081  
FOUS52 KCAE 180106  
PFMCAE  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
906 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
SCZ027-180800-  
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-LEXINGTON SC  
33.95N 81.12W ELEV. 225 FT  
906 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 76 96 75 95 74  
TEMP 82 79 77 78 89 94 94 88 81 79 77 77 88 93 93 86 80 76 75 76  
DEWPT 75 75 74 75 76 72 72 74 75 74 73 74 76 75 74 74 75 74 73 74  
RH 79 88 90 91 66 49 49 63 82 85 87 90 68 56 54 68 85 94 94 94  
WIND DIR S SW S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 2 5 8 9 5 4 3 4 4 5 6 5 3 2 1 1 2  
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 30 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.09 0.01 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L L S S  
TSTMS S S C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 89 100102102 97 87 99105103 94 85  
MAX HEAT 94 103 105 94 105 105 92  
 
DATE 07/20 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 93 74 94 77 95 74 91 72 89  
TEMP 91 85 76 76 92 88 79 78 93 89 78 76 89 85 76 74 87 83  
DEWPT 77 76 74 74 77 75 73 74 77 75 73 72 75 73 72 72 73 73  
PWIND DIR SW S SW SW SW W NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 20 5 30 50 40 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C C C C C C S S C  
TSTMS C S S C C C S C  
 

 
SCZ028-180800-  
COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT-RICHLAND SC  
33.97N 80.98W ELEV. 212 FT  
906 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 76 95 75 95 74  
TEMP 82 79 77 78 88 93 93 88 81 78 77 77 87 93 92 86 80 76 75 76  
DEWPT 74 74 73 76 76 73 73 73 74 73 73 74 76 73 73 74 74 73 73 74  
RH 77 85 87 94 68 52 52 61 79 85 87 90 70 52 54 68 82 90 94 94  
WIND DIR S SW S S S S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW  
WIND SPD 3 1 2 2 4 6 8 4 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 3 1 1 1 2  
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC CL SC SC SC B1 SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 20 30 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0 0.07 0.01 0.05  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C L L C C  
TSTMS S S C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 88 99102102 96 86 98102101 94 85  
MAX HEAT 94 102 105 93 102 102 91  
 
DATE 07/20 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 92 74 93 76 95 74 91 72 89  
TEMP 90 85 77 76 91 88 79 78 93 89 78 76 88 85 75 74 86 82  
DEWPT 75 75 73 74 76 74 73 74 76 74 73 71 73 72 71 71 72 72  
PWIND DIR SW S SW SW SW W NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 20 5 30 60 50 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C L C C C C S S C  
TSTMS C S S C C C S C  
 

 
SCZ031-180800-  
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE-SUMTER SC  
33.97N 80.47W ELEV. 242 FT  
906 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 76 95 76 94 74  
TEMP 82 78 76 78 88 93 93 87 81 78 77 78 87 92 92 86 80 76 74 76  
DEWPT 75 74 74 76 77 74 74 74 75 74 73 75 76 74 73 74 75 74 73 75  
RH 79 88 94 94 70 54 54 65 82 88 87 91 70 56 54 68 85 94 97 97  
WIND DIR S SW S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW  
WIND SPD 4 2 3 4 6 9 9 6 6 5 5 6 8 8 6 4 2 2 2 3  
CLOUDS SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 30 30 60  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.14  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C L L C C  
TSTMS C C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 88 100104103 95 87 98102101 93 82  
MAX HEAT 94 105 105 92 103 102 91  
 
DATE 07/20 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 91 74 93 76 94 74 88 72 87  
TEMP 89 85 76 76 90 87 78 78 92 88 77 75 86 82 74 73 85 81  
DEWPT 77 76 74 75 77 75 74 75 77 76 74 73 75 74 72 72 73 74  
PWIND DIR SW S SW SW SW W NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 20 10 40 60 60 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS C S S S C L C C L C S C C  
TSTMS C S S S C C S C S C  
 

 
SCZ136-180800-  
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-ORANGEBURG SC  
33.45N 80.85W ELEV. 197 FT  
906 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 74 95 75 94 73  
TEMP 79 77 75 76 87 93 93 86 79 77 76 77 86 92 92 86 79 75 74 75  
DEWPT 75 74 74 76 77 73 73 74 74 73 73 74 74 72 72 72 73 73 73 74  
RH 88 90 97100 72 52 52 68 85 87 90 90 68 52 52 63 82 94 97 97  
WIND DIR S N N S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 0 0 3 6 9 9 8 6 5 6 6 8 9 9 5 4 3 3 4  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC FW CL CL FW SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW  
POP 12HR 20 20 20 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0.10 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C  
TSTMS S C C C  
HEAT INDEX 99102102 94 94100100 92  
MAX HEAT 90 102 105 90 100 101 90  
 
DATE 07/20 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 92 74 93 75 95 74 91 72 89  
TEMP 90 85 76 76 92 88 78 78 93 89 77 76 89 84 75 74 87 83  
DEWPT 74 73 73 74 74 74 73 74 75 74 73 73 74 73 72 72 72 72  
PWIND DIR SW S SW SW SW SW NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 50 20 20 10 30 60 60 40 50  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C L C C L C S C C  
TSTMS C S S C C S C C S C  
 

 
GAZ065-180800-  
AUGUST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BUSH FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.37N 81.97W ELEV. 148 FT  
906 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 74 94 73 94 73  
TEMP 81 78 76 77 89 93 92 87 80 78 75 76 88 93 92 86 80 76 74 76  
DEWPT 75 75 74 75 76 74 73 75 75 74 73 74 74 72 73 74 75 74 73 74  
RH 82 91 94 94 66 54 54 68 85 88 94 94 63 51 54 68 85 94 97 94  
WIND DIR N N N N S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 0 4 8 9 5 4 3 4 4 5 8 8 4 1 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 30 30 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0.14 0.03 0.05 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C C C  
TSTMS S S C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 87 100103101 96 85 97101101 94 85  
MAX HEAT 94 103 105 90 101 102 91  
 
DATE 07/20 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 92 73 94 75 95 74 92 72 91  
TEMP 91 87 77 76 93 89 79 78 94 89 78 77 91 86 76 75 90 85  
DEWPT 74 75 73 74 75 75 73 74 75 75 73 73 73 73 72 72 71 72  
PWIND DIR S S SW SW SW S NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 10 20 10 30 50 40 20 40  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C C C C S S C  
TSTMS C S S C C S C S S C  
 

 
GAZ065-180800-  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.47N 82.03W ELEV. 423 FT  
906 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 76 94 75 93 75  
TEMP 82 78 77 77 87 92 92 86 80 78 76 77 86 92 91 85 80 78 76 75  
DEWPT 75 75 74 75 75 72 73 73 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 72 73 73 73 73  
RH 79 91 90 94 68 52 54 65 82 88 90 87 65 52 54 65 79 85 90 94  
WIND DIR W N W S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 2 0 2 3 4 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 2 4 3  
CLOUDS B1 SC SC FW CL SC SC B1 FW SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 30 30 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.02 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C C C C  
TSTMS S S C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 89 96100101 93 85 93100 99 91 84  
MAX HEAT 93 101 102 89 100 101 89  
 
DATE 07/20 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 92 75 93 77 94 76 91 74 91  
TEMP 90 87 77 77 92 88 79 78 93 89 79 77 90 86 76 75 89 85  
DEWPT 73 73 73 73 74 74 73 73 75 74 73 72 72 71 71 71 70 70  
PWIND DIR S S SW SW SW S NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 10 20 10 40 50 40 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS C S S C C S C C S S C  
TSTMS C S S C C S C S S C  
 

 
SCZ116-180800-  
LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT-LANCASTER SC  
34.72N 80.86W ELEV. 486 FT  
906 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 76 94 74 93 72  
TEMP 82 79 76 78 88 93 93 87 80 77 75 76 86 91 91 85 78 74 72 74  
DEWPT 73 73 73 75 76 72 71 73 73 74 73 75 74 72 71 72 73 73 72 74  
RH 74 82 90 91 68 51 49 63 79 90 94 97 68 54 52 65 85 97100100  
WIND DIR N N N S SW SW S SW SW N N SW W SW SW N N N N N  
WIND SPD 0 0 0 1 6 9 10 5 3 0 0 3 4 6 5 0 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 20 50 40 70  
QPF 12HR 0 0.03 0.08 0 0.17  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C C C L L S S S  
TSTMS S C S C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 87 99101100 94 84 94 99 98 91  
MAX HEAT 92 101 102 89 99 99 89  
 
DATE 07/20 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 73 92 75 93 72 88 70 88  
TEMP 88 85 75 74 90 87 78 76 91 87 75 73 87 83 73 71 87 83  
DEWPT 74 74 73 74 73 73 73 74 74 74 71 69 68 69 69 69 68 68  
PWIND DIR SW S SW SW SW W NE NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 40 20 20 5 50 50 30 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C S S C C S S C  
TSTMS S C S S C C S C  
 

 
SCZ020-180800-  
NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT-NEWBERRY SC  
34.30N 81.64W ELEV. 570 FT  
906 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 74 94 73 93 72  
TEMP 80 77 75 76 88 92 92 86 79 77 75 75 86 91 91 84 77 74 72 74  
DEWPT 73 73 72 74 74 73 72 73 74 73 72 73 74 72 73 73 74 73 72 73  
RH 79 87 90 94 63 54 52 65 85 87 90 94 68 54 56 70 90 97100 97  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW S SW SW  
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 4 8 8 4 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 1 2  
CLOUDS SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 30 20 50 60  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.03 0.06  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C L L C C S  
TSTMS S S S C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 84 97101100 93 94 99100 90  
MAX HEAT 90 101 102 87 100 101 88  
 
DATE 07/20 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 90 72 92 75 93 72 89 70 88  
TEMP 88 85 75 75 90 87 78 76 91 87 76 74 87 83 73 72 86 83  
DEWPT 75 74 72 73 74 74 72 73 75 74 71 69 70 70 69 69 70 70  
PWIND DIR SW S SW SW SW NW NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 30 20 20 5 40 50 40 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C S C C C S C  
TSTMS S C S S C C C S C  
 

 
SCZ010-180800-  
MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT-MCCORMICK SC  
33.92N 82.30W ELEV. 459 FT  
906 PM EDT FRI JUL 17 2026  
 
DATE 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON  
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08  
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12  
 
MIN/MAX 75 95 74 95 73  
TEMP 79 78 76 77 88 93 93 86 79 77 75 76 88 93 93 85 78 76 74 75  
DEWPT 75 75 75 75 75 74 72 73 76 75 74 75 76 73 73 74 75 75 74 75  
RH 88 91 97 94 66 54 51 65 91 94 97 97 68 52 52 70 91 97100100  
WIND DIR W N N S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N SW  
WIND SPD 1 0 0 1 3 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 1  
CLOUDS B1 FW SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 30 20 30 40  
QPF 12HR 0.01 0.03 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C C S S S  
TSTMS C S C C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 98103101 93 99102102 93  
MAX HEAT 86 103 102 86 103 103 89  
 
DATE 07/20 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MAX/MIN 93 74 94 76 95 74 92 72 91  
TEMP 91 87 77 76 92 88 79 78 93 88 77 76 90 86 75 74 89 85  
DEWPT 76 75 74 75 76 76 74 75 76 76 73 72 73 72 71 71 72 72  
PWIND DIR SW S SW SW SW W NE NE E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 20 20 5 40 40 40 30 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C C S S C C S C  
TSTMS S C S S C C C S C  
 

 
 
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