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POINT FORECAST MATRICES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
506 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
SCZ027-190800-
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-LEXINGTON SC
33.95N 81.12W ELEV. 225 FT
506 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 76 98 75 99 75
TEMP 92 85 81 78 78 89 96 96 89 83 80 77 77 90 97 97 88 82 79 77 76
DEWPT 70 72 70 70 70 72 70 67 69 72 72 72 73 74 70 69 72 74 74 73 74
RH 49 65 69 76 76 57 43 39 52 70 77 85 87 60 42 40 59 77 85 87 94
WIND DIR NW NW NW N N NE NE N N E N N N SE S S S S S S E
WIND SPD 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 98 91 85 96103100 94 88 84 99104103 95 88
MAX HEAT 105 95 83 103 103 91 104 104 92
HEAT
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 95 73 91 73 94 71 93 72 95
TEMP 95 87 77 74 89 83 75 74 91 86 75 72 91 86 76 73 93 87
DEWPT 74 76 74 74 76 75 73 72 71 69 68 67 67 66 67 68 69 68
PWIND DIR S S SW SW W SE NW S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 60 40 30 10 10 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS L L S C C
TSTMS C C C C
SCZ028-190800-
COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT-RICHLAND SC
33.97N 80.98W ELEV. 212 FT
506 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 77 98 75 99 75
TEMP 93 86 82 79 78 89 96 96 90 84 80 77 77 91 97 97 89 82 79 77 76
DEWPT 70 70 70 70 69 71 69 67 68 71 71 71 73 73 70 69 71 73 73 73 73
RH 47 59 67 74 74 56 42 39 49 65 74 82 87 56 42 40 56 74 82 87 90
WIND DIR NW NE NW N NE NE NE N NE E SE N N SE S S S S S S E
WIND SPD 2 1 1 2 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1
CLOUDS SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 10 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S
HEAT INDEX 99 91 86 95102100 94 89 83 100104103 95 87
MAX HEAT 104 96 85 102 103 92 104 104 91
HEAT
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 95 73 92 72 94 71 94 72 95
TEMP 95 88 77 74 89 84 75 74 91 86 75 72 91 87 76 73 93 88
DEWPT 73 74 74 73 75 73 72 72 70 68 67 66 66 64 66 68 67 66
PWIND DIR SE S SW SW W E NW S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 60 60 40 30 10 10 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS L L S C C
TSTMS L C C C
SCZ031-190800-
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE-SUMTER SC
33.97N 80.47W ELEV. 242 FT
506 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 76 98 75 99 75
TEMP 93 84 81 78 78 90 96 96 90 82 79 77 77 91 97 96 89 81 79 76 77
DEWPT 71 71 71 70 70 73 71 69 72 72 73 73 74 74 71 70 73 74 74 74 75
RH 49 65 72 76 76 58 45 42 56 72 82 87 90 58 43 43 59 79 85 94 94
WIND DIR NW N N N NE NE N NW NE E N N N SE SW S SE SE S S SE
WIND SPD 2 0 0 3 4 4 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 4 3 2 2 2
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC FW FW CL FW SC FW SC SC SC SC FW FW SC
POP 12HR 0 10 5 20 20
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0.01 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S S S
TSTMS S S S
HEAT INDEX 100 89 85 98104101 96 87 101105103 96 87
MAX HEAT 104 95 83 104 103 92 106 105 93
HEAT
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 96 72 92 72 94 71 94 72 95
TEMP 95 87 76 75 90 84 75 74 91 86 74 73 91 86 74 74 93 87
DEWPT 74 75 74 74 76 74 73 72 71 69 69 68 68 66 68 69 69 68
PWIND DIR SE S SW S W SE W S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC
POP 12HR 70 70 50 30 10 5 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS L L S C C S
TSTMS L C C C S
SCZ136-190800-
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-ORANGEBURG SC
33.45N 80.85W ELEV. 197 FT
506 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 75 97 74 97 74
TEMP 92 82 80 77 77 89 95 95 87 80 77 76 76 90 95 95 86 79 76 74 76
DEWPT 70 72 71 70 71 72 69 68 69 72 72 71 73 73 70 69 72 74 74 74 74
RH 49 72 74 79 82 57 43 42 55 77 85 85 90 58 45 43 63 85 94100 94
WIND DIR W N N N N NE W NW NE N N N N N SW S SE SE S N N
WIND SPD 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 3 2 0 0
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 5 10 5 20 5
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0.02 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS S S
TSTMS S S
HEAT INDEX 98 87 83 96101100 91 84 98102101 92
MAX HEAT 105 91 101 102 87 103 102 89
HEAT
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 95 72 92 72 93 71 94 71 95
TEMP 94 86 75 74 89 82 74 73 91 85 75 72 91 85 74 73 92 86
DEWPT 72 75 74 73 74 73 73 72 69 67 69 68 66 64 69 69 67 66
PWIND DIR S S SW SW W S W S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 60 60 50 30 10 10 10 10 20
RAIN SHWRS L L S C C S
TSTMS L C C C S
GAZ065-190800-
AUGUST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BUSH FIELD-RICHMOND GA
33.37N 81.97W ELEV. 148 FT
506 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 74 97 73 99 73
TEMP 94 84 80 76 76 89 96 97 90 82 79 75 76 92 98 98 90 82 78 74 76
DEWPT 70 70 70 70 69 70 68 65 68 70 69 69 71 71 67 65 70 72 72 72 73
RH 46 63 72 82 79 54 40 35 49 67 72 82 85 51 37 34 52 72 82 93 90
WIND DIR W W W NW NW N NW N N N N N N N NW S E SE N N N
WIND SPD 4 5 3 3 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 4 0 0 0
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 100 88 83 94101100 94 86 99103101 96 87
MAX HEAT 108 93 101 101 90 103 103 93
HEAT
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 96 72 93 71 95 70 95 71 96
TEMP 96 87 76 75 92 85 76 74 94 88 75 73 94 88 75 74 95 89
DEWPT 71 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 67 66 66 66 64 63 66 67 65 65
PWIND DIR S S W SW W W NW S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 50 50 30 20 10 5 10 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C S
TSTMS C C C S
GAZ065-190800-
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD-RICHMOND GA
33.47N 82.03W ELEV. 423 FT
506 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 75 96 75 98 75
TEMP 93 84 80 76 76 88 95 95 89 83 79 77 77 91 97 97 89 82 79 77 76
DEWPT 68 68 69 68 68 68 67 65 66 68 69 69 70 69 66 65 68 71 71 71 72
RH 44 59 69 76 76 52 40 37 47 61 72 76 79 49 36 35 50 69 77 82 87
WIND DIR NW NW W NW NW N N N N N N N N N W SW E SE S S E
WIND SPD 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 4 3 3 3
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 5
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 97 87 83 92 99 98 92 86 96101100 93 86
MAX HEAT 105 92 99 100 90 101 101 89
HEAT
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 95 74 92 74 94 72 94 72 95
TEMP 95 87 77 75 91 85 76 75 92 87 76 73 92 87 76 73 94 88
DEWPT 70 71 73 73 71 70 71 70 66 63 65 65 63 61 64 66 64 63
PWIND DIR S S W SW W NW NW S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC SC
POP 12HR 50 50 30 20 10 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C C S
TSTMS C C C S
SCZ116-190800-
LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT-LANCASTER SC
34.72N 80.86W ELEV. 486 FT
506 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 74 94 73 97 72
TEMP 89 81 78 75 75 86 93 94 86 80 77 75 75 89 95 96 85 79 75 73 74
DEWPT 69 70 70 69 70 71 68 67 67 69 69 69 73 72 69 69 71 72 72 72 73
RH 52 69 76 82 84 61 44 41 53 69 76 82 94 57 43 42 63 79 90 97 97
WIND DIR N N N N NE NE N N N N N N N N W N N N N N N
WIND SPD 0 0 0 5 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW CL FW FW B1 B1 SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS S S
HEAT INDEX 94 85 91 97 98 89 83 96101102 90
MAX HEAT 101 88 97 98 86 101 102 88
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 92 70 89 70 91 68 91 69 93
TEMP 92 84 73 71 87 81 73 71 89 83 72 69 89 83 71 71 91 84
DEWPT 72 74 72 71 74 72 71 71 68 66 65 65 64 64 65 67 66 66
PWIND DIR E SE W NW W NE SW S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B2 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW CL SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 60 60 30 30 10 10 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS L L S C C
TSTMS C C C C
SCZ020-190800-
NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT-NEWBERRY SC
34.30N 81.64W ELEV. 570 FT
506 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 73 94 73 97 72
TEMP 89 80 77 75 75 85 92 94 86 79 77 74 75 88 95 96 86 79 75 73 74
DEWPT 68 69 68 68 69 70 68 67 68 67 68 69 71 72 69 68 70 71 71 70 71
RH 50 69 74 79 82 61 46 41 55 67 74 84 87 59 43 40 59 77 87 90 90
WIND DIR NW NW N N N NE N N NE E N N N NW W NW SE SE S S NE
WIND SPD 1 1 2 4 5 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 2 2
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW CL CL FW FW CL CL FW FW B1 B1 SC FW SC
POP 12HR 0 0 0 10 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
RAIN SHWRS C C
TSTMS S
HEAT INDEX 94 83 90 96 98 90 80 95100101 91
MAX HEAT 101 88 98 100 86 101 102 88
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 92 70 89 70 92 68 91 70 92
TEMP 92 85 73 72 87 83 73 71 90 85 73 69 89 84 72 71 90 86
DEWPT 72 73 72 72 73 71 70 69 67 65 64 64 64 63 64 65 66 65
PWIND DIR SE S W SW W N NW S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 50 60 30 20 10 5 5 20 10
RAIN SHWRS C L S C S S S
TSTMS C C C S S
SCZ010-190800-
MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT-MCCORMICK SC
33.92N 82.30W ELEV. 459 FT
506 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026
DATE 08/18/26 WED 08/19/26 THU 08/20/26 FRI
EDT 3HRLY 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3HRLY 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
MIN/MAX 73 98 74 100 73
TEMP 89 82 77 74 75 88 96 96 87 81 77 75 76 91 98 98 87 80 77 75 74
DEWPT 69 70 69 69 68 70 69 66 67 66 66 67 71 72 68 67 70 71 72 72 72
RH 52 67 76 84 79 55 42 38 52 60 69 76 85 54 38 37 57 74 85 90 93
WIND DIR W W NW N N NE N N NE N N N N SW W W E SE S S NE
WIND SPD 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1
CLOUDS FW SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
POP 12HR 0 5 0 5 10
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00
HEAT INDEX 94 86 93102100 90 83 99104103 92 83
MAX HEAT 104 90 102 103 87 104 105 88
DATE 08/21 SAT 08/22/26 SUN 08/23/26 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26
EDT 6HRLY 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6HRLY 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
MAX/MIN 96 71 93 71 95 70 95 70 96
TEMP 96 87 76 72 91 84 74 73 93 86 73 72 92 85 74 71 93 86
DEWPT 73 73 73 72 74 71 71 71 68 65 64 65 65 64 64 66 67 66
PWIND DIR S S W W W N NW S SW
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
AVG CLOUDS SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
POP 12HR 40 50 20 20 5 5 5 5 10
RAIN SHWRS C C S S S
TSTMS C C S S
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