Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
120
FNUS52 KCAE 171803
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
203 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
.DISCUSSION...
Isolated to scattered showers and storms are expected each
afternoon through the weekend. Oppressive heat and humidity will
persist into the weekend and early next week. A more active
weather pattern with greater coverage of showers and storms
returns early next week.
Fog Potential: Fog possible near creeks and bodies of water
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-180830-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
203 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip 0 20 20 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0 0
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 8 PM
Min/Max Temp 74 97 75 98
Max/Min RH 99 43 91 41
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var W 6
Inversion 8pm 80F/9am 8pm 81F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 87 Good 60 Gen Good 68 Good 66 Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 96 Good 5 Very Poor 121 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 4 7 3 5
Max LVORI Late 6 1 5 1
Mixing Height 6730 7800
Transport Wind SW 13 W 15
Ventilation Rate 87490 117000
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
86 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in
the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-180830-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
203 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 30 0 20
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 0
Precip Begin 2 PM 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 73 95 74 97
Max/Min RH 98 44 89 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Inversion 8pm 80F/9am 8pm 81F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 83 Good 68 Good 68 Good 66 Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 104 Very Good5 Very Poor 123 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 4 7 3 5
Max LVORI Late 6 1 5 1
Mixing Height 6720 7370
Transport Wind SW 14 W 16
Ventilation Rate 94080 117920
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-180830-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
203 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms None
Chance Precip 0 30 20 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 0
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing
Precip End Continuing 8 PM
Min/Max Temp 73 96 74 98
Max/Min RH 100 46 97 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Inversion 8pm 79F/9am 8pm 81F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 68 Good 43 Gen Good 59 Gen Good 62 Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 77 Good 6 Very Poor 129 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 5 9 4 6
Max LVORI Late 8 1 6 1
Mixing Height 6450 7860
Transport Wind SW 10 W 16
Ventilation Rate 64500 125760
DSI 2 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-180830-
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
203 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 0 30 30 20
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 0 0
Precip Begin 2 PM Continuing 2 PM
Precip End Continuing 8 PM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 74 96 75 97
Max/Min RH 99 46 93 45
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Inversion 8pm 77F/8am 8pm 82F/9am
Dispersion Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 69 Good 59 Gen Good 63 Good 60 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 96 Good 6 Very Poor 124 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 4 6 3 6
Max LVORI Late 6 1 5 1
Mixing Height 6630 7700
Transport Wind SW 14 W 16
Ventilation Rate 92820 123200
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. North winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 59 percent. Northeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-180830-
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
203 PM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025
Tonight Fri Fri Night Sat
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None Tstms None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 20 0 20
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0 0
Precip Begin 2 PM 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 74 97 75 98
Max/Min RH 99 48 95 45
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var SW 5 Lgt/Var SW 6
Inversion 8pm 77F/8am 8pm 82F/9am
Dispersion Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 65 Good 39 Fair 52 Gen Good 58 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 81 Good 6 Very Poor 112 Very Good
Max LVORI Early 4 7 4 6
Max LVORI Late 7 1 6 1
Mixing Height 6220 7180
Transport Wind SW 12 W 15
Ventilation Rate 74640 107700
DSI 2 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 84 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 66 percent. Northeast winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$