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FNUS52 KCAE 201745
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
145 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Hot conditions with chances for showers and thunderstorms are
expected on Monday and Tuesday. A front will be pushing into and
eventually south of the area Tuesday into Wednesday. This will
keep rain chances up next week with possible Cold Air Damming
setting up across the region behind the front. This would bring
cloud cover, along with cooler temperatures to the area. By the
end of the week and next weekend, look for clearer skies with dry
weather continuing.
Fog potential early this morning and tonight: Patchy fog
possible especially near bodies of water and in valley
locations.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-210815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
145 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 0 50
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Min/Max Temp 69 95 69 92
Max/Min RH 100 45 100 51
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 80F/10am 7pm 73F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 19 Gen Poor 13 Gen Poor 23 Fair 17 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 37 Fair 3 Very Poor 31 Fair
Max LVORI Early 7 10 6 10
Max LVORI Late 9 2 10 3
Mixing Height 6390 6120
Transport Wind E 6 NE 5
Ventilation Rate 38340 30600
DSI 2 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 73 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
74 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
99 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 89 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Light winds.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-210815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
145 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 0 60
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.13
Precip Duration 3
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Min/Max Temp 69 91 69 89
Max/Min RH 99 46 100 56
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 7pm 80F/10am 7pm 73F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 12 Poor 18 Gen Poor 15 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 32 Fair 3 Very Poor 27 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 9 6 9
Max LVORI Late 8 2 9 3
Mixing Height 6070 5710
Transport Wind E 5 NE 3
Ventilation Rate 30350 17130
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows in the
upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 79 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
80 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 98 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
61 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
46 percent. Light winds.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-210815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
145 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 0 50
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Min/Max Temp 69 93 69 92
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 51
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 80F/10am 7pm 74F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 31 Fair 16 Gen Poor 26 Fair 23 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 40 Fair 3 Very Poor 34 Fair
Max LVORI Early 7 10 7 10
Max LVORI Late 10 2 10 2
Mixing Height 5720 6080
Transport Wind E 7 NE 5
Ventilation Rate 40040 30400
DSI 2 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the mid 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
73 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
59 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-210815-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
145 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 20 60
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.13
Precip Duration 1 3
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 2 AM Continuing
Min/Max Temp 69 93 69 90
Max/Min RH 99 45 100 56
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 7pm 81F/10am 7pm 73F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 22 Fair 13 Gen Poor 23 Fair 14 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 37 Fair 3 Very Poor 31 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 8 6 10
Max LVORI Late 8 2 10 3
Mixing Height 6150 5820
Transport Wind E 6 NE 5
Ventilation Rate 36900 29100
DSI 2 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Minimum RH 76 percent. Northeast winds around 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
in the lower 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
mid 70s. Minimum RH 75 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum
RH 95 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
55 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Light winds.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-210815-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
145 PM EDT Sun Sep 20 2026
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 0 50
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.08
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End Continuing
Min/Max Temp 69 93 70 92
Max/Min RH 100 46 100 54
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 80F/10am 7pm 74F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 33 Fair 16 Gen Poor 27 Fair 20 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 39 Fair 3 Very Poor 32 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 9 6 10
Max LVORI Late 10 2 10 3
Mixing Height 6060 6010
Transport Wind E 6 NE 5
Ventilation Rate 36360 30050
DSI 2 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance
of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 74 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
75 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 92 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH
58 percent. North winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
84 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
44 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$