317  
FOUS52 KCAE 210506  
PFMCAE  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
106 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
SCZ027-220800-  
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-LEXINGTON SC  
33.95N 81.12W ELEV. 225 FT  
106 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON  
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 55 85 62 88 65  
TEMP 57 57 57 71 83 84 76 69 66 64 63 75 86 88 82 73 70 67 65  
DEWPT 41 43 45 53 57 57 58 58 57 57 57 60 60 56 55 55 55 55 55  
RH 55 59 64 53 41 40 54 68 73 78 81 60 42 34 40 53 59 65 70  
WIND DIR SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 5 6 5 6 5 5 3 3 4 4 4 5 8 10 5 5 6 8 9  
WIND GUST 18  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 0 0  
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 86  
MAX HEAT 82 84 86 87  
 
DATE 03/23 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26  
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 87 53 67 47 68 49 78 57 83  
TEMP 85 78 61 54 65 62 52 49 65 64 55 52 73 73 62 59 81 76  
DEWPT 59 51 36 31 33 34 40 45 50 48 49 47 51 52 54 55 57 50  
PWIND DIR NW NE E SE N NE S S W  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 20 20 5 10 0 20  
RAIN S S S  
 
 
SCZ028-220800-  
COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT-RICHLAND SC  
33.97N 80.98W ELEV. 212 FT  
106 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON  
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 55 85 61 88 65  
TEMP 57 56 56 70 83 84 76 69 66 63 62 75 86 88 82 73 70 67 65  
DEWPT 40 42 44 52 56 55 57 58 57 57 57 59 58 54 54 55 55 54 54  
RH 53 59 64 53 40 37 52 68 73 81 84 58 39 31 38 53 59 63 68  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 3 3 3 3 5 6 9 5 5 5 6 8  
WIND GUST 17  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.02 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
 
DATE 03/23 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26  
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 87 53 67 47 69 49 78 57 83  
TEMP 85 78 61 53 65 61 52 49 65 64 55 52 73 73 62 59 81 76  
DEWPT 57 50 35 31 32 33 40 44 48 47 48 46 50 51 54 55 57 49  
PWIND DIR NW NE E SE N NE S S W  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 20 20 10 10 0 20  
RAIN S S S  
 
 
SCZ031-220800-  
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE-SUMTER SC  
33.97N 80.47W ELEV. 242 FT  
106 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON  
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 54 85 60 87 65  
TEMP 56 55 55 70 82 85 76 68 65 62 62 75 85 87 80 72 69 67 65  
DEWPT 42 42 44 52 56 55 58 58 58 57 57 60 59 56 57 56 56 55 55  
RH 59 61 66 53 41 36 54 70 78 84 84 60 41 35 45 57 63 65 70  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 6 8 6 8 5 5 2 2 3 4 4 6 9 10 5 5 6 9 9  
CLOUDS SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 20 20 0 0  
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 82 85 80  
MAX HEAT 82 84 85 86  
 
DATE 03/23 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26  
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 86 52 66 47 68 48 77 55 83  
TEMP 84 77 60 53 64 59 50 48 66 62 55 51 73 70 60 57 80 75  
DEWPT 58 51 37 32 32 36 41 45 48 48 49 47 50 52 55 55 57 50  
PWIND DIR NW NE E E N NE SE S W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC FW SC SC B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 20 20 10 5 0 20  
RAIN S S S  
 
 
SCZ136-220800-  
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-ORANGEBURG SC  
33.45N 80.85W ELEV. 197 FT  
106 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON  
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 51 84 60 87 62  
TEMP 54 53 52 68 81 84 76 68 64 62 61 74 85 87 79 70 68 64 62  
DEWPT 42 43 43 51 54 53 56 57 57 56 56 58 57 54 55 56 56 55 55  
RH 64 69 71 54 39 34 50 68 78 81 84 57 39 32 44 61 65 73 78  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W W SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 6 8 8 9 9 9 4 4 5 5 5 8 10 11 5 6 8 9 10  
CLOUDS FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW CL FW FW FW CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 81  
MAX HEAT 81 83 84 85  
 
DATE 03/23 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26  
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 86 53 66 47 70 49 77 54 82  
TEMP 83 78 63 54 65 61 50 50 68 64 54 52 72 69 59 57 79 74  
DEWPT 56 52 39 34 33 36 43 45 47 47 49 47 48 50 54 55 55 50  
PWIND DIR W NE E E N E SE S W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 20 20 10 5 0 10  
RAIN S S  
 
 
GAZ065-220800-  
AUGUST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BUSH FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.37N 81.97W ELEV. 148 FT  
106 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON  
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 51 85 58 88 60  
TEMP 54 53 52 70 83 85 78 68 64 61 60 75 86 88 80 70 67 63 61  
DEWPT 41 43 44 51 54 53 56 56 56 56 55 58 56 52 54 55 54 55 54  
RH 61 69 74 51 37 33 47 65 75 84 84 55 36 29 41 59 63 75 78  
WIND DIR SW SW W W W W SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 5 6 6 9 10 10 5 5 5 5 5 8 10 12 8 6 8 9 9  
CLOUDS FW FW SC SC CL FW FW CL CL FW CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 5 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 82 83 85 86  
 
DATE 03/23 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26  
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 88 51 69 46 72 49 79 53 84  
TEMP 85 79 62 53 66 62 52 49 69 66 55 52 75 72 60 56 81 76  
DEWPT 56 51 39 34 32 36 41 44 47 47 48 47 46 50 52 53 54 50  
PWIND DIR W NE E E N NE S S W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 5 20 20 5 5 0 10  
RAIN S S  
 
 
GAZ065-220800-  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.47N 82.03W ELEV. 423 FT  
106 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON  
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 56 84 63 86 65  
TEMP 59 58 57 69 81 84 78 72 67 65 63 73 84 86 80 73 70 67 65  
DEWPT 41 43 44 51 54 53 53 54 55 56 55 57 56 52 52 54 54 55 54  
RH 51 57 62 53 39 34 42 53 65 73 75 57 38 31 38 51 57 65 68  
WIND DIR SW W W W W W SW SW W W W W W SW SW SW W W W  
WIND SPD 6 6 6 8 8 9 5 5 5 5 5 8 9 10 6 6 8 9 9  
CLOUDS FW SC SC SC CL FW CL CL CL FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 81 80  
MAX HEAT 81 83 83 84  
 
DATE 03/23 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26  
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 86 54 68 50 70 52 77 57 82  
TEMP 83 78 65 56 65 63 55 52 67 65 58 54 73 73 62 59 79 76  
DEWPT 55 48 38 33 32 33 40 45 46 45 47 46 45 47 51 53 53 48  
PWIND DIR W NE E E N NE S S W  
WIND CHAR GN GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC  
POP 12HR 5 10 5 20 20 5 5 0 10  
RAIN S S  
 
 
SCZ116-220800-  
LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT-LANCASTER SC  
34.72N 80.86W ELEV. 486 FT  
106 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON  
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 54 82 57 86 63  
TEMP 58 56 55 70 80 82 74 66 62 59 59 73 84 86 79 71 68 65 64  
DEWPT 41 44 47 52 54 52 56 57 57 58 57 59 57 53 54 54 55 55 55  
RH 53 64 74 53 41 35 53 73 84 96 93 62 40 32 42 55 63 70 73  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 6 6 5 5 5 4 1 2 2 2 2 4 6 9 5 5 6 9 9  
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 20 20 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.17 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
HEAT INDEX 80  
MAX HEAT 80 81 83 85  
 
DATE 03/23 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26  
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 83 48 64 45 66 46 73 53 77  
TEMP 81 74 56 49 62 56 49 46 64 60 52 48 70 67 60 56 75 71  
DEWPT 54 41 32 30 27 30 36 41 43 41 40 41 42 44 51 53 51 45  
PWIND DIR NW NE E SE W NE S S W  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS SC SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 20 20 10 10 5 20  
RAIN S S S  
 
 
SCZ020-220800-  
NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT-NEWBERRY SC  
34.30N 81.64W ELEV. 570 FT  
106 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON  
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 55 83 60 86 65  
TEMP 58 57 56 69 81 83 75 67 64 62 62 74 84 85 78 71 69 67 65  
DEWPT 41 44 47 53 56 55 58 57 56 56 56 60 57 54 56 55 54 54 54  
RH 53 62 72 57 42 38 55 70 75 81 81 62 40 35 47 57 59 63 68  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 8 8 8 6 5 5 3 4 5 5 5 5 9 10 5 8 9 10 10  
CLOUDS SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC FW CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 20 20 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0 0.01 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S S S  
TSTMS S S S  
HEAT INDEX 81  
MAX HEAT 81 82 84 85  
 
DATE 03/23 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26  
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 84 50 65 47 67 47 75 55 81  
TEMP 82 74 58 51 63 59 51 48 64 62 53 50 71 69 61 57 78 72  
DEWPT 56 46 34 31 30 33 38 43 47 46 45 44 48 50 52 54 54 49  
PWIND DIR NW NE E SE NW NE S S W  
WIND CHAR GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT GN  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC FW FW SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 20 20 10 5 5 20  
RAIN S S S  
 
 
SCZ010-220800-  
MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT-MCCORMICK SC  
33.92N 82.30W ELEV. 459 FT  
106 AM EDT SAT MAR 21 2026  
 
DATE 03/20/26 SAT 03/21/26 SUN 03/22/26 MON  
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 53 84 60 87 63  
TEMP 57 55 54 70 82 84 75 68 64 62 61 74 85 87 78 70 68 65 63  
DEWPT 43 44 46 54 58 57 58 56 56 56 55 60 60 56 57 56 54 54 54  
RH 59 66 74 57 44 40 55 65 75 81 81 62 43 35 48 61 61 68 72  
WIND DIR SW SW SW W W W SW SW W W W W SW SW SW SW SW W W  
WIND SPD 3 4 4 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 3 3 4 5 5  
WIND GUST 17  
CLOUDS SC FW SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW  
POP 12HR 0 10 10 0 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.01 0 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
HEAT INDEX 82 85  
MAX HEAT 82 83 85 86  
 
DATE 03/23 TUE 03/24/26 WED 03/25/26 THU 03/26/26 FRI 03/27/26  
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 86 52 68 48 68 48 78 55 83  
TEMP 84 76 60 52 66 61 52 50 64 62 53 51 74 71 60 57 81 74  
DEWPT 59 52 37 31 34 37 41 45 50 49 47 46 51 52 53 55 57 53  
PWIND DIR NW NE E E NW N S S W  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL FW SC SC  
POP 12HR 10 10 5 20 20 5 5 5 20  
RAIN S S S  
 
 
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