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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1241 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
SCZ050-300900-
CHARLESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-CHARLESTON SC
32.91N 80.03W ELEV. 45 FT
1241 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
DATE 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 32 57 33 42 15
TEMP 48 40 37 34 33 34 47 56 57 49 44 41 38 35 40 40 36 30 25 22 20 18
DEWPT 18 23 25 25 26 28 34 33 34 36 36 36 33 32 32 30 27 22 18 15 14 12
RH 30 50 61 69 75 78 60 42 42 61 73 82 82 89 73 67 69 72 74 74 77 77
WIND DIR N E E E E NE E SE E E NE NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 4 4 2 2 2 4 5 6 8 5 5 5 6 9 10 13 14 14 16 16 16 14
WIND GUST 26 26 27 27 28 25
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 SC B1 B1 FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 80 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.09 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C D S
SNOW C D D L L C C
WIND CHILL 37 30 37 33 28 33 32 27 19 12 8 6 4
MIN CHILL 37 34 30 31 37 28 29 19 8 4
EXTREME COLD A A A A A
WINTER STORM A A A A A A A A A
DATE 02/01 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 35 18 44 24 50 30 53 36 52
TEMP 33 29 23 20 42 37 28 26 47 42 33 33 51 46 41 39 50 44
DEWPT 12 17 16 15 16 21 21 21 26 29 28 29 33 35 35 36 37 35
PWIND DIR NW NW NW W NW W SW NW NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 40
RAIN C C C
GAZ118-300900-
SAVANNAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-INLAND CHATHAM GA
32.12N 81.20W ELEV. 50 FT
1241 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
DATE 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 34 60 37 47 17
TEMP 53 45 40 36 36 34 50 59 60 52 45 42 40 39 42 44 40 31 26 23 22 20
DEWPT 26 31 33 33 33 33 39 37 37 40 40 39 38 37 35 32 28 22 18 15 12 8
RH 35 58 76 89 89 96 66 44 42 63 82 89 92 92 76 62 62 69 71 71 65 59
WIND DIR NW E E NE NE N NE S S E NE N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 5 5 2 2 2 4 5 10 13 16 16 16 14 16 14
WIND GUST 27 26
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC FW SC B1 SC B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW
POP 12HR 0 5 10 60 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.02
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C C L
SNOW L C C
WIND CHILL 37 35 36 37 32 20 13 10 8 6
MIN CHILL 36 34 36 35 35 20 10 6
EXTREME COLD A A A A A
DATE 02/01 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 41 21 48 27 55 35 58 40 56
TEMP 38 34 26 23 46 40 29 28 51 46 36 35 55 51 43 42 53 48
DEWPT 11 17 15 15 17 23 23 24 29 32 31 31 38 40 40 40 41 38
PWIND DIR NW NW W W W SW SW SW NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30
RAIN S C C C
SCZ050-300900-
CHARLESTON WATERFRONT-CHARLESTON SC
32.78N 79.94W ELEV. 10 FT
1241 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
DATE 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 37 57 36 46 18
TEMP 47 41 40 39 39 39 50 55 56 50 46 43 40 38 42 43 38 29 25 23 22 21
DEWPT 26 28 29 30 31 34 40 40 40 40 40 39 37 35 37 36 33 27 22 20 18 17
RH 43 59 64 70 73 82 68 57 55 68 79 86 89 89 82 76 82 92 88 88 84 84
WIND DIR E E E E E E E E E NE NE N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 4 2 2 2 2 3 4 6 6 4 4 5 5 8 10 11 13 13 16 17 18 16
WIND GUST 26 27 28 28 26
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 FW SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 80 70
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.08 0.11
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S S S C C D
SNOW D L L C C
WIND CHILL 37 36 32 36 37 30 18 12 9 7 7
MIN CHILL 38 37 38 39 32 33 18 9 7
EXTREME COLD A A A A A
WINTER STORM A A A A A A A A A
DATE 02/01 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 36 23 45 29 51 36 54 40 53
TEMP 33 32 26 23 42 38 31 30 47 43 37 37 52 48 43 42 51 45
DEWPT 18 21 20 18 21 25 25 26 32 34 33 34 40 40 40 40 43 40
PWIND DIR NW NW NW W NW NW W NW NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 5 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 40
RAIN S C C C
SCZ048-300900-
BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION-BEAUFORT SC
32.48N 80.72W ELEV. 37 FT
1241 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
DATE 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 37 57 37 45 19
TEMP 50 42 40 38 37 37 48 56 57 50 44 42 40 39 41 42 39 29 25 23 22 20
DEWPT 26 31 32 32 33 34 39 39 39 40 40 39 37 35 35 35 31 24 20 17 15 13
RH 39 65 73 79 85 89 71 53 51 68 86 89 89 85 79 76 73 81 81 77 74 74
WIND DIR W SE E E NE NE NE SE SE E NE N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 2 2 3 5 8 10 12 14 17 17 18 18 17
WIND GUST 26
CLOUDS B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 70 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.07 0.06
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C L
SNOW L C C S S
WIND CHILL 36 33 35 35 31 17 12 9 7 5
MIN CHILL 38 37 38 33 33 17 9 5
EXTREME COLD A A A A A
WINTER STORM A A A A A A A A A
DATE 02/01 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 39 23 46 28 52 35 55 40 53
TEMP 36 33 26 23 43 38 30 28 48 43 37 36 52 49 43 42 51 46
DEWPT 15 20 19 18 20 25 24 25 31 33 32 32 39 40 39 40 42 40
PWIND DIR NW NW W W W W SW W NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30
RAIN S C C C
SCZ043-300900-
WALTERBORO-INLAND COLLETON SC
32.91N 80.67W ELEV. 98 FT
1241 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
DATE 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 29 57 31 38 15
TEMP 48 39 35 31 30 30 45 55 57 48 41 39 36 34 36 36 32 26 22 21 19 17
DEWPT 21 23 25 25 25 26 32 32 33 36 36 36 35 32 32 30 26 22 18 15 14 12
RH 34 52 66 78 81 85 60 41 40 63 82 89 96 92 85 79 78 85 84 77 80 80
WIND DIR NW NE E E E E E S SW E NE NE N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 2 3 5 6 9 11 12 11 11 11 11 11
WIND GUST 24 23 24 25 25 21
CLOUDS B1 B2 OV SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 SC
POP 12HR 0 5 20 80 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.09 0.08
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN S S C C S
SNOW C C D D C C S S
WIND CHILL 37 31 28 29 28 23 15 10 9 7 4
MIN CHILL 39 31 29 33 37 28 28 15 9 4
EXTREME COLD A A A A A
WINTER STORM A A A A A A A A A
DATE 02/01 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 35 17 43 22 48 27 52 34 50
TEMP 32 29 21 18 41 34 25 23 45 39 29 29 50 44 37 36 49 42
DEWPT 12 18 17 15 16 22 21 22 27 29 28 27 33 35 35 36 36 35
PWIND DIR NW NW W W NW SW SW SW NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 30 30
RAIN C C C
GAZ099-300900-
METTER-CANDLER GA
32.40N 82.06W ELEV. 197 FT
1241 PM EST THU JAN 29 2026
DATE 01/29/26 FRI 01/30/26 SAT 01/31/26 SUN
EST 3HRLY 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07
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 30 59 33 42 15
TEMP 52 45 39 33 32 31 45 57 59 51 44 42 38 35 38 39 35 27 25 22 20 18
DEWPT 22 26 27 28 30 29 35 32 32 35 37 37 36 32 29 24 21 19 16 12 10 7
RH 31 47 62 82 92 92 68 38 36 54 76 82 92 89 70 54 56 71 68 65 64 61
WIND DIR NW NE E SE E E SE S W N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW
WIND SPD 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 2 2 2 4 6 11 13 16 13 13 12 12 12
WIND GUST 26 25 24 24 24 23
CLOUDS B1 B2 B1 FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 OV OV B2 B1 SC FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 10 50 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0.01
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN C
SNOW C C C S S
WIND CHILL 34 29 31 31 25 16 13 10 7 5
MIN CHILL 33 31 32 29 30 16 10 5
EXTREME COLD A A A A A
WINTER STORM A A A A A A A A A
DATE 02/01 MON 02/02/26 TUE 02/03/26 WED 02/04/26 THU 02/05/26
EST 6HRLY 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 40 19 48 25 53 32 56 38 53
TEMP 36 33 24 20 44 39 28 26 49 44 34 33 52 49 42 40 50 44
DEWPT 9 13 14 13 16 22 24 23 29 31 30 29 35 37 39 38 38 35
PWIND DIR NW W W W W SW SW S NW
WIND CHAR GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT GN
AVG CLOUDS FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1
POP 12HR 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 30 30
RAIN S S C C C
PRODUCT KEY...
--- CLOUD COVER ---
CODE PERCENTAGE SKY COVER DAY/NIGHT
CL 0 TO <=5 PERCENT SUNNY/CLEAR
FW >5 TO <=25 PERCENT SUNNY/MOSTLY CLEAR
SC >25 TO <=50 PERCENT PARTLY CLOUDY
B1 >50 TO <=69 PERCENT MOSTLY CLOUDY
B2 >69 TO <=87 PERCENT MOSTLY CLOUDY
OV >87 TO 100 PERCENT CLOUDY
--- OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY --- --- WEATHER COVERAGE ---
CODE TYPE CODE QUALIFYING TERM
F FOG S SLIGHT
PF PATCHY FOG C CHANCE
F+ DENSE FOG L LIKELY
PF+ PATCHY DENSE FOG O OCCASIONAL
H HAZE D DEFINITE
BS BLOWING SNOW
K SMOKE
BD BLOWING DUST
AF VOLCANIC ASHFALL
--- EXTENDED WIND FORECAST CHARACTER ---
12-HR MAX SUSTAINED
CODE WIND CHARACTER WIND SPEED
LT LIGHT < 8 MPH
GN GENTLE 8-14 MPH
BZ BREEZY 15-22 MPH
WY WINDY 23-30 MPH
VW VERY WINDY 31-39 MPH
SD STRONG/DAMAGING >=40 MPH
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