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FNUS52 KCAE 300538
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
138 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
DISCUSSION
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER TODAY WITH MAINLY
SUNNY SKIES AND GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. WARMER DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN MIN RH VALUES GENERALLY BETWEEN 30 AND
40 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE GRADUALLY INCREASES LATE THIS
WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS OFFSHORE AND
SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS. RAIN CHANCES ARE EXPECTED TO HOLD OFF UNTIL
THE WEEKEND WHEN A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST.
FOG POTENTIAL: FOG IS NOT EXPECTED TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR SOME
POSSIBLE PREDAWN RIVER VALLEY FOG.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-302100-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
138 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 61 89
MIN/MAX RH 36 100 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 72F/10AM 7PM 74F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 10 POOR 28 FAIR 16 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 38 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 41 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 4 10
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
MIXING HEIGHT 6400 5980
TRANSPORT WIND SE 6 S 6
VENTILATION RATE 38400 35880
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SHOWERS. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. MINIMUM
RH 86 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 70 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
46 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-302100-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
138 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 87 59 88
MIN/MAX RH 34 100 37
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 77F/11AM 7PM 73F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 16 GEN POOR 15 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 26 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 4 10
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
MIXING HEIGHT 6370 6690
TRANSPORT WIND S 3 S 6
VENTILATION RATE 19110 40140
DSI 3 2 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH
49 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE MID
80S. MINIMUM RH 63 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 88 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND
60. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 69 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 47 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-302100-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
138 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 89 62 89
MIN/MAX RH 35 100 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 74F/10AM 7PM 76F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 15 GEN POOR 32 FAIR 22 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 36 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 45 GEN GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 2 10 2
MIXING HEIGHT 6540 6330
TRANSPORT WIND SE 5 S 7
VENTILATION RATE 32700 44310
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 70S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-302100-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
138 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER CLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 60 89
MIN/MAX RH 34 100 35
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 73F/10AM 7PM 74F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 9 POOR 16 GEN POOR 18 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 26 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 40 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 8 4 10
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
MIXING HEIGHT 6320 6560
TRANSPORT WIND S 3 S 6
VENTILATION RATE 18960 39360
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 44 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
80S. MINIMUM RH 59 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. NOT AS WARM. HIGHS
IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND
5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 66 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 89 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
TUESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-302100-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
138 AM EDT WED SEP 30 2026
TODAY TONIGHT THU
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 0 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.00 0.00
PRECIP DURATION
PRECIP BEGIN
PRECIP END
MAX/MIN TEMP 88 61 90
MIN/MAX RH 35 100 38
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 74F/10AM 7PM 75F/10AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 12 POOR 21 FAIR 18 GEN POOR
MAX ADI LATE 28 FAIR 4 VERY POOR 39 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 7 6 10
MAX LVORI LATE 2 10 2
MIXING HEIGHT 6760 6950
TRANSPORT WIND SE 3 S 6
VENTILATION RATE 20280 41700
DSI 3 3 3
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. MINIMUM RH 82 PERCENT. EAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS IN THE
LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 74 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
TUESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION ABOVE NORMAL.
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