026  
FOUS52 KCAE 210006  
PFMCAE  
 
POINT FORECAST MATRICES  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
806 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
SCZ027-210800-  
COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN AIRPORT-LEXINGTON SC  
33.95N 81.12W ELEV. 225 FT  
806 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 72 91 72  
TEMP 83 80 77 77 89 95 91 79 76 75 74 74 82 88 87 81 77 75 74 73  
DEWPT 74 73 73 73 75 73 74 75 75 74 73 74 77 77 75 75 74 73 71 71  
RH 74 79 87 87 64 49 58 88 97 97 97100 85 70 68 82 90 94 90 93  
WIND DIR SE S NE SE SE S S SE S S S S W W SW S S SW W NW  
WIND SPD 4 3 2 1 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 1 2 4 4 1 1 1 1 1  
CLOUDS FW SC SC FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 80 60 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.46 0.13 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C L C C C S S S  
TSTMS C L C C S S  
HEAT INDEX 90 84 99105101 90100 96 87  
MAX HEAT 97 95 105 106 100 99  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 93 71 93 70 93 72 94 73 93  
TEMP 91 85 75 72 90 84 74 72 90 84 74 74 91 84 76 74 90 84  
DEWPT 70 68 66 64 66 65 66 67 70 70 71 72 73 73 73 73 75 75  
PWIND DIR NW N NW S SW S SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 30 40 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C S S C  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
SCZ028-210800-  
COLUMBIA OWENS DOWNTOWN AIRPORT-RICHLAND SC  
33.97N 80.98W ELEV. 212 FT  
806 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 97 72 91 72  
TEMP 84 81 77 78 89 95 92 80 76 75 74 74 82 88 87 82 77 75 74 73  
DEWPT 73 73 73 73 73 72 73 74 75 74 73 73 76 75 74 73 73 72 71 71  
RH 70 77 87 85 59 48 54 82 97 97 97 97 82 66 65 74 87 90 90 93  
WIND DIR S S NE SE SE S S S SE SE N S SW W SW S S SW W NW  
WIND SPD 4 2 1 1 2 4 5 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1  
CLOUDS FW SC FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 10 80 70 20 10  
QPF 12HR 0 0.61 0.08 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C D L C C S S S  
TSTMS C L C C S S S  
HEAT INDEX 90 86 97104101 85 89 98 95 87  
MAX HEAT 98 95 84 105 106 98 98 84  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 94 71 93 70 93 71 94 73 93  
TEMP 92 86 74 72 91 85 74 72 91 84 75 72 92 85 75 75 91 85  
DEWPT 68 66 65 63 65 63 65 67 68 69 71 71 71 71 72 72 74 73  
PWIND DIR NW N N SE SW S SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 10 20 30 40 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C S S C  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
SCZ031-210800-  
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE-SUMTER SC  
33.97N 80.47W ELEV. 242 FT  
806 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 98 72 91 72  
TEMP 83 80 77 77 89 96 91 81 76 75 73 74 81 88 87 81 77 74 72 74  
DEWPT 75 74 74 74 75 73 75 74 75 74 73 74 76 76 75 75 74 73 72 72  
RH 77 82 90 90 64 48 60 79 97 97100100 85 68 68 82 90 97100 93  
WIND DIR S S NE SE SE SW SE S S N S S SW SW SW S N SW W W  
WIND SPD 5 3 3 2 2 5 5 4 2 0 0 1 3 4 4 1 0 2 2 1  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 80 80 50 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.50 0.09 0.07 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L L D C C S C C C C S S  
TSTMS S L L C C S S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 90 85 99106101 87 88100 96 87  
MAX HEAT 98 94 106 107 100 100  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 93 70 92 70 92 71 93 73 93  
TEMP 91 86 74 72 90 84 73 72 90 84 73 74 91 85 75 75 91 84  
DEWPT 70 68 66 64 67 66 67 68 70 70 71 72 72 73 73 73 74 74  
PWIND DIR NW NE N E S S SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 10 5 5 10 30 30 40 30 50  
RAIN SHWRS C C S C C S S C  
TSTMS C S C S C  
 
 
SCZ136-210800-  
ORANGEBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT-ORANGEBURG SC  
33.45N 80.85W ELEV. 197 FT  
806 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 96 72 91 71  
TEMP 80 78 76 76 88 94 91 80 75 74 73 73 82 88 87 80 76 74 73 71  
DEWPT 74 73 73 73 74 71 73 73 74 74 73 73 75 75 73 73 73 73 72 71  
RH 82 85 90 90 63 47 56 79 97100100100 79 66 63 79 90 97 97100  
WIND DIR S S S E S S SW SE S N N N SW SW SW S N N SW W  
WIND SPD 5 3 2 1 4 5 5 4 2 0 0 0 3 5 4 2 0 0 2 2  
CLOUDS CL CL FW CL SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 80 70 40 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.63 0.33 0.01 0.03  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C C S C C S S  
TSTMS S C L C C S C C S  
HEAT INDEX 85 97101100 84 89 98 94 84  
MAX HEAT 94 89 102 103 98 97  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 93 70 93 70 92 70 93 72 93  
TEMP 91 85 74 71 90 83 73 72 89 82 73 72 90 83 75 73 90 84  
DEWPT 68 65 66 65 65 64 68 69 69 69 71 71 71 71 72 72 73 73  
PWIND DIR W NE NW NW SW S SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 20 20 30 20 40 30 50  
RAIN SHWRS S S C S S C C S S C  
TSTMS S S C S C C C  
 
 
GAZ065-210800-  
AUGUST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT BUSH FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.37N 81.97W ELEV. 148 FT  
806 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 98 71 92 70  
TEMP 84 80 76 76 91 97 91 80 76 75 73 74 83 90 89 83 78 74 71 73  
DEWPT 71 71 71 72 72 71 73 74 75 74 73 73 74 73 71 72 72 70 69 69  
RH 65 74 85 87 54 43 56 82 97 97100 97 74 58 56 70 82 87 93 87  
WIND DIR S N N N N S SW W N N N N SW W W N N N N NW  
WIND SPD 5 0 0 0 0 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 0 0 0 0 3  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC SC CL CL FW  
POP 12HR 5 80 60 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.35 0.09 0 0.02  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L L C S S S S S  
TSTMS S C L C S S S S  
HEAT INDEX 89 83 99105100 85 90 98 95 88  
MAX HEAT 98 95 105 106 98 99 85  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 95 69 94 69 94 70 95 71 94  
TEMP 93 87 75 72 93 85 74 72 92 85 74 74 93 86 75 74 92 85  
DEWPT 65 64 63 63 63 63 65 67 66 68 70 71 69 70 72 72 72 72  
PWIND DIR NW N NW SW W SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 10 20 30 30 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S C  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
GAZ065-210800-  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD-RICHMOND GA  
33.47N 82.03W ELEV. 423 FT  
806 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 97 73 91 72  
TEMP 84 80 77 78 89 95 90 80 76 75 74 74 82 89 88 83 78 75 73 73  
DEWPT 70 70 71 71 71 70 72 72 74 73 73 73 73 72 69 69 70 70 68 68  
RH 63 72 82 79 56 45 56 77 94 94 97 97 74 57 54 63 76 84 84 84  
WIND DIR S S NE E SE S SW E S N SW SW W W W SW SW SW W NW  
WIND SPD 5 3 2 3 2 3 5 5 3 0 1 1 3 4 5 2 2 2 3 4  
CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW CL CL FW  
POP 12HR 5 80 60 20 20  
QPF 12HR 0 0.35 0.15 0 0.01  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C L C C S S S S S  
TSTMS S C L C S S S S  
HEAT INDEX 88 83 95102 97 84 87 96 92 87  
MAX HEAT 95 92 102 104 96 95 84  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 93 71 93 71 92 71 93 73 93  
TEMP 92 86 75 71 91 85 75 72 91 84 75 72 92 85 76 73 91 84  
DEWPT 64 62 63 62 62 61 64 66 65 65 69 70 68 68 71 71 71 70  
PWIND DIR NW N NW SW W SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS CL FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 FW SC B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 0 10 20 30 30 30 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C C C S S C  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
SCZ116-210800-  
LANCASTER COUNTY AIRPORT-LANCASTER SC  
34.72N 80.86W ELEV. 486 FT  
806 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 70 87 70  
TEMP 81 77 74 75 86 92 89 77 73 72 72 72 79 85 86 80 75 72 70 72  
DEWPT 72 72 72 73 73 72 73 74 73 72 72 72 74 74 72 72 72 71 70 70  
RH 74 85 93 94 65 52 59 90100100100100 85 70 63 77 90 97100 93  
WIND DIR S N N N N W S SW N N N N N W N N N N N N  
WIND SPD 3 0 0 0 0 5 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDS B1 B1 SC FW FW B1 OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 90 70 30 5  
QPF 12HR 0.06 0.49 0.23 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS C C D C C C S S S C C  
TSTMS S C L C S S C C  
HEAT INDEX 85 93100 97 93 92 84  
MAX HEAT 92 89 101 102 93 94  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 90 67 89 67 90 69 91 70 91  
TEMP 89 83 71 68 87 81 70 68 88 81 71 71 89 83 73 71 89 82  
DEWPT 66 65 62 61 62 63 62 63 66 67 69 71 70 70 71 71 72 72  
PWIND DIR NW N N NE NE S SW S SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 5 5 5 20 20 30 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C S S C  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
SCZ020-210800-  
NEWBERRY COUNTY AIRPORT-NEWBERRY SC  
34.30N 81.64W ELEV. 570 FT  
806 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 70 89 69  
TEMP 81 77 74 75 86 92 89 78 73 72 71 72 80 87 88 82 75 72 70 71  
DEWPT 71 71 70 71 73 73 74 73 73 72 71 72 74 74 71 72 70 69 68 68  
RH 72 82 87 87 65 54 61 85100100100100 82 65 57 72 84 90 93 90  
WIND DIR E N E NE E SE W S SW S SE SW W W W N S SW NW NW  
WIND SPD 3 2 2 1 2 4 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 2  
CLOUDS SC B1 FW SC FW B2 OV B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 30 80 70 10 5  
QPF 12HR 0.02 0.70 0.12 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S L D L L S  
TSTMS C L C S  
HEAT INDEX 84 93101 98 82 95 94 86  
MAX HEAT 92 88 102 102 95 97 84  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 91 67 89 67 89 69 91 70 90  
TEMP 89 84 72 68 87 83 71 69 87 83 71 71 89 84 73 73 88 83  
DEWPT 66 64 60 60 63 63 62 64 67 67 69 70 70 70 70 71 72 72  
PWIND DIR NW N NW E NW S SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 20 20 20 30 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S S S S C C S S C  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
SCZ010-210800-  
MCCORMICK COUNTY AIRPORT-MCCORMICK SC  
33.92N 82.30W ELEV. 459 FT  
806 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
DATE 08/20/26 FRI 08/21/26 SAT 08/22/26 SUN  
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 98 71 93 70  
TEMP 81 78 75 76 89 96 91 80 74 73 73 73 82 90 91 83 77 73 70 72  
DEWPT 71 71 72 73 74 72 73 73 74 73 73 73 76 74 71 71 70 69 68 68  
RH 72 79 90 90 61 46 56 79100100100100 82 60 52 67 79 87 93 87  
WIND DIR SE E N E E SW W SE S N N N W W W N N N NW NW  
WIND SPD 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 1  
CLOUDS SC B1 FW FW FW B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 FW FW FW FW FW FW FW  
POP 12HR 5 80 60 10 0  
QPF 12HR 0 0.57 0.20 0 0  
SNOW 12HR 00-00 00-00 00-00  
RAIN SHWRS S C D L L S S  
TSTMS S C L C S  
HEAT INDEX 85 98105100 84 89 99 98 88  
MAX HEAT 96 90 105 106 99 100 85  
 
DATE 08/23 MON 08/24/26 TUE 08/25/26 WED 08/26/26 THU 08/27/26  
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 94 68 93 68 93 70 94 71 93  
TEMP 93 86 73 70 91 83 72 70 91 84 72 72 92 85 75 72 91 84  
DEWPT 66 64 61 61 64 64 63 65 67 68 69 70 71 71 72 72 74 73  
PWIND DIR NW N NW E NW SW SW SW SW  
WIND CHAR LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT  
AVG CLOUDS FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC B1 SC FW B1 B1 SC SC B1  
POP 12HR 5 0 5 5 20 30 30 40 40  
RAIN SHWRS S C S C C S S C  
TSTMS S S C S C  
 
 
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