881
FNUS52 KCAE 130534
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
134 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
DISCUSSION
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPS
IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEK AS UPPER RIDGING AND HIGH
PRESSURE MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY VARIABLE THROUGH THURSDAY AS THE
AFOREMENTIONED HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVERHEAD. DESPITE THE DRIER
WEATHER, AFTERNOON RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE
AGAIN FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEK AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE
REGION. A WIND SHIFT FROM SOUTHWESTERLY TO NORTHERLY WITH THIS
FRONTAL PASSAGE. ADDITIONALLY, DRIER AIR FILTERS BEHIND THE FRONT.
THAT COMBINED WITH BREEZY WINDS COULD LEAD TO ELEVATED FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
FOG POTENTIAL: NONE
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-132030-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
134 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
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 86 58 88
MIN/MAX RH 38 100 39
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 74F/11AM 6PM 76F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR 8 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 2
MIXING HEIGHT 4610 4760
TRANSPORT WIND NW 3 W 6
VENTILATION RATE 13830 28560
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
69 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
85 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-132030-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
134 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
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 84 57 87
MIN/MAX RH 41 100 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 73F/11AM 6PM 75F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 3 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 7 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 23 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 31 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 2
MIXING HEIGHT 4310 4340
TRANSPORT WIND W 5 SW 6
VENTILATION RATE 21550 26040
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 80S. MINIMUM RH 53 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 75 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
71 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
88 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 56 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-132030-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
134 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
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 86 58 87
MIN/MAX RH 39 100 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 76F/11AM 6PM 77F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 4 VERY POOR 5 VERY POOR 9 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 19 GEN POOR 3 VERY POOR 30 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 2
MIXING HEIGHT 4310 4670
TRANSPORT WIND NW 3 SW 6
VENTILATION RATE 12930 28020
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
76 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
40 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
63 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
86 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 52 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-132030-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
134 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
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 86 58 88
MIN/MAX RH 40 100 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 75F/11AM 6PM 77F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 6 VERY POOR 4 VERY POOR 10 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 21 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 34 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 7 2
MIXING HEIGHT 4040 4460
TRANSPORT WIND W 5 SW 7
VENTILATION RATE 20200 31220
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 60. MAXIMUM RH 100 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
97 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. COOLER. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
MAXIMUM RH 72 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY. MUCH COOLER. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH
45 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
69 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
92 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-132030-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
134 AM EDT TUE OCT 13 2026
TODAY TONIGHT WED
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR CLEAR
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 58 89
MIN/MAX RH 38 100 40
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
INVERSION 76F/11AM 6PM 77F/11AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 7 POOR 5 VERY POOR 11 POOR
MAX ADI LATE 24 FAIR 3 VERY POOR 32 FAIR
MAX LVORI EARLY 9 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 2 9 2
MIXING HEIGHT 4480 4860
TRANSPORT WIND NW 5 SW 6
VENTILATION RATE 22400 29160
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
100 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 49 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
99 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 50S. MAXIMUM RH
72 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SATURDAY
SUNNY, COOLER. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH
42 PERCENT. NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 40S. MAXIMUM RH
64 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.
SUNDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. MAXIMUM RH
90 PERCENT. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
MONDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 54 PERCENT.
NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS
TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. PRECIPITATION NEAR NORMAL.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page