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FNUS52 KCAE 310607
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
207 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
.DISCUSSION...
A strong upper ridge will build over the region this week
bringing generally dry weather with increasing temperatures. Low
level moisture will remain in place creating favorable conditions
for heat indices above 100 degrees each day this week. Transport
winds remain light from the east early in the week and then shift
more southerly mid week. RH values expected to remain well above
critical thresholds each day.
Fog potential: Areas of fog expected across the area.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-312015-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
207 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp 94 71 96
Min/Max RH 48 100 42
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 74F/9am 8pm 76F/9am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 25 Fair 42 Gen Good 20 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 46 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 58 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 5 9
Max LVORI Late 2 9 2
Mixing Height 6480 7370
Transport Wind NE 7 E 7
Ventilation Rate 45360 51590
DSI 3 2 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
47 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-312015-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
207 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp 91 70 94
Min/Max RH 48 99 45
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 79F/10am 8pm 76F/9am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 18 Gen Poor 35 Fair 19 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 42 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 55 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 10 5 9
Max LVORI Late 3 9 2
Mixing Height 6330 7280
Transport Wind NE 6 E 7
Ventilation Rate 37980 50960
DSI 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-312015-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
207 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp 92 70 94
Min/Max RH 55 100 49
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 74F/9am 8pm 75F/9am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 23 Fair 35 Fair 22 Fair
Max ADI Late 39 Fair 3 Very Poor 53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 10 7 10
Max LVORI Late 3 10 2
Mixing Height 5340 6120
Transport Wind E 7 E 7
Ventilation Rate 37380 42840
DSI 3 2 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
54 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
55 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 56 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-312015-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
207 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp 92 70 95
Min/Max RH 48 100 45
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 74F/9am 7pm 76F/9am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 28 Fair 14 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 29 Fair 3 Very Poor 46 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 10 6 9
Max LVORI Late 3 9 2
Mixing Height 5700 7560
Transport Wind E 5 E 6
Ventilation Rate 28500 45360
DSI 3 2 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
97 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-312015-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
207 AM EDT Mon Aug 31 2026
Today Tonight Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Max/Min Temp 92 71 95
Min/Max RH 54 100 47
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 75F/9am 7pm 76F/9am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 19 Gen Poor 28 Fair 14 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 31 Fair 3 Very Poor 50 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 7 9
Max LVORI Late 3 9 3
Mixing Height 5300 6760
Transport Wind E 5 E 7
Ventilation Rate 26500 47320
DSI 3 2 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$