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FNUS52 KCAE 011817
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
217 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
DISCUSSION
INCREASED MOISTURE AND A DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION
WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE
EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND A FEW STRONGER
STORMS PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY.
THE WEEK AHEAD SHOULD SEE MORE DIURNAL ACTIVITY AS WE GET BACK
INTO MORE OF A SUMMERTIME PATTERN AGAIN. GENERALLY SOUTHERLY
SURFACE WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY AT LESS THAN 15 MPH
OUTSIDE OF CONVECTION.
FOG POTENTIAL: PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE NEAR WATER.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-020830-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
217 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 60 70 50 50
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.12 0.31 0.16 0.06
PRECIP DURATION 3 5 2 2
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 85 71 88
MAX/MIN RH 100 75 100 65
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5 G17 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 G17 LGT/VAR SW 5
INVERSION 8PM 74F/8AM 8PM 73F/5AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 31 FAIR 35 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 55 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3340 5020
TRANSPORT WIND S 15 SW 12
VENTILATION RATE 50100 60240
DSI 3 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 LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ020-021-026-020830-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
217 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 70 60 60
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.17 0.29 0.20 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 3 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 84 70 86
MAX/MIN RH 100 78 100 68
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 6 LGT/VAR SW 6
INVERSION 8PM 73F/8AM 8PM 71F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 25 FAIR 34 FAIR 34 FAIR 37 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 64 GOOD 7 POOR 61 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3720 4770
TRANSPORT WIND S 15 SW 12
VENTILATION RATE 55800 57240
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 AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-020830-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
217 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 60 70 60 60
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.22 0.32 0.17 0.05
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 3 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 87 71 89
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR S 5 S 6 G17 SW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G18 LGT/VAR SW 6
INVERSION 8PM 74F/8AM 8PM 74F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 36 FAIR 38 FAIR 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 61 GOOD 8 POOR 77 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 7 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 8 3
MIXING HEIGHT 3760 4580
TRANSPORT WIND S 16 SW 15
VENTILATION RATE 60160 68700
DSI 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 58 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-020830-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
217 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 60 60 70
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.19 0.16 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 4 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 86 72 87
MAX/MIN RH 100 73 100 72
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) SE 5 LGT/VAR S 5 LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 7 LGT/VAR S 6
INVERSION 8PM 74F/8AM 8PM 73F/7AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 44 GEN GOOD 34 FAIR 42 GEN GOOD 36 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 69 GOOD 6 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 6 9 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 4
MIXING HEIGHT 3860 4140
TRANSPORT WIND S 15 SW 12
VENTILATION RATE 57900 49680
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 LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-020830-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
217 PM EDT SAT AUG 1 2026
TONIGHT SUN SUN NIGHT MON
CLOUD COVER MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 70 60 70
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.26 0.20 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 2 4 4 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
PRECIP END CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 88 72 89
MAX/MIN RH 100 69 100 69
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR S 6 G17 SW 5
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR S 8 G18 LGT/VAR S 7
INVERSION 8PM 75F/8AM 8PM 74F/8AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 46 GEN GOOD 37 FAIR 35 FAIR 34 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 68 GOOD 8 POOR 67 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 9 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 8 4
MIXING HEIGHT 3980 4320
TRANSPORT WIND S 15 SW 14
VENTILATION RATE 59700 60480
DSI 3 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 67 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
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