823  
FOUS52 KCAE 181606  
PFMCAE  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
SCZ027-182000-  
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-LEXINGTON SC  
33.95N 81.12W ELEV. 225 FT  
1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 96 75 94  
TEMP 94 94 88 82 79 77 77 88 94 94 88 81 77 75 77 87 92 92 87  
DEWPT 75 74 75 75 75 74 75 77 77 76 76 75 74 73 74 77 76 75 75  
RH 54 53 66 79 88 90 94 70 58 56 68 82 90 94 90 72 60 58 68  
WIND DIR S SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 8 9 5 4 4 4 4 6 8 8 4 3 2 2 2 4 5 6 4  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW SC FW FW FW B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 20 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.02 0.02 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C C C  
TSTMS S C S C S C C  
HEAT INDEX 106105 98 89 100109107 99 87 99105103 96  
MAX HEAT 106 106 94 109 109 94 105 105  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
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 95 77 95 74 91 73 91  
TEMP 77 77 92 89 79 78 92 88 78 75 88 85 76 74 88 85  
DEWPT 74 74 77 75 74 74 77 76 74 72 73 73 72 72 73 73  
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW W NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 30 50 30 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C S S C  
TSTMS S C C C C  
 
 
SCZ028-182000-  
COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT-RICHLAND SC  
33.97N 80.98W ELEV. 212 FT  
1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 95 75 94  
TEMP 93 93 88 82 79 77 77 88 93 93 87 81 77 75 77 86 92 92 86  
DEWPT 74 74 74 75 74 73 74 77 76 75 75 74 73 72 74 76 75 75 74  
RH 54 54 63 79 85 87 90 70 58 56 68 79 87 90 90 72 58 58 68  
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 6 8 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 5 5 3  
CLOUDS SC SC B1 SC B1 FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 30 20 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.16 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S C C C C  
TSTMS S S C S C S C C  
HEAT INDEX 103103 97 89 100106105 96 86 96103103 94  
MAX HEAT 103 106 93 106 106 91 103 103  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
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 76 94 74 91 72 90  
TEMP 77 77 92 88 79 78 92 88 78 76 88 85 76 74 88 85  
DEWPT 73 74 75 74 73 74 76 75 73 71 72 72 71 71 72 72  
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW W NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 30 50 30 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S S C S S C  
TSTMS S C C C C  
 
 
SCZ031-182000-  
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE-SUMTER SC  
33.97N 80.47W ELEV. 242 FT  
1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 76 95 75 93  
TEMP 93 93 88 81 78 77 78 87 92 93 87 81 77 75 77 86 91 91 85  
DEWPT 75 75 75 74 74 74 75 77 77 75 75 74 74 73 75 76 76 75 75  
RH 56 56 66 79 88 90 91 72 62 56 68 79 90 94 94 72 62 60 72  
WIND DIR S SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 8 9 6 6 5 5 6 9 9 9 4 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 4  
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 20 30 20 40 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.03 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C  
TSTMS S C C S C C  
HEAT INDEX 105105 98 86 99106104 97 86 96104102 94  
MAX HEAT 105 106 94 107 106 92 105 103  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
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 77 94 73 89 72 89  
TEMP 77 77 91 87 78 78 91 86 76 74 86 83 75 74 86 82  
DEWPT 74 75 77 75 74 75 78 76 74 73 75 74 72 72 73 74  
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW W NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 40 60 50 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C S C C S S C  
TSTMS S C C S C C  
 
 
SCZ136-182000-  
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-ORANGEBURG SC  
33.45N 80.85W ELEV. 197 FT  
1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 95 74 94  
TEMP 93 93 87 80 77 76 77 87 93 93 87 80 76 74 76 86 92 92 85  
DEWPT 75 73 74 75 74 73 74 76 74 72 73 73 73 73 74 75 74 73 73  
RH 56 52 65 85 90 90 90 70 54 51 63 79 90 97 94 70 56 54 67  
WIND DIR SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 9 9 8 6 5 5 6 9 10 10 6 4 3 3 3 6 9 9 6  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 10 10 30  
QPF 12HR 0.13 0 0 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C  
TSTMS S S C C  
HEAT INDEX 105102 95 85 98103101 94 84 95102101 92  
MAX HEAT 105 105 90 103 103 89 102 102  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
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 76 94 74 91 72 90  
TEMP 76 76 92 88 78 78 92 87 77 76 89 85 75 74 88 84  
DEWPT 73 74 74 74 73 74 75 75 74 73 73 72 72 72 72 72  
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW W NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 30 60 40 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C S C C S C  
TSTMS S C C S C S C  
 
 
GAZ065-182000-  
AUGUST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BUSH FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.37N 81.97W ELEV. 148 FT  
1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 74 94 73 93  
TEMP 94 93 87 81 78 76 77 88 93 93 87 80 76 74 76 88 92 91 86  
DEWPT 75 75 76 75 74 74 74 76 74 73 75 75 74 73 74 75 74 73 75  
RH 54 56 70 82 88 94 90 68 54 52 68 85 94 97 94 66 56 56 70  
WIND DIR SW SW SW S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N N N SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 8 9 5 4 3 4 5 6 9 9 5 3 0 0 0 5 8 8 5  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 20 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0.03 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C S S  
TSTMS S C S C S S  
HEAT INDEX 106105 98 87 99103102 96 85 98102100 95  
MAX HEAT 106 107 93 105 105 91 102 103  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
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 75 94 74 92 72 92  
TEMP 77 77 92 89 79 78 93 88 78 76 91 87 77 75 90 87  
DEWPT 73 74 75 75 74 75 76 76 74 72 72 72 72 72 71 72  
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW W NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 5 30 50 30 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C S S C  
TSTMS S C C C C  
 
 
GAZ065-182000-  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.47N 82.03W ELEV. 423 FT  
1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 76 94 75 93  
TEMP 92 92 86 81 78 77 77 87 92 92 86 80 77 75 77 86 91 91 86  
DEWPT 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 75 74 73 74 73 73 73 73 74 73 73 74  
RH 56 56 68 79 88 90 87 68 56 54 68 79 87 94 87 68 56 56 68  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 6 8 5 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 5 4 3 3 4 4 5 6 5  
CLOUDS SC B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 20 30 20  
QPF 12HR 0.09 0 0 0.02 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S C C S S  
TSTMS S C S S C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 102102 94 86 96102101 94 84 94100100 94  
MAX HEAT 102 105 91 102 103 91 100 101  
HEAT Y Y  
 
DATE TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
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 76 93 77 94 75 92 74 91  
TEMP 78 76 91 88 79 78 92 88 78 77 90 86 77 75 90 86  
DEWPT 73 73 74 74 73 73 75 74 73 71 70 70 71 71 70 71  
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW W NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 10 20 10 30 40 30 20 30  
RAIN SHWRS S C C S C S S C  
TSTMS S C C C C  
 
 
SCZ116-182000-  
LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT-LANCASTER SC  
34.72N 80.86W ELEV. 486 FT  
1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 74 93 73 91  
TEMP 93 93 87 80 77 75 76 87 92 91 85 78 75 73 75 84 90 89 85  
DEWPT 73 72 73 73 73 74 74 75 73 72 74 73 73 73 74 75 74 73 74  
RH 52 51 63 79 87 97 94 68 54 54 70 85 94100 97 74 60 59 70  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W N N SW SW SW SW N N N N N SW SW SW N  
WIND SPD 9 10 5 3 0 0 4 5 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 6 0  
CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1  
POP 12HR 30 40 40 70 30  
QPF 12HR 0.07 0.03 0 0.14 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C C C L L C C C C C  
TSTMS S C C S C C C C S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 102101 94 84 96101 99 93 92 99 97 93  
MAX HEAT 102 102 90 101 101 88 99 101  
 
DATE TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
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 92 75 92 71 88 70 89  
TEMP 76 76 90 87 78 77 90 86 75 72 86 83 73 71 87 84  
DEWPT 73 74 74 73 73 74 74 74 71 68 68 68 68 68 68 69  
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW N NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 40 20 10 50 50 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C S C C C S C S S S S  
TSTMS S S C C S  
 
 
SCZ020-182000-  
NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT-NEWBERRY SC  
34.30N 81.64W ELEV. 570 FT  
1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 73 94 72 91  
TEMP 92 92 86 79 77 75 76 87 92 92 85 78 75 73 75 85 90 90 84  
DEWPT 74 74 74 73 72 72 73 75 74 73 75 74 73 72 73 75 74 74 74  
RH 56 56 68 82 85 90 90 68 56 54 72 88 94 97 94 72 60 60 72  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  
WIND SPD 6 8 4 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 4 2  
CLOUDS SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 30 40 30  
QPF 12HR 0.03 0.01 0 0.04 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S C C C C S  
TSTMS S C S S S S C C C C S  
HEAT INDEX 102102 94 96102101 93 94 99 99 91  
MAX HEAT 102 105 88 102 105 87 101 102  
 
DATE TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
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 75 92 71 89 70 89  
TEMP 75 75 90 87 78 77 90 86 75 73 87 83 74 72 87 84  
DEWPT 73 73 74 74 72 73 75 74 71 69 69 70 69 69 70 70  
PWIND DIR SW SW SW SW NW NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT GN LT GN LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 20 10 10 30 50 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS S S C C S S C S S S  
TSTMS S S C C S S  
 
 
SCZ010-182000-  
MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT-MCCORMICK SC  
33.92N 82.30W ELEV. 459 FT  
1206 PM EDT SAT JUL 18 2026  
 
DATE SAT 07/18/26 SUN 07/19/26 MON 07/20/26  
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 96 74 94  
TEMP 93 93 86 79 77 75 77 88 94 94 86 79 76 74 76 87 92 92 86  
DEWPT 75 75 75 74 74 74 75 77 75 75 76 75 75 74 75 77 76 75 76  
RH 56 56 70 85 90 97 94 70 54 54 72 88 97100 97 72 60 58 72  
WIND DIR SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW N SW SW SW SW SW S  
WIND SPD 4 4 2 2 1 2 2 3 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 3 1  
CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC  
POP 12HR 30 20 30 30 30  
QPF 12HR 0 0.04 0 0.01 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C S S S S C C C C  
TSTMS S C S S S S C S C C  
HEAT INDEX 105105 95 100106106 96 99105103 96  
MAX HEAT 105 106 89 106 107 89 105 106  
 
DATE TUE 07/21/26 WED 07/22/26 THU 07/23/26 FRI 07/24/26  
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 95 76 95 73 92 72 92  
TEMP 77 77 93 88 79 78 92 88 77 75 90 86 75 74 89 86  
DEWPT 74 75 76 76 74 75 76 76 73 71 71 71 70 71 72 72  
PWIND DIR S SW SW SW NW NE E E  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 30 40 30 20 20  
RAIN SHWRS C C S S C S S S  
TSTMS C C S S  
 
 
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