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FNUS52 KCAE 010619
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
219 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
DISCUSSION
THE BURN BAN ISSUED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION
IS EXPIRING AT 7 AM TODAY FOR THE REMAINING COUNTIES IN THE
STATE. HOWEVER, THE GEORGIA FORESTRY COMMISSION CONTINUES A BURN
BAN FOR MCDUFFIE, COLUMBIA, RICHMOND, AND BURKE COUNTIES UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.
GENERALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING, BUT A
ROGUE SHOWER CAN'T BE RULED OUT DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY AHEAD OF
THE NEXT RAIN SYSTEM. WIDESPREAD MODERATE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE AREA STARTING LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND INTO SATURDAY ALONG.
SOME WELCOME AMOUNTS OF RAIN APPEAR LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM, AS
TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 0.75"-1.25" WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS RETURN FOR SUNDAY
FOLLOWED BY A GRADUAL WARMING TREND NEXT WEEK.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-012030-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
219 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 30 90 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.01 0.42 0.71
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 11
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 51 61
MIN/MAX RH 53 100 73
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
INVERSION 59F/8AM 8PM 56F/4AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 15 GEN POOR 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 26 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 4460 3100
TRANSPORT WIND W 3 N 13
VENTILATION RATE 13380 40300
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
100 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
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
96 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
92 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-012030-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
219 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 20 80 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.27 0.64
PRECIP DURATION 1 4 11
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 50 59
MIN/MAX RH 46 100 74
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 6
INVERSION 56F/8AM 8PM 52F/7AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 24 FAIR 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 31 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 4440 3190
TRANSPORT WIND SW 5 N 13
VENTILATION RATE 22200 41470
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 35 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 80. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-012030-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
219 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 40 90 100
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.08 0.40 0.92
PRECIP DURATION 2 7 11
PRECIP BEGIN 6 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING 6 PM
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 52 62
MIN/MAX RH 61 100 77
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7
INVERSION 60F/8AM 7PM 56F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 11 POOR 31 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 22 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 58 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 2870 2870
TRANSPORT WIND E 6 N 18
VENTILATION RATE 17220 51660
DSI 2 2 1
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 36 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
97 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
97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-012030-
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
219 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 20 80 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.23 0.68
PRECIP DURATION 1 3 11
PRECIP BEGIN 1 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 71 50 59
MIN/MAX RH 45 100 75
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 N 6
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7
INVERSION 55F/8AM 8PM 54F/8AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 41 GEN GOOD 27 FAIR 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 35 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 54 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 4190 2990
TRANSPORT WIND S 7 N 14
VENTILATION RATE 29330 41860
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
SATURDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 33 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 34 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
95 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 37 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
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND
80. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-012030-
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
219 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026
TODAY TONIGHT SAT
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS
CHANCE PRECIP 30 80 100
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.03 0.31 0.84
PRECIP DURATION 1 6 11
PRECIP BEGIN 10 AM CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MAX/MIN TEMP 70 51 62
MIN/MAX RH 53 100 79
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) NE 5 N 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR N 7
INVERSION 58F/8AM 7PM 57F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 12 POOR 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 29 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 52 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 3230 2480
TRANSPORT WIND SE 6 N 18
VENTILATION RATE 19380 44640
DSI 2 2 1
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 AROUND 70. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. NORTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS
IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 80S. MINIMUM RH 45 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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