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FNUS52 KCAE 101628
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1228 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Widespread rain and breezy winds ongoing over central SC and the
CSRA. Overnight and into early tomorrow morning we will see
rainfall clear the area with SW winds gusting from 20 to 25 mph
on Sunday afternoon. Dry weather expected through the week with
warming temperatures and light winds.
Fog potential: Areas of fog possible, particularly for areas that
receive heavy rainfall.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-110815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
1228 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms Showers None None
Chance Precip 100 50 0 0
Precip Amount 0.95 0.08 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 10 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 64 74 61 84
Max/Min RH 100 71 100 49
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 7 G19 SW 7 G18 W 6 G18 W 5
Wind 20ft/late(mph) S 6 G17 SW 10 G20 W 6 G17 NW 5
Inversion 8pm 69F/7am 8pm 64F/9am
Dispersion Fair None Fair None
Max ADI Early 26 Fair 54 Gen Good 51 Gen Good 32 Fair
Max ADI Late 13 Gen Poor 65 Good 6 Very Poor 66 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 6 9 8
Max LVORI Late 7 4 9 2
Mixing Height 3750 4970
Transport Wind W 18 NW 12
Ventilation Rate 67500 59640
DSI 1 2 1 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 45 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-110815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
1228 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip 100 70 0 0
Precip Amount 0.80 0.19 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 11 3
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 1 PM
Min/Max Temp 67 75 60 82
Max/Min RH 100 73 100 54
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 G21 S 8 G17 SW 7 G18 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 G17 SW 11 G20 W 6 G17 NW 6
Inversion 8pm 70F/9am 8pm 64F/9am
Dispersion Good None Fair None
Max ADI Early 30 Fair 50 Gen Good 52 Gen Good 54 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 12 Poor 67 Good 8 Poor 72 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 6 8 9
Max LVORI Late 6 4 8 2
Mixing Height 3810 4930
Transport Wind W 20 NW 14
Ventilation Rate 76200 69020
DSI 1 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
97 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northwest winds around 10 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-110815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
1228 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms Showers None None
Chance Precip 90 50 0 0
Precip Amount 0.60 0.07 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 10 1
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 11 AM
Min/Max Temp 68 78 61 84
Max/Min RH 100 64 100 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 8 G24 SW 9 G19 W 6 G20 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 7 G17 SW 12 G23 W 6 G17 NW 7
Inversion 7pm 71F/8am 7pm 65F/9am
Dispersion Good None Fair None
Max ADI Early 29 Fair 61 Good 50 Gen Good 38 Fair
Max ADI Late 13 Gen Poor 65 Good 8 Poor 72 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 6 8 7
Max LVORI Late 6 3 8 2
Mixing Height 4190 5100
Transport Wind W 20 NW 13
Ventilation Rate 83800 66300
DSI 1 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-110815-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
1228 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Cloudy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip 90 70 0 0
Precip Amount 0.48 0.23 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 10 4
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 3 PM
Min/Max Temp 67 78 61 81
Max/Min RH 100 73 100 57
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 9 G26 S 7 G17 SW 7 G21 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 SW 13 G23 W 5 NW 8 G17
Inversion 7pm 72F/8am 8pm 65F/9am
Dispersion Fair None Fair None
Max ADI Early 29 Fair 51 Gen Good 52 Gen Good 61 Good
Max ADI Late 11 Poor 58 Gen Good 7 Poor 62 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 7 8 8
Max LVORI Late 7 4 9 3
Mixing Height 4050 4980
Transport Wind SW 21 NW 15
Ventilation Rate 85050 74700
DSI 1 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH
53 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-110815-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
1228 PM EDT Sat Oct 10 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Mcldy Pcldy Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip 80 50 0 0
Precip Amount 0.43 0.14 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 10 2
Precip Begin 6 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 3 PM
Min/Max Temp 69 80 62 84
Max/Min RH 100 67 100 53
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 8 G20 S 8 G19 SW 7 G21 W 6
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 6 G17 SW 12 G25 W 6 G18 NW 7 G17
Inversion 7pm 73F/8am 8pm 65F/9am
Dispersion Fair None Fair None
Max ADI Early 30 Fair 57 Gen Good 54 Gen Good 52 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 11 Poor 66 Good 8 Poor 71 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 6 7 8
Max LVORI Late 6 4 7 3
Mixing Height 4140 5200
Transport Wind SW 22 NW 14
Ventilation Rate 91080 72800
DSI 1 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
48 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
92 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$