818
FNUS52 KCAE 091757
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1257 PM EST MON FEB 9 2026
DISCUSSION
MOISTURE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY,
AS WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AT 7-12 MPH WHERE GUSTS
TOWARD 20-25 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
INTO THE EVENING AS DEEP MIXING OCCURS. WITH THE INCREASING
MOISTURE THOUGH, MINIMUM RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT
BETWEEN 40-50%. A COLD FRONT NEARS THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING WITH SCATTERED RAIN CHANCES POSSIBLE, BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT WITH MOST SPOTS SEEING LESS THAN 0.10". THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WHERE FAIRLY RAPID DRYING
COULD BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTY WINDS SHIFTING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST.
THURSDAY HAS TRENDED A BIT DRIER, BUT ACTIVE WEATHER AND MORE
RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK AND OVER THE
WEEKEND.
FOG POTENTIAL TONIGHT: FOG NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-100915-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LINCOLNTON, THOMSON, MARTINEZ, EVANS,
MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL, EDGEFIELD, JOHNSTON, AND MURPHYS ESTATES
1257 PM EST MON FEB 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 38 73 55 70
MAX/MIN RH 98 46 82 48
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 7
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 LGT/VAR W 7
INVERSION 6PM 55F/10AM 6PM 58F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 36 FAIR 10 POOR 47 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 98 GOOD 11 POOR 74 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 4 6 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 4 2
MIXING HEIGHT 4480 4930
TRANSPORT WIND W 20 NW 16
VENTILATION RATE 89600 78880
DSI 1 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 62 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 24 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 62 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 60.
MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
79 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 95 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-100915-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NEWBERRY, WINNSBORO, WINNSBORO MILLS,
SALUDA, AND RIDGE SPRING
1257 PM EST MON FEB 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 40
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 34 72 54 68
MAX/MIN RH 100 47 79 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G18 SW 6 NW 7
INVERSION 6PM 52F/10AM 6PM 57F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 38 FAIR 13 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 88 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 75 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 6 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 6 1 3 1
MIXING HEIGHT 3840 5040
TRANSPORT WIND W 22 NW 15
VENTILATION RATE 84480 75600
DSI 1 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
67 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 25 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH
63 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 37 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH 86 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 78 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH 97 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-100915-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF AUGUSTA, WAYNESBORO, AIKEN,
NORTH AUGUSTA, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, BLACKVILLE, BAMBERG,
AND DENMARK
1257 PM EST MON FEB 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 50
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 37 74 55 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 45 85 54
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8 G17
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G17 SW 5 W 9 G18
INVERSION 6PM 56F/10AM 6PM 58F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 33 FAIR 12 POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 84 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 60 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 3 3
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 3 2
MIXING HEIGHT 4290 3530
TRANSPORT WIND W 21 NW 17
VENTILATION RATE 90090 60010
DSI 1 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 67 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 23 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM
RH 70 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
60S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
85 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 91 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 73 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH 98 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-100915-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHERAW, PAGELAND, CAMDEN, LUGOFF, ELGIN,
BISHOPVILLE, ANDREW JACKSON STATE PARK,
CAROLINA COMMONS SHOPPING CENTER, COMMUNITY OF ALMOND GLEN,
INDIAN LAND, VAN WYCK, LANCASTER, SPRINGDALE, AND LANCASTER MILL
1257 PM EST MON FEB 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 30
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 32 71 54 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 47 84 35
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 8
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 6 SW 6 NW 7
INVERSION 6PM 50F/10AM 6PM 57F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 29 FAIR 17 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 4 VERY POOR 80 GOOD 20 GEN POOR 86 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 3 8 4 3
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 4 1
MIXING HEIGHT 3700 6060
TRANSPORT WIND W 22 NW 15
VENTILATION RATE 81400 90900
DSI 1 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH
25 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 66 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. MINIMUM RH
36 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. MAXIMUM RH
88 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID
50S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 92 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 75 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE LOWER
40S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH
54 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-100915-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEVEN OAKS, WEST COLUMBIA, CAYCE,
LEXINGTON, RED BANK, OAK GROVE, BATESBURG-LEESVILLE, COLUMBIA,
SUMTER, ST. MATTHEWS, MANNING, SUMMERTON, NORTH, SPRINGFIELD,
NEESES, ORANGEBURG, BROOKDALE, HOLLY HILL, BOWMAN, BRANCHVILLE,
ELLOREE, SANTEE, AND EUTAWVILLE
1257 PM EST MON FEB 9 2026
TONIGHT TUE TUE NIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY MCLDY
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE RAIN
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0 50
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01
PRECIP DURATION 2
PRECIP BEGIN 7 AM
PRECIP END 6 PM
MIN/MAX TEMP 35 74 53 69
MAX/MIN RH 100 47 83 47
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR W 9 G19
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR SW 7 G18 SW 5 NW 8 G19
INVERSION 6PM 53F/10AM 6PM 57F/4AM
DISPERSION VERY POOR NONE FAIR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 5 VERY POOR 29 FAIR 13 GEN POOR 51 GEN GOOD
MAX ADI LATE 5 VERY POOR 88 GOOD 21 FAIR 53 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 5 7 4 3
MAX LVORI LATE 9 1 3 1
MIXING HEIGHT 4060 3230
TRANSPORT WIND W 22 NW 16
VENTILATION RATE 89320 51680
DSI 1 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM
RH 70 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 26 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. MAXIMUM RH
69 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 30S. MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID 40S.
MAXIMUM RH 93 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. EAST
WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE MID
40S. MAXIMUM RH 99 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page