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FNUS52 KCAE 021736
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
136 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
DISCUSSION
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
AND A FEW STRONGER STORMS PRODUCING GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN. LINGERING MOISTURE IS ANTICIPATED TO BRING
MORE SUMMERTIME DIURNAL ACTIVITY AS WE GET INTO THE WEEK AHEAD.
GENERALLY SOUTHERLY SURFACE WINDS EXPECTED TODAY AROUND 10 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 15-20 MPH OUTSIDE OF THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS SHIFT
TO MORE SOUTHWESTERLY FOR MONDAY.
FOG POTENTIAL: PATCHY FOG POSSIBLE NEAR WATER.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-030845-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
136 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 40 30 30 80
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.04 0.02 0.09
PRECIP DURATION 1 1 1 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 12 PM CONTINUING 7 AM
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING 11 PM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 88 70 89
MAX/MIN RH 100 60 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 73F/8AM 8PM 75F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 32 FAIR 30 FAIR 35 FAIR 22 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 60 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 8 10
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 4810 4300
TRANSPORT WIND SW 10 S 8
VENTILATION RATE 48100 34400
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. LIGHT
WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. 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 63 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ020-021-026-030845-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
136 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 30 30 80
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.15 0.06 0.05 0.14
PRECIP DURATION 2 1 1 5
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 11 AM CONTINUING 7 AM
PRECIP END 2 AM CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 86 69 87
MAX/MIN RH 100 65 100 70
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 73F/8AM 8PM 75F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 29 FAIR 31 FAIR 26 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 36 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 8 10
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 4800 4520
TRANSPORT WIND SW 10 S 7
VENTILATION RATE 48000 31640
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-030845-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
136 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 50 40 50 70
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.23 0.13 0.10 0.04
PRECIP DURATION 2 2 1 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 7 AM CONTINUING 8 AM
PRECIP END 4 AM CONTINUING 1 AM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 89 70 90
MAX/MIN RH 100 64 100 60
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 6 G17 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 74F/8AM 8PM 76F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 31 FAIR 34 FAIR 23 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 58 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 9 8 10
MAX LVORI LATE 9 3 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 4470 4810
TRANSPORT WIND SW 12 S 8
VENTILATION RATE 53640 38480
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 64 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 64 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
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-030845-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
136 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER MCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 70 30 40 70
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.06 0.07 0.13
PRECIP DURATION 3 1 2 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 10 AM CONTINUING 7 AM
PRECIP END 3 AM CONTINUING 6 AM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 86 71 87
MAX/MIN RH 100 70 100 71
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 74F/8AM 8PM 75F/9AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 34 FAIR 30 FAIR 34 FAIR 19 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 6 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 35 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 9 8 10
MAX LVORI LATE 9 4 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 4620 4100
TRANSPORT WIND SW 10 S 7
VENTILATION RATE 46200 28700
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 72 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 65 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 UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-030845-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
136 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS TSTMS
CHANCE PRECIP 70 50 50 70
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.20 0.13 0.10 0.08
PRECIP DURATION 3 2 1 4
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM 9 AM CONTINUING 7 AM
PRECIP END 4 AM CONTINUING 2 AM CONTINUING
MIN/MAX TEMP 72 88 71 90
MAX/MIN RH 100 69 100 66
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) S 6 G18 SW 5 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 8PM 74F/8AM 8PM 76F/9AM
DISPERSION POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 35 FAIR 35 FAIR 32 FAIR 23 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 8 POOR 50 GEN GOOD 4 VERY POOR 46 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 8 8 9
MAX LVORI LATE 8 4 9 3
MIXING HEIGHT 4120 4920
TRANSPORT WIND SW 12 S 8
VENTILATION RATE 49440 39360
DSI 2 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
WEDNESDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 68 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. EAST WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 65 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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