Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
813
FNUS52 KCAE 171750
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
.DISCUSSION...
An upper ridge will remain centered to our west early this week.
Showers and thunderstorms are possible Monday and Tuesday, but
coverage should be limited due to the ridge, which breaks down
on Wednesday and allows Major Hurricane Erin to pass offshore of
the United States. More typical rain chances should return by
the end of week with cooling temperatures due to developing
upper troughing.
Fog potential tonight: Patchy fog likely across parts of the CSRA and
eastern Midlands, less coverage elsewhere.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-180815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 0 30
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 71 94 72 89
Max/Min RH 100 50 99 63
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 83F/10am 7pm 77F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 22 Fair 15 Gen Poor 14 Gen Poor 23 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 22 Fair 3 Very Poor 33 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 8 6 8
Max LVORI Late 8 2 8 3
Mixing Height 5820 4840
Transport Wind NE 3 NE 6
Ventilation Rate 17460 29040
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 61 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 63 percent. Light
winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely. Highs in the mid 80s.
Minimum RH 72 percent. East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 76 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Light
winds.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-180815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 20 30
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.04
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 2 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 71 94 71 88
Max/Min RH 96 50 100 62
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 82F/10am 7pm 76F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 19 Gen Poor 19 Gen Poor 17 Gen Poor 27 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 24 Fair 3 Very Poor 38 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 6 6 9
Max LVORI Late 6 2 8 3
Mixing Height 6070 4080
Transport Wind NE 3 NE 8
Ventilation Rate 18210 32640
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...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 95 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.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 69 percent. Light
winds.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-180815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 0 30
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 70 94 72 90
Max/Min RH 100 49 96 58
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 5
Inversion 8pm 82F/10am 8pm 77F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 28 Fair 12 Poor 17 Gen Poor 17 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 28 Fair 3 Very Poor 34 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 9 5 8
Max LVORI Late 9 2 7 3
Mixing Height 5800 5110
Transport Wind NE 3 NE 6
Ventilation Rate 17400 30660
DSI 2 3 3 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 60 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 94 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. North
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...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 72 percent. East winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light
winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 76 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 70. 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. South
winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-180815-
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
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None None Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 20 30
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.04
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 2 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 71 94 71 87
Max/Min RH 95 52 99 62
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 5
Inversion 7pm 78F/9am 7pm 74F/8am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 15 Gen Poor 17 Gen Poor 15 Gen Poor 26 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 28 Fair 4 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 4 6 6 9
Max LVORI Late 6 2 8 3
Mixing Height 5980 4100
Transport Wind N 3 E 8
Ventilation Rate 17940 32800
DSI 2 2 3 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. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 95 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 75 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 60s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-180815-
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
150 PM EDT Sun Aug 17 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Clear Mclear Mclear Pcldy
Precip Type None None None Tstms
Chance Precip 0 0 0 30
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.04
Precip Duration 1
Precip Begin 2 PM
Precip End 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 71 95 72 90
Max/Min RH 97 50 98 60
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var NE 5
Inversion 7pm 83F/10am 7pm 77F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 17 Gen Poor 16 Gen Poor 15 Gen Poor 24 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 22 Fair 3 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 5 7 5 8
Max LVORI Late 7 2 8 3
Mixing Height 5900 5050
Transport Wind NE 2 NE 7
Ventilation Rate 11800 35350
DSI 2 3 3 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
60 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum
RH 92 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent.
Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. East
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 77 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light
winds.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. South
winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal.
$$