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FNUS52 KCAE 171645
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1145 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
.DISCUSSION...
The next storm system impacts the forecast area tonight into the
day on Sunday. While precipitation is likely to begin as rain for
everyone, snow could mix with and perhaps completely change over
towards the end of the event as colder air wraps around the
system. The greatest risk for snowfall accumulation is currently
across the CSRA but minor accumulations cannot be ruled out
anywhere in the region on Sunday, especially on grassy surfaces.
With much colder air returning to the region Sunday night, black
ice will also be a concern Monday morning. High pressure will be
in control after the weekend storm with several days of low Min RH
values each afternoon early next week.
Fog potential tonight: Low
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-180915-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
1145 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Clear
Precip Type Rain Snow/Rain None None
Chance Precip 90 80 0 0
Precip Amount 0.24 0.09 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 7 3
Precip Begin 8 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 12 PM
Min/Max Temp 33 42 26 50
Max/Min RH 99 37 66 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 W 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 Lgt/Var W 6
Inversion 6pm 40F/4am 6pm 33F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Poor None
Max ADI Early 5 Very Poor 37 Fair 6 Very Poor 57 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 7 Poor 79 Good 6 Very Poor 80 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 5 3 3
Max LVORI Late 6 2 3 1
Mixing Height 3940 4510
Transport Wind W 22 W 21
Ventilation Rate 86680 94710
DSI 2 1 1 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
67 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 25 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
76 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
28 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows in the lower
30s. Maximum RH 78 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
50 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum
RH 90 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
54 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-180915-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
1145 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Clear
Precip Type Rain Snow/Rain None None
Chance Precip 90 80 0 0
Precip Amount 0.24 0.13 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 6 4
Precip Begin 10 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 3 PM
Min/Max Temp 34 41 24 49
Max/Min RH 100 51 79 31
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var W 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var W 6
Inversion 6pm 40F/4am 6pm 31F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 4 Very Poor 23 Fair 5 Very Poor 43 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 64 Good 6 Very Poor 73 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 5 4 3
Max LVORI Late 9 4 3 1
Mixing Height 3830 4540
Transport Wind W 18 W 18
Ventilation Rate 68940 81720
DSI 2 1 1 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
70 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 26 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
72 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH
29 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
49 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Maximum
RH 90 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-180915-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
1145 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Clear Clear
Precip Type Rain Snow/Rain None None
Chance Precip 90 90 0 0
Precip Amount 0.24 0.27 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 6 5
Precip Begin 8 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 3 PM
Min/Max Temp 35 41 24 49
Max/Min RH 100 49 79 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NW 6 W 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 7 Lgt/Var W 6
Inversion 6pm 41F/5am 6pm 33F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Poor None
Max ADI Early 4 Very Poor 33 Fair 6 Very Poor 51 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 9 Poor 73 Good 6 Very Poor 75 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 4 3 4
Max LVORI Late 7 4 4 1
Mixing Height 3480 4270
Transport Wind W 22 W 20
Ventilation Rate 76560 85400
DSI 2 1 1 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
73 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Minimum RH 28 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
34 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows in the lower
30s. Maximum RH 78 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
49 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum
RH 89 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-180915-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin,
Bishopville, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Community of Almond Glen,
Indian Land, Van Wyck, Lancaster, Springdale, and Lancaster Mill
1145 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Rain Rain None None
Chance Precip 90 90 0 0
Precip Amount 0.18 0.25 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 5 7
Precip Begin 10 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 4 PM
Min/Max Temp 37 41 23 49
Max/Min RH 100 67 95 34
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var W 5
Inversion 6pm 40F/7am 6pm 31F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 5 Very Poor 23 Fair 5 Very Poor 34 Fair
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 44 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 56 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 5 6 6 5
Max LVORI Late 9 5 6 1
Mixing Height 2600 4320
Transport Wind W 17 W 15
Ventilation Rate 44200 64800
DSI 2 1 1 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
72 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 26 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 20. Maximum RH 67 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 50. Minimum RH
29 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 30. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH
46 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Maximum
RH 86 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH 33 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
48 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-180915-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce,
Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove, Batesburg-Leesville, Columbia,
Sumter, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, North, Springfield,
Neeses, Orangeburg, Brookdale, Holly Hill, Bowman, Branchville,
Elloree, Santee, and Eutawville
1145 AM EST Sat Jan 17 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Rain Rain None None
Chance Precip 90 90 0 0
Precip Amount 0.14 0.34 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 5 7
Precip Begin 9 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 4 PM
Min/Max Temp 38 42 23 49
Max/Min RH 100 63 90 35
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var W 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 6 Lgt/Var W 6
Inversion 6pm 41F/7am 6pm 33F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 4 Very Poor 28 Fair 6 Very Poor 41 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 7 Poor 53 Gen Good 6 Very Poor 71 Good
Max LVORI Early 4 5 5 4
Max LVORI Late 7 4 4 1
Mixing Height 2810 4180
Transport Wind W 20 W 18
Ventilation Rate 56200 75240
DSI 2 1 1 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s. Maximum RH
75 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Minimum RH 30 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 20s. Maximum RH
75 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s. Minimum RH
36 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows in the lower
30s. Maximum RH 82 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s. Minimum RH
50 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Maximum
RH 87 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Minimum RH 38 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 60. Minimum RH
52 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$