789  
FNUS52 KCAE 131731  
FWFCAE  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA  
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
131 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES BACK  
IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S, BUT MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED WITH LIGHT WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH TO  
NORTHEAST. A BACKDOOR FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH  
ON TUESDAY, BRINGING A PUSH OF DRIER INTO THE REGION WITH  
MINIMUM RH VALUES TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY FALLING TOWARD  
30-35%. WINDS DURING THIS PERIOD ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN OUT  
OF THE NORTHEAST, BETWEEN 5-10 MPH, WHERE ISOLATED GUSTS  
NEAR 20 MPH COULD BE POSSIBLE EACH DAY. MOISTURE MAY  
INCREASE A BIT LATE IN THE WEEK, BUT MOSTLY DRY WEATHER  
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT THE MOMENT.  
 
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-140830-  
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-  
131 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 97 72 90  
MAX/MIN RH 92 38 88 47  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 6  
INVERSION 7PM 82F/10AM 7PM 73F/8AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 48 GEN GOOD 25 FAIR 39 FAIR 38 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 2 VERY POOR 51 GEN GOOD 6 VERY POOR 50 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 7 3 5  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 5 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 6980 5290  
TRANSPORT WIND NE 7 E 8  
VENTILATION RATE 48860 42320  
DSI 2 3 3 3  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
87 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
54 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
 
SCZ020-021-026-140830-  
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-  
131 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIN/MAX TEMP 69 93 70 87  
MAX/MIN RH 91 43 87 42  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 5 E 5  
INVERSION 7PM 81F/10AM 7PM 71F/8AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 43 GEN GOOD 29 FAIR 36 FAIR 37 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 48 GEN GOOD 8 POOR 42 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 5 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 6730 5480  
TRANSPORT WIND NE 7 NE 7  
VENTILATION RATE 47110 38360  
DSI 2 2 2 2  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
41 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.  
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT. LIGHT  
WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
 
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-140830-  
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-  
131 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 96 71 91  
MAX/MIN RH 93 40 93 46  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 8  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 8  
INVERSION 7PM 82F/10AM 7PM 73F/8AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 27 FAIR 19 GEN POOR 37 FAIR 40 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 56 GEN GOOD 5 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 4 6  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 6 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 6850 5550  
TRANSPORT WIND NE 8 NE 10  
VENTILATION RATE 54800 55500  
DSI 2 2 3 3  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
37 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
53 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
 
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-140830-  
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-  
131 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIN/MAX TEMP 70 94 67 87  
MAX/MIN RH 88 42 83 41  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 6  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 5 NE 5  
INVERSION 7PM 82F/10AM 7PM 72F/4AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 29 FAIR 44 GEN GOOD 41 GEN GOOD 40 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 68 GOOD 7 POOR 52 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 4 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 6520 5640  
TRANSPORT WIND N 9 NE 8  
VENTILATION RATE 58680 45120  
DSI 2 3 3 3  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
37 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 36 PERCENT.  
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
52 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
 
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-140830-  
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-  
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-  
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-  
131 PM EDT SUN SEP 13 2026  
 
TONIGHT MON MON NIGHT TUE  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE NONE  
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 0  
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00  
PRECIP DURATION  
PRECIP BEGIN  
PRECIP END  
MIN/MAX TEMP 71 96 70 89  
MAX/MIN RH 93 44 90 44  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR NE 8  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR E 6 NE 7  
INVERSION 7PM 82F/10AM 7PM 74F/4AM  
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE VERY POOR NONE  
MAX ADI EARLY 33 FAIR 29 FAIR 39 FAIR 40 FAIR  
MAX ADI LATE 3 VERY POOR 59 GEN GOOD 9 POOR 54 GEN GOOD  
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 6 3 4  
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 5 1  
MIXING HEIGHT 6950 5610  
TRANSPORT WIND NE 8 NE 10  
VENTILATION RATE 55600 56100  
DSI 2 3 3 3  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
   
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7  
   
TUESDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
90 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
WEDNESDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH  
39 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
WEDNESDAY NIGHT  
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
THURSDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT. NORTH  
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY  
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.  
LIGHT WINDS.    
FRIDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
55 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SATURDAY NIGHT  
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH  
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.    
SUNDAY  
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH  
58 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.  
 
 
   
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS  
 
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
 
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