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FNUS52 KCAE 301823
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
223 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
DISCUSSION
THE BURN BAN ISSUED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION
HAS EXPIRED FOR THE UPSTATE AND MUCH OF THE CENTRAL MIDLANDS.
THE BURN BAN REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE REST OF THE STATE UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE. GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION HAS ALSO ISSUED A
BURN BAN FOR MCDUFFIE, COLUMBIA, RICHMOND, AND BURKE COUNTIES
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS REMAIN POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY EVENING BUT
OTHERWISE DRY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT RAIN
SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED STARTING LATE
FRIDAY AND INTO SATURDAY ALONG WITH SOME BREEZY WINDS. A SIGNIFICANT
GRADIENT IN RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM THIS SYSTEM, WITH OVER 1.0"
LIKELY SOUTH OF I-20 AND LESS 0.5" ACROSS NORTHERN SC. COOLER AND
DRY CONDITIONS RETURN FOR SUNDAY AND INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-010815-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
223 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 30 90 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.01 0.44 0.79
PRECIP DURATION 1 9 9
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 70 51 61
MAX/MIN RH 91 53 100 76
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
INVERSION 8PM 56F/8AM 8PM 55F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 34 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 27 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 27 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 4000 3060
TRANSPORT WIND S 5 N 15
VENTILATION RATE 20000 45900
DSI 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-010815-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
223 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 20 90 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.35 0.71
PRECIP DURATION 0 5 11
PRECIP BEGIN 2 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 69 50 59
MAX/MIN RH 90 44 100 78
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
INVERSION 8PM 54F/8AM 8PM 54F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 39 FAIR 26 FAIR 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 9 POOR 34 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 5 2 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 4830 2540
TRANSPORT WIND SW 6 N 16
VENTILATION RATE 28980 40640
DSI 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-010815-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
223 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 40 90 100
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.07 0.50 0.94
PRECIP DURATION 2 9 11
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 54 69 52 62
MAX/MIN RH 94 60 100 77
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR E 5 LGT/VAR N 7
INVERSION 8PM 58F/9AM 8PM 56F/5AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 32 FAIR 12 POOR 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 7 POOR 25 FAIR 7 POOR 64 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 4 8 8
MAX LVORI LATE 6 3 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 3110 3150
TRANSPORT WIND E 6 N 18
VENTILATION RATE 18660 56700
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 50. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-010815-
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
223 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 90 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.29 0.75
PRECIP DURATION 5 11
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 51 71 51 59
MAX/MIN RH 83 42 100 78
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7
INVERSION 8PM 53F/8AM 8PM 54F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 37 FAIR 34 FAIR 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 44 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 3 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 4 1 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 5230 2200
TRANSPORT WIND SW 8 N 17
VENTILATION RATE 41840 37400
DSI 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 32 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-010815-
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
223 PM EDT THU APR 30 2026
TONIGHT FRI FRI NIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 0 30 90 100
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.04 0.41 0.91
PRECIP DURATION 1 9 11
PRECIP BEGIN 12 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 53 71 52 62
MAX/MIN RH 91 51 100 82
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7
INVERSION 8PM 56F/8AM 8PM 56F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 30 FAIR 39 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 10 POOR 31 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 3 7 8
MAX LVORI LATE 6 2 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 3660 2490
TRANSPORT WIND S 6 N 18
VENTILATION RATE 21960 44820
DSI 2 2 2 1
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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