462  
FNUS52 KCAE 121715  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
115 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HEADING INTO THE START OF THE WEEK, A FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL  
ACROSS THE FA, WITH FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH TO  
NORTHEAST NORTH OF THE FRONT WHILE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS PERSIST  
SOUTH OF IT. THE FRONT IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BISECT THE FA  
MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SLIDING SOUTH OF THE AREA TUESDAY. THIS WILL  
ALSO BRING FAIRLY WIDESPREAD RAIN CHANCES MAINLY MONDAY, BUT  
POSSIBLY AGAIN ON TUESDAY. WARMING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED  
DURING THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK WITH A RETURN TO MORE TYPICAL  
DIURNAL SHOWERS/STORMS. OVERALL, CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN  
GENERALLY UNFAVORABLE FOR CONTROLLED BURNS OR WILDFIRES.  
 
FOG POTENTIAL: PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE WITH HIGH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE  
IN PLACE.  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-130815-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
115 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP 70 60 80 90  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.25 0.30 0.33 0.28  
PRECIP DURATION 5 5 6 6  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 84 68 84  
MAX/MIN RH 100 78 100 78  
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 74F/9AM 8PM 73F/9AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 13 GEN POOR 16 GEN POOR 19 GEN POOR  
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 25 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 30 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 10 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 10 4 9 4  
MIXING HEIGHT 3270 2970  
TRANSPORT WIND SE 6 E 8  
VENTILATION RATE 19620 23760  
DSI 3 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM  
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH  
54 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ020-021-026-130815-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
115 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP 70 60 80 80  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.26 0.25 0.46 0.18  
PRECIP DURATION 4 4 7 9  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 67 81 66 82  
MAX/MIN RH 100 86 100 81  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5  
INVERSION 7PM 75F/10AM 8PM 70F/8AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 20 GEN POOR 15 GEN POOR 15 GEN POOR 26 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 23 FAIR 6 VERY POOR 36 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 10 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 10 5 9 4  
MIXING HEIGHT 3070 2720  
TRANSPORT WIND E 6 E 10  
VENTILATION RATE 18420 27200  
DSI 3 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN  
THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-130815-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
115 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP 70 70 80 80  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.39 0.39 0.26  
PRECIP DURATION 3 3 5 6  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 86 68 85  
MAX/MIN RH 100 73 100 76  
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 75F/9AM 8PM 71F/4AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 45 GEN GOOD 16 GEN POOR 17 GEN POOR 21 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 31 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 4  
MIXING HEIGHT 4240 3710  
TRANSPORT WIND S 6 E 8  
VENTILATION RATE 25440 29680  
DSI 3 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM  
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
95 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM  
RH 96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-130815-  
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-  
115 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP 70 70 80 80  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.32 0.33 0.81 0.15  
PRECIP DURATION 5 3 7 5  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 68 83 65 84  
MAX/MIN RH 100 82 100 78  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5  
INVERSION 7PM 71F/5AM 8PM 70F/8AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 24 FAIR 20 GEN POOR 18 GEN POOR 27 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 31 FAIR 7 POOR 35 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 10 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 10 5 9 4  
MIXING HEIGHT 3820 2870  
TRANSPORT WIND E 7 E 9  
VENTILATION RATE 26740 25830  
DSI 3 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
66 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM  
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM  
RH 96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
 
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-130815-  
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-  
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-  
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-  
115 PM EDT SUN JUL 12 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS  
CHANCE PRECIP 70 70 80 90  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.29 0.32 0.52 0.31  
PRECIP DURATION 5 3 7 9  
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING  
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 86 68 86  
MAX/MIN RH 100 75 100 80  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 5  
INVERSION 8PM 75F/9AM 7PM 71F/5AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 18 GEN POOR 16 GEN POOR 22 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 29 FAIR 5 VERY POOR 32 FAIR  
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 10 9 9  
MAX LVORI LATE 10 4 9 4  
MIXING HEIGHT 4010 3070  
TRANSPORT WIND E 6 E 9  
VENTILATION RATE 24060 27630  
DSI 3 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM  
RH 97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 57 PERCENT.  
WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH  
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.  
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
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