FNUS52 KCAE 240613 FWFCAE Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina and East Central Georgia National Weather Service Columbia SC 213 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 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. Minimum RH still expected to remain above critical values, with lowest RH today, 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: Fog not expected. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-242015- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield- 213 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 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 66 94 Min/Max RH 34 84 39 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 80F/10am 8pm 79F/10am Dispersion None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 17 Gen Poor 68 Good 17 Gen Poor Max ADI Late 94 Good 3 Very Poor 49 Gen Good Max LVORI Early 5 3 5 Max LVORI Late 1 5 2 Mixing Height 7910 7760 Transport Wind W 10 W 6 Ventilation Rate 79100 46560 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...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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 63 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 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...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ020-021-026-242015- Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda- 213 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Max/Min Temp 91 66 90 Min/Max RH 39 85 43 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 78F/10am 7pm 71F/9am Dispersion None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 56 Gen Good 20 Gen Poor Max ADI Late 84 Good 3 Very Poor 41 Gen Good Max LVORI Early 6 3 5 Max LVORI Late 1 5 2 Mixing Height 7570 7100 Transport Wind W 8 W 5 Ventilation Rate 60560 35500 DSI 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 55 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. Light winds. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-242015- Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg- 213 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 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 68 93 Min/Max RH 40 94 43 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 81F/10am 7pm 75F/9am Dispersion None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 14 Gen Poor 60 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor Max ADI Late 88 Good 3 Very Poor 52 Gen Good Max LVORI Early 6 3 6 Max LVORI Late 1 6 2 Mixing Height 7770 7960 Transport Wind W 10 SW 6 Ventilation Rate 77700 47760 DSI 3 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly 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 and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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. $$ SCZ016-022-029-115-116-242015- Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster- 213 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 2026 Today Tonight Tue Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Max/Min Temp 91 65 90 Min/Max RH 44 89 44 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 74F/9am 7pm 71F/9am Dispersion None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 12 Poor 48 Gen Good 20 Gen Poor Max ADI Late 77 Good 3 Very Poor 40 Fair Max LVORI Early 7 4 5 Max LVORI Late 3 5 2 Mixing Height 6880 6740 Transport Wind W 10 W 6 Ventilation Rate 68800 40440 DSI 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 55 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-242015- Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon- Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg- Southeastern Orangeburg- 213 AM EDT Mon Aug 24 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 68 93 Min/Max RH 43 94 46 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 81F/10am 7pm 74F/9am Dispersion None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 18 Gen Poor 58 Gen Good 21 Fair Max ADI Late 93 Good 3 Very Poor 50 Gen Good Max LVORI Early 9 4 6 Max LVORI Late 1 6 2 Mixing Height 7670 7020 Transport Wind W 12 SW 7 Ventilation Rate 92040 49140 DSI 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 59 percent. East winds around 5 mph. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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. South 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...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 67 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...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. 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 60 percent. Light winds. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation near normal. $$