Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
785
FNUS52 KCAE 220541
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
141 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Cool and wet weather expected today and Saturday, with
heavy rainfall expected across the southern half of the area.
This will keep the are free from fire weather impacts over the
next couple of days. As we get into Sunday and Monday, a more
robust cold front approaches from the northwest. Behind this
front, a noticeable wind shift is expected on Monday with
unseasonably dry air and cooler air pushing into the area by the
middle of next week.
Fog potential tonight: Patchy ground fog is possible in fog prone
locations.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-222015-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
141 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 80 70 70
Precip Amount 0.43 0.30 0.22
Precip Duration 5 3 5
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Max/Min Temp 81 69 81
Min/Max RH 83 100 79
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 74F/9am 8pm 73F/9am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 14 Gen Poor 21 Fair 32 Fair
Max ADI Late 24 Fair 3 Very Poor 49 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 9 9
Max LVORI Late 4 9 4
Mixing Height 2350 3330
Transport Wind E 8 E 12
Ventilation Rate 18800 39960
DSI 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 68 percent. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
82 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 89 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
52 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-222015-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
141 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 70 40 50
Precip Amount 0.25 0.12 0.05
Precip Duration 4 2 2
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing 6 AM
Precip End Continuing 5 AM Continuing
Max/Min Temp 79 68 81
Min/Max RH 79 100 68
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 73F/9am 7pm 73F/9am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 23 Fair 17 Gen Poor 35 Fair
Max ADI Late 25 Fair 3 Very Poor 62 Good
Max LVORI Early 8 8 8
Max LVORI Late 4 9 4
Mixing Height 2290 4080
Transport Wind E 10 E 13
Ventilation Rate 22900 53040
DSI 1 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
77 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
75 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
49 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
50 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-222015-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
141 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 80 70 70
Precip Amount 0.49 0.39 0.26
Precip Duration 5 4 5
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Max/Min Temp 84 69 81
Min/Max RH 79 100 80
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 77F/10am 7pm 73F/9am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 14 Gen Poor 16 Gen Poor 35 Fair
Max ADI Late 25 Fair 4 Very Poor 49 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 9 9 8
Max LVORI Late 4 9 4
Mixing Height 2720 3290
Transport Wind E 8 E 13
Ventilation Rate 21760 42770
DSI 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 89 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-222015-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin,
Bishopville, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Community of Almond Glen,
Indian Land, Van Wyck, Lancaster, Springdale, and Lancaster Mill
141 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 40 20 30
Precip Amount 0.06 0.05 0.00
Precip Duration 2 1 1
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing 8 AM
Precip End Continuing 2 AM Continuing
Max/Min Temp 83 68 82
Min/Max RH 69 100 64
Wind 20ft/early(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 71F/8am 7pm 73F/9am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 28 Fair 20 Gen Poor 38 Fair
Max ADI Late 31 Fair 3 Very Poor 64 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 6 8
Max LVORI Late 3 8 3
Mixing Height 3320 4410
Transport Wind E 8 E 13
Ventilation Rate 26560 57330
DSI 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid
80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
56 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
76 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
74 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 80. Minimum RH
50 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
49 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-222015-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce,
Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove, Batesburg-Leesville, Columbia,
Sumter, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, North, Springfield,
Neeses, Orangeburg, Brookdale, Holly Hill, Bowman, Branchville,
Elloree, Santee, and Eutawville
141 AM EDT Fri Aug 22 2025
Today Tonight Sat
Cloud Cover Mcldy Mcldy Mcldy
Precip Type Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 70 60 50
Precip Amount 0.32 0.23 0.08
Precip Duration 4 3 2
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Max/Min Temp 83 70 81
Min/Max RH 76 100 72
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) E 5 Lgt/Var E 5
Inversion 75F/9am 7pm 74F/9am
Dispersion None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 25 Fair 14 Gen Poor 42 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 27 Fair 4 Very Poor 53 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 7 9 7
Max LVORI Late 4 9 4
Mixing Height 2440 3320
Transport Wind E 9 E 14
Ventilation Rate 21960 46480
DSI 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
61 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
54 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 88 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$