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FNUS52 KCAE 231802
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
202 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED SHOWER/STORM CHANCES CARRY INTO THE EARLY
OVERNIGHT PERIOD, BUT CHANCES FOR STRONG STORMS DECREASES.
OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS SPOTS OVER 2-3" OF RAINFALL HAVE BEEN
SEEN NORTH OF I-20, AND MORE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED THE REMAINDER
OF TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS COULD BRING AN ISOLATED FLASH FLOOD
RISK. TOMORROW, THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY THAT HAS BEEN OVER THE AREA
SHOULD SHIFT NORTH OF THE FA, TURNING LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND STORMS IS EXPECTED
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS PATTERN IS EXPECTED
TO CARRY INTO NEXT WEEK WITH DAILY CHANCES FOR SHOWERS/STORMS
DURING THE AFTERNOON.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: LOW
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-240830-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
202 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 60 50 60 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.26 0.06 0.21 0.29
PRECIP DURATION 4 2 5 6
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 85 66 87
MAX/MIN RH 100 66 100 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 70F/9AM 8PM 72F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 12 POOR 26 FAIR 20 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 38 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3720 3890
TRANSPORT WIND S 8 S 8
VENTILATION RATE 29760 31120
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 71 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-240830-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
202 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 70 40 80 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.27 0.14 0.24 0.24
PRECIP DURATION 5 2 5 6
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 83 65 84
MAX/MIN RH 100 68 100 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 69F/9AM 8PM 73F/10AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 12 POOR 13 GEN POOR 22 FAIR 21 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 37 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 37 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 8 10
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 8 4
MIXING HEIGHT 3730 3640
TRANSPORT WIND S 8 SW 8
VENTILATION RATE 29840 29120
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-240830-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
202 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 70 60 70 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.14 0.16 0.21
PRECIP DURATION 4 2 5 6
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 65 85 65 86
MAX/MIN RH 100 67 100 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 7PM 71F/9AM 8PM 72F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 13 GEN POOR 21 FAIR 25 FAIR 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 38 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 43 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3970 3770
TRANSPORT WIND S 8 S 9
VENTILATION RATE 31760 33930
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-240830-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
202 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 70 70 80 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.33 0.22 0.24 0.18
PRECIP DURATION 5 4 8 10
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 64 83 66 84
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 72
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 7PM 70F/9AM 7PM 71F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 20 GEN POOR 23 FAIR 25 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 37 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 3820 3330
TRANSPORT WIND S 8 SW 10
VENTILATION RATE 30560 33300
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-240830-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
202 PM EDT SAT MAY 23 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 70 70 80 90
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.24 0.26 0.18 0.17
PRECIP DURATION 4 5 7 10
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 66 86 66 86
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 7PM 72F/9AM 8PM 72F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 26 FAIR 25 FAIR 32 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 40 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 7 6 8
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 7 3
MIXING HEIGHT 4060 3370
TRANSPORT WIND S 8 S 9
VENTILATION RATE 32480 30330
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. WEST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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