FNUS52 KCAE 231727 FWFCAE Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina and East Central Georgia National Weather Service Columbia SC 127 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 .DISCUSSION... Isolated showers and storms possible early in the week, mainly across the far eastern and southern portion of the forecast area. Drier air should help to limit the overall coverage for most areas. MinRH still expected to remain above critical values, with lowest RH Sunday and Monday, dropping generally between 35 to 45 percent. Thunderstorms chances will increase by midweek, lasting through the end of the week as moisture increases again across the forecast area. Fog potential: Patchy fog likely in the morning, mainly near bodies of water. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-240815- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield- 127 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Min/Max Temp 67 93 66 94 Max/Min RH 89 35 87 38 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 79F/10am 8pm 73F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 56 Gen Good 16 Gen Poor 59 Gen Good 20 Gen Poor Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 82 Good 2 Very Poor 43 Gen Good Max LVORI Early 4 5 3 5 Max LVORI Late 5 1 5 2 Mixing Height 7320 8140 Transport Wind W 9 W 5 Ventilation Rate 65880 40700 DSI 2 3 2 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ020-021-026-240815- Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda- 127 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Min/Max Temp 66 90 65 91 Max/Min RH 91 42 88 45 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 8pm 77F/10am 7pm 71F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 39 Fair 16 Gen Poor 44 Gen Good 21 Fair Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 65 Good 3 Very Poor 40 Fair Max LVORI Early 4 6 3 5 Max LVORI Late 6 2 5 2 Mixing Height 7010 7510 Transport Wind W 8 S 5 Ventilation Rate 56080 37550 DSI 2 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Light winds. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-240815- Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg- 127 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None Showers Chance Precip 0 0 0 10 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 0 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End 6 PM Min/Max Temp 69 94 68 94 Max/Min RH 95 40 93 44 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 8pm 75F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 39 Fair 14 Gen Poor 53 Gen Good 16 Gen Poor Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 85 Good 3 Very Poor 41 Gen Good Max LVORI Early 5 6 3 6 Max LVORI Late 6 1 6 2 Mixing Height 7310 7540 Transport Wind W 10 SW 6 Ventilation Rate 73100 45240 DSI 2 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ016-022-029-115-116-240815- Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster- 127 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Min/Max Temp 66 90 65 90 Max/Min RH 95 46 90 47 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 7pm 78F/10am 7pm 71F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 32 Fair 17 Gen Poor 34 Fair 22 Fair Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 59 Gen Good 3 Very Poor 40 Fair Max LVORI Early 5 7 4 5 Max LVORI Late 6 3 6 2 Mixing Height 6560 7390 Transport Wind W 8 E 5 Ventilation Rate 52480 36950 DSI 2 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-240815- Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon- Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg- Southeastern Orangeburg- 127 PM EDT Sun Aug 23 2026 Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Pcldy Mclear Precip Type None None None Tstms Chance Precip 0 0 0 10 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 Precip Duration 0 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End Continuing Min/Max Temp 69 94 68 93 Max/Min RH 98 44 94 50 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 27 Fair 16 Gen Poor 46 Gen Good 20 Gen Poor Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 76 Good 2 Very Poor 39 Fair Max LVORI Early 6 7 4 6 Max LVORI Late 8 2 6 3 Mixing Height 7060 7250 Transport Wind W 10 SE 6 Ventilation Rate 70600 43500 DSI 2 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...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light winds. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal. $$