605
FNUS52 KCAE 270521
FWFCAE
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA
AND EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
121 AM EDT MON JUL 27 2026
DISCUSSION
DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY AS SOME TRANSIENT DRY AIR PUSHES
OVER THE AREA. MOISTURE INCREASES AGAIN ON TUESDAY AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE PEE DEE REGION AND EASTERN MIDLANDS. RAIN TOTALS ARE
GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT OUTSIDE OF AREAS THAT SEE A
THUNDERSTORM. SEASONALLY DRY AIR IS FORECAST TO PUSH IN WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH MIN RH VALUES FORECAST IN THE
30-40% RANGE THUR/FRI. RAIN CHANCES LOOK TO INCREASE AGAIN NEXT
WEEKEND.
FOG POTENTIAL: LOW CLOUDS AND FOG EXPECTED TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY
ACROSS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MIDLANDS.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-272015-
LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-MCCORMICK-EDGEFIELD-
121 AM EDT MON JUL 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY 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 96 73 99
MIN/MAX RH 46 98 42
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 5 G17
INVERSION 83F/10AM 8PM 80F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 22 FAIR 41 GEN GOOD 35 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 45 GEN GOOD 2 VERY POOR 93 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 2 8 1
MIXING HEIGHT 5630 7300
TRANSPORT WIND NW 7 W 12
VENTILATION RATE 39410 87600
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
88 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
47 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 85 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
80 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 48 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ020-021-026-272015-
NEWBERRY-FAIRFIELD-SALUDA-
121 AM EDT MON JUL 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
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 92 71 96
MIN/MAX RH 48 98 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7 G17
INVERSION 76F/9AM 8PM 78F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 28 FAIR 40 FAIR 38 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 51 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 102 VERY GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 5 8
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 1
MIXING HEIGHT 6280 7160
TRANSPORT WIND NW 7 W 14
VENTILATION RATE 43960 100240
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 90 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
48 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 84 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
83 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
91 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN
THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 96 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S. MINIMUM RH 62 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-272015-
RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-BARNWELL-BAMBERG-
121 AM EDT MON JUL 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR
PRECIP TYPE NONE SHOWERS NONE
CHANCE PRECIP 0 10 0
PRECIP AMOUNT 0.00 0.05 0.00
PRECIP DURATION 1
PRECIP BEGIN 6 PM
PRECIP END 12 AM
MAX/MIN TEMP 94 72 97
MIN/MAX RH 48 99 43
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 6
INVERSION 83F/10AM 8PM 79F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 34 FAIR 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 46 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 95 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 5 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 1
MIXING HEIGHT 5600 7680
TRANSPORT WIND NW 7 W 13
VENTILATION RATE 39200 99840
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
87 PERCENT. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
50 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 85 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 39 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
83 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH 38 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 46 PERCENT.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 96 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY.
HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 60 PERCENT. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-272015-
CHESTERFIELD-KERSHAW-LEE-NORTHERN LANCASTER-SOUTHERN LANCASTER-
121 AM EDT MON JUL 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
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 91 71 96
MIN/MAX RH 51 100 46
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 8 G18
INVERSION 76F/9AM 8PM 78F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 21 FAIR 33 FAIR 39 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 47 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 89 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 9 1
MIXING HEIGHT 5030 7740
TRANSPORT WIND NW 8 SW 15
VENTILATION RATE 40240 116100
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE MID 70S. MAXIMUM RH 94 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH
52 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM
RH 83 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 42 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 60S. MAXIMUM RH
84 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 43 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
93 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 51 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 98 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 90. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT. SOUTH
WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-272015-
LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-SUMTER-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-
NORTHWESTERN ORANGEBURG-CENTRAL ORANGEBURG-
SOUTHEASTERN ORANGEBURG-
121 AM EDT MON JUL 27 2026
TODAY TONIGHT TUE
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY
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 93 72 98
MIN/MAX RH 51 100 44
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR LGT/VAR
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) LGT/VAR LGT/VAR SW 7 G17
INVERSION 81F/10AM 8PM 79F/9AM
DISPERSION NONE VERY POOR NONE
MAX ADI EARLY 16 GEN POOR 32 FAIR 33 FAIR
MAX ADI LATE 42 GEN GOOD 3 VERY POOR 100 GOOD
MAX LVORI EARLY 10 6 9
MAX LVORI LATE 3 8 1
MIXING HEIGHT 5680 7440
TRANSPORT WIND NW 7 SW 14
VENTILATION RATE 39760 104160
DSI 2 2 2
REMARKS...NONE.
FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7
TUESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. MAXIMUM RH 88 PERCENT.
SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY
MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 90S. MINIMUM RH
53 PERCENT. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 84 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
THURSDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 40 PERCENT.
NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
THURSDAY NIGHT
CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 70. MAXIMUM RH 84 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY
SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 41 PERCENT.
LIGHT WINDS.
FRIDAY NIGHT
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM RH
94 PERCENT. LIGHT WINDS.
SATURDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 50 PERCENT.
SOUTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SATURDAY NIGHT
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 70S. MAXIMUM
RH 95 PERCENT. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
SUNDAY
PARTLY SUNNY WITH SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 90S. MINIMUM RH 61 PERCENT.
SOUTH 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