403  
FOUS52 KCAE 161406  
PFMCAE  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
1006 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
SCZ027-162000-  
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-LEXINGTON SC  
33.95N 81.12W ELEV. 225 FT  
1006 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 96 76 97 75 95  
TEMP 89 94 94 88 81 79 77 78 91 95 95 89 82 78 76 77 89 93 93 87  
DEWPT 75 72 72 73 75 75 74 74 76 73 73 75 76 75 74 75 78 77 76 76  
RH 64 49 49 61 82 88 90 88 62 49 49 64 82 91 94 94 70 60 58 70  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 5  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
HEAT INDEX 99102102 96 87 103105105 99 89 103107106 98  
MAX HEAT 102 104 94 106 107 96 109 109  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 75 94 74 93 74 95 76 95  
TEMP 78 76 92 87 77 76 91 87 78 76 92 89 80 78 93 89  
DEWPT 74 74 76 76 74 73 76 75 73 73 75 74 73 74 74 74  
PWIND DIR SW SW SE W S W SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 50 40 30 5 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C S S  
TSTMS S C C C S S  
 
 
SCZ028-162000-  
COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT-RICHLAND SC  
33.97N 80.98W ELEV. 212 FT  
1006 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 95 75 97 75 95  
TEMP 88 93 93 88 81 79 77 77 90 95 95 88 82 78 76 77 88 93 93 87  
DEWPT 74 72 71 73 74 74 73 74 75 73 73 74 75 75 74 75 77 75 75 75  
RH 63 51 49 61 79 85 87 90 62 49 49 63 79 91 94 94 70 56 56 68  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S S S S S S S S S SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 2 1 2 2 4 6 6 4  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 5 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
HEAT INDEX 97101100 96 86 101105105 97 89 100105105 96  
MAX HEAT 101 104 93 105 106 95 105 105  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 75 94 73 93 74 94 76 95  
TEMP 77 77 92 86 77 75 90 86 77 76 91 88 79 78 92 88  
DEWPT 73 73 75 75 73 73 75 74 73 73 73 73 73 73 73 73  
PWIND DIR SW SW SE W S SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 60 40 30 5 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S L C S C S S  
TSTMS S L C C S S  
 
 
SCZ031-162000-  
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE-SUMTER SC  
33.97N 80.47W ELEV. 242 FT  
1006 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 94 75 96 75 94  
TEMP 88 92 93 87 81 78 76 77 89 94 94 88 81 77 76 77 87 92 92 86  
DEWPT 76 74 73 74 75 75 74 75 77 74 74 75 76 75 74 76 78 77 76 77  
RH 68 56 52 65 82 91 94 94 68 53 53 66 85 94 94 97 75 62 60 75  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW S S S S S S S S S S S  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 4 2 2 1 1 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 8 9 6  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 10 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S  
TSTMS S  
HEAT INDEX 99102101 95 87 102105105 98 88 100106104 97  
MAX HEAT 102 103 92 106 106 94 107 106  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 75 93 73 92 74 93 75 93  
TEMP 77 77 91 85 76 75 89 85 77 76 90 87 78 77 91 87  
DEWPT 74 74 77 77 74 74 77 77 74 74 76 76 74 75 75 75  
PWIND DIR SW SW S SE S SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 60 50 40 10 20 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS S L C S C S S S C  
TSTMS S C C C S S S C  
 
 
SCZ136-162000-  
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-ORANGEBURG SC  
33.45N 80.85W ELEV. 197 FT  
1006 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 93 74 95 74 94  
TEMP 87 91 91 86 79 77 75 76 88 94 94 87 80 76 74 76 87 92 92 86  
DEWPT 75 73 73 74 74 74 73 75 76 73 73 74 74 74 74 75 76 75 74 76  
RH 68 56 56 68 85 90 94 97 68 51 51 65 82 94100 97 70 58 56 72  
WIND DIR W SW SW SW SW N N N SW S S S S S N S S S S S  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 4 3 0 0 0 2 4 5 5 3 1 0 2 5 8 9 8  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW SC B1 SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 10 10 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 96100100 94 99103103 95 85 98103102 96  
MAX HEAT 101 102 89 103 105 90 103 105  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 74 93 73 92 74 95 75 94  
TEMP 76 76 91 86 76 76 91 87 76 76 93 88 78 78 92 88  
DEWPT 73 73 74 75 73 73 75 75 73 74 73 74 73 74 73 74  
PWIND DIR SW SW S S S SW SW W  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW SC B1 B1 SC FW B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 40 30 30 5 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C S S S  
TSTMS C C C S S S  
 
 
GAZ065-162000-  
AUGUST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BUSH FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.37N 81.97W ELEV. 148 FT  
1006 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 93 74 95 74 94  
TEMP 88 92 91 86 80 77 76 77 90 94 93 87 80 77 75 77 88 93 92 86  
DEWPT 75 73 73 75 75 74 74 74 76 74 74 75 76 75 74 75 76 75 74 76  
RH 66 54 56 70 85 90 94 90 64 53 54 68 88 94 97 94 68 56 56 72  
WIND DIR W W W W SW N N N N S S S N N N N SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 5 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 4 8 8 5  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C S  
TSTMS S S S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 98101100 95 85 102105103 96 86 99105102 96  
MAX HEAT 102 102 90 105 105 93 105 105  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 73 93 73 93 74 95 75 95  
TEMP 76 76 92 87 77 76 92 88 77 77 94 90 79 78 94 90  
DEWPT 73 73 74 75 73 73 73 74 73 73 72 74 73 73 72 74  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW NW SW W SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 40 20 20 5 10 10 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S C  
TSTMS S C S S C  
 
 
GAZ065-162000-  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.47N 82.03W ELEV. 423 FT  
1006 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 93 76 95 76 93  
TEMP 87 91 91 86 80 78 76 77 88 93 93 87 81 78 77 76 87 92 91 86  
DEWPT 74 73 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 72 72 74 74 74 74 74 75 74 74 74  
RH 65 56 56 68 82 88 94 90 63 51 51 65 79 88 90 94 68 56 58 68  
WIND DIR W W W W W W W W N S S S SW N S SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 5 4 3 2 2 0 2 4 4 1 0 1 3 4 6 6 5  
CLOUDS CL SC SC FW FW CL FW FW CL FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 20 20 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.05 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S C C S  
TSTMS S S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 95100100 94 85 97101101 95 86 96102101 94  
MAX HEAT 100 102 90 102 104 91 102 102  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 75 93 75 93 75 95 77 94  
TEMP 77 77 91 86 77 76 91 87 78 76 93 89 80 78 93 89  
DEWPT 73 73 73 74 73 72 72 73 72 72 71 72 72 73 71 72  
PWIND DIR SW W W NW SW W SW W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B1 FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 20 40 30 20 5 10 10 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C  
TSTMS S C S S C  
 
 
SCZ116-162000-  
LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT-LANCASTER SC  
34.72N 80.86W ELEV. 486 FT  
1006 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 96 75 97 75 93  
TEMP 88 94 95 89 81 78 75 77 91 96 95 89 81 77 75 77 87 92 91 86  
DEWPT 72 69 68 70 72 73 73 74 74 70 71 72 74 74 74 75 75 74 73 74  
RH 59 44 42 54 74 85 94 90 58 43 46 57 79 90 97 94 68 56 56 68  
WIND DIR W W SW N N N N N N S S N N N N N SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 4 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 9 4  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 0 0 10 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS C C C  
HEAT INDEX 95 99100 94 85 101103103 96 86 96102100 94  
MAX HEAT 99 101 90 103 104 90 102 103  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 74 91 72 90 73 93 74 92  
TEMP 76 74 90 84 74 73 89 85 75 74 91 87 77 75 90 86  
DEWPT 73 74 73 75 73 73 72 72 71 73 71 72 72 73 71 71  
PWIND DIR SW SW SE SE SW SW SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC SC B1 FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 60 50 30 5 20 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S L C S C S S S  
TSTMS C C C C S S S  
 
 
SCZ020-162000-  
NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT-NEWBERRY SC  
34.30N 81.64W ELEV. 570 FT  
1006 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 94 73 96 73 93  
TEMP 87 93 93 87 79 77 75 76 89 94 94 87 79 76 74 76 87 91 91 85  
DEWPT 74 71 70 72 73 73 72 74 75 72 72 74 74 74 73 74 76 75 74 75  
RH 65 49 47 61 82 87 90 94 64 49 49 65 85 94 97 94 70 60 58 72  
WIND DIR W W SW SW SW SW SW NW NW S S S S S S S SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 6 6 3  
CLOUDS CL CL FW FW FW FW CL CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 5 5 20 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.04  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C S  
TSTMS C C S  
HEAT INDEX 96100 99 93 100103102 95 82 98102100 94  
MAX HEAT 101 103 89 104 105 90 103 103  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 73 92 71 91 72 93 74 93  
TEMP 75 75 90 85 75 74 89 85 75 75 91 87 77 76 91 86  
DEWPT 73 73 73 75 72 72 73 73 71 72 72 73 71 72 71 72  
PWIND DIR SW W SW N SW W W NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 50 40 20 5 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S S  
TSTMS S C S S S S  
 
 
SCZ010-162000-  
MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT-MCCORMICK SC  
33.92N 82.30W ELEV. 459 FT  
1006 AM EDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
DATE THU 07/16/26 FRI 07/17/26 SAT 07/18/26  
EDT 3HRLY 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20  
UTC 3HRLY 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00  
 
MAX/MIN 95 75 97 75 95  
TEMP 89 93 93 86 79 77 75 77 90 95 95 87 79 77 75 77 88 93 93 86  
DEWPT 75 74 73 75 76 75 75 75 77 73 74 76 76 76 75 76 78 76 76 76  
RH 64 54 52 70 91 94100 94 66 49 51 70 91 97100 97 72 58 58 72  
WIND DIR W W SW W W SW N N SW S S S SW N N SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 2 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 4 4 2  
CLOUDS CL FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 10 5 30 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C C  
TSTMS C C C  
HEAT INDEX 99103102 95 103105106 98 102106106 96  
MAX HEAT 103 105 89 105 107 89 106 106  
 
DATE SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26 TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26  
EDT 6HRLY 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20  
UTC 6HRLY 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00  
 
MIN/MAX 74 94 73 94 74 96 76 95  
TEMP 76 76 92 86 76 75 92 88 77 76 93 89 79 78 93 89  
DEWPT 75 74 75 76 74 74 74 75 73 74 73 74 73 74 74 74  
PWIND DIR SW W W NW W W SW NW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC B1 B1 FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 50 30 10 5 20 10 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S  
TSTMS C S S S  
 
 
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