Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
656
FNUS52 KCAE 241732
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Strong upper level high pressure builds over the area into this
weekend leading to temperatures well above average and dangerously
hot conditions this weekend into early next week. While there will
be lingering low level moisture, deep layer moisture will be
lacking with showers and storms will be limited with some isolated
convection possible each afternoon for the early part of next
week.
Fog Potential: Patchy fog possible.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-250830-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Clear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip 30 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 9 PM
Min/Max Temp 73 96 75 99
Max/Min RH 100 43 90 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 81F/9am 8pm 82F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 29 Fair 29 Fair 49 Gen Good 58 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 58 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 88 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 3 6
Max LVORI Late 8 1 5 1
Mixing Height 5920 7500
Transport Wind SW 8 W 10
Ventilation Rate 47360 75000
DSI 2 3 2 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 38 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 103. Minimum RH 38 percent. Light
winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 40 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 85 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 40 percent. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-250830-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Clear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip 20 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 8 PM
Min/Max Temp 72 96 75 99
Max/Min RH 99 44 85 36
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 81F/9am 8pm 82F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 34 Fair 32 Fair 44 Gen Good 66 Good
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 59 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 93 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 8 3 5
Max LVORI Late 7 1 4 1
Mixing Height 6190 7780
Transport Wind SW 8 W 10
Ventilation Rate 49520 77800
DSI 2 3 2 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 38 percent. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 39 percent. Light
winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 38 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 35 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
83 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-250830-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip 40 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 8 PM
Min/Max Temp 72 97 75 99
Max/Min RH 100 47 91 42
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 80F/9am 8pm 82F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 25 Fair 27 Fair 48 Gen Good 59 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 55 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 78 Good
Max LVORI Early 7 9 4 6
Max LVORI Late 9 2 6 1
Mixing Height 5860 7460
Transport Wind SW 8 W 9
Ventilation Rate 46880 67140
DSI 2 3 2 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
80 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 40 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Northwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 45 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs around 100. Minimum RH 44 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-250830-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin,
Bishopville, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Community of Almond Glen,
Indian Land, Van Wyck, Lancaster, Springdale, and Lancaster Mill
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 73 97 76 100
Max/Min RH 100 46 86 37
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 77F/8am 8pm 84F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 34 Fair 38 Fair 35 Fair 53 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 60 Gen Good 4 Very Poor 80 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 3 5
Max LVORI Late 8 1 5 1
Mixing Height 6480 8240
Transport Wind W 8 W 8
Ventilation Rate 51840 65920
DSI 2 3 2 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 40 percent. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
79 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 41 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 38 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 37 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-250830-
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
132 PM EDT Thu Jul 24 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms None None None
Chance Precip 30 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0
Precip Begin 6 PM
Precip End 8 PM
Min/Max Temp 73 97 76 100
Max/Min RH 100 47 90 40
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 80F/9am 8pm 83F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 21 Fair 31 Fair 51 Gen Good 66 Good
Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 57 Gen Good 5 Very Poor 90 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 9 4 6
Max LVORI Late 8 2 5 1
Mixing Height 5950 7980
Transport Wind SW 8 W 9
Ventilation Rate 47600 71820
DSI 2 3 2 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
77 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs around 102. Minimum RH 42 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
78 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs around 101. Minimum RH 44 percent. Light
winds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 100. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$