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FNUS52 KCAE 211758
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
158 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A relatively unsettled period is expected to continue into next
week with chances for rain showers and thunderstorms each day.
The best chances for rain each day will focus in the western
Midlands and CSRA, with chances decreasing further east. Rain
totals between 1-2" are expected through Monday in the western
Midlands and CSRA. Additional rain likely into the middle of
next week. A front will generally linger across the area into
early next week, so winds will continue be fairly variable.
Fog potential tonight: Low stratus with some patchy fog expected
tonight.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-220815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
158 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 30 70 70 100
Precip Amount 0.04 0.24 0.52 0.33
Precip Duration 1 3 7 10
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 68 86 66 83
Max/Min RH 93 55 99 72
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 73F/9am 8pm 71F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 57 Gen Good 22 Fair 26 Fair 29 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 41 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 38 Fair
Max LVORI Early 3 6 6 7
Max LVORI Late 5 3 7 3
Mixing Height 4190 3790
Transport Wind S 8 SW 9
Ventilation Rate 33520 34110
DSI 3 2 3 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Light winds.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-220815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
158 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy Cloudy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 40 70 80 100
Precip Amount 0.03 0.16 0.47 0.40
Precip Duration 2 3 9 12
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 66 83 65 82
Max/Min RH 92 61 98 76
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 7pm 70F/8am 7pm 70F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 53 Gen Good 21 Fair 18 Gen Poor 24 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 32 Fair 4 Very Poor 31 Fair
Max LVORI Early 4 6 7 7
Max LVORI Late 6 3 7 4
Mixing Height 4280 3260
Transport Wind SE 7 S 8
Ventilation Rate 29960 26080
DSI 3 2 3 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
mid 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-220815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
158 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 0 60 50 100
Precip Amount 0.00 0.12 0.28 0.27
Precip Duration 2 2 6
Precip Begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 67 87 67 85
Max/Min RH 94 51 97 66
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 73F/8am 8pm 72F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 65 Good 31 Fair 34 Fair 37 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 49 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 3 6 5 7
Max LVORI Late 6 1 7 3
Mixing Height 5860 4100
Transport Wind S 8 S 10
Ventilation Rate 46880 41000
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Light winds.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-220815-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
158 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 30 50 60 100
Precip Amount 0.07 0.06 0.37 0.30
Precip Duration 2 1 6 12
Precip Begin 6 PM 12 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End 5 AM Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 66 87 65 84
Max/Min RH 94 54 98 71
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 71F/8am 8pm 71F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 73 Good 28 Fair 34 Fair 27 Fair
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 49 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 27 Fair
Max LVORI Early 3 6 6 7
Max LVORI Late 6 2 7 4
Mixing Height 6010 2180
Transport Wind S 8 S 10
Ventilation Rate 48080 21800
DSI 3 3 3 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-220815-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
158 PM EDT Thu May 21 2026
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 0 40 40 100
Precip Amount 0.00 0.05 0.13 0.24
Precip Duration 1 2 9
Precip Begin 1 PM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 67 88 67 86
Max/Min RH 93 50 95 65
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var S 5
Inversion 8pm 72F/8am 8pm 72F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 74 Good 36 Fair 44 Gen Good 34 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 67 Good 4 Very Poor 39 Fair
Max LVORI Early 3 6 5 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 3
Mixing Height 6860 3270
Transport Wind S 8 S 10
Ventilation Rate 54880 32700
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the
upper 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent.
Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$