 5 LGT/VAR SW 8
INVERSION 65F/10AM 7PM 70F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 67 GOOD 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 104 VERY GOOD6 VERY POOR 107 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 3 4
MAX LVORI LATE 1 4 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6720 6380
TRANSPORT WIND W 15 W 24
VENTILATION RATE 100800 153120
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
69 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S.
MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
59 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
34 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
57 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. WARMER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM
RH 47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION BELOW NORMAL.
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