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Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1105 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

SCZ027-220800-
Columbia Metropolitan Airport-Lexington SC
33.95N  81.12W Elev. 225 ft
1105 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      72          81          71          83          69
Temp                   75 74 73 75 80 79 77 73 72 72 72 76 80 80 76 72 71 71 71
Dewpt                  73 73 72 73 74 73 73 72 71 71 71 73 73 73 72 71 70 69 69
RH                     94 97 97 94 82 82 87 97 97 97 97 90 79 79 87 97 97 93 93
Wind dir                E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                2  3  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  6  4  2  2  2  2
Clouds                 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     40          70          30          50          30
QPF 12hr                   0.28        0.12        0.06        0.15        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                   C  S  S  C  C  C  S                 C  C  S
Heat index                         85                      84 84
Max heat                           85    85                84    85


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          87      70    89      68    87      67    81      62    81
Temp          84 80   72 72 86 81   72 70 84 79   70 68 80 74   66 64 79 73
Dewpt         72 72   71 71 72 70   65 63 63 64   63 61 63 63   60 60 62 62
PWind dir        SE       W    NW      NW     N       N    NE      NE     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      10    20       0     5       5    20      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  C             S                           S             S
Tstms             C             S                           S             S

$$
SCZ028-220800-
Columbia Owens Downtown Airport-Richland SC
33.97N  80.98W Elev. 212 ft
1105 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      71          80          70          82          69
Temp                   75 74 73 75 79 79 76 73 72 72 72 76 80 80 75 72 71 71 71
Dewpt                  72 72 71 71 72 73 72 72 71 70 70 72 72 72 71 70 69 69 69
RH                     90 93 93 87 79 82 87 97 97 93 93 87 77 77 87 93 93 93 93
Wind dir                E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                2  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  3  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  2
Clouds                 B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     40          60          30          50          30
QPF 12hr                   0.18        0.05        0.06        0.13        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                   C  S  S  C  C  C  S                 C  C  S
Heat index                                                 84 84
Max heat                                 84                84    85


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          87      70    89      67    86      67    81      62    81
Temp          84 79   72 72 86 80   72 70 83 78   69 68 79 74   66 64 79 73
Dewpt         71 71   70 71 70 69   64 62 62 64   62 61 61 62   60 59 61 62
PWind dir         E       W    NW      NW     N       N    NE      NE     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      10    20       5     5       5    20      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  C             S                           S             S
Tstms             C             S                           S             S

$$
SCZ031-220800-
Shaw Air Force Base-Sumter SC
33.97N  80.47W Elev. 242 ft
1105 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      72          81          71          83          69
Temp                   75 74 72 76 79 80 77 73 72 71 72 77 80 80 75 72 71 70 71
Dewpt                  72 71 70 71 72 72 72 71 71 70 70 72 72 72 71 70 69 69 69
RH                     90 90 93 85 79 77 85 93 97 97 93 85 77 77 87 93 93 97 93
Wind dir                E NE  E  E NE  E  E  E  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                3  4  5  6  6  5  3  2  2  3  4  6  6  6  4  2  2  2  3
Clouds                 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     30          50          30          40          30
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.09        0.01        0.12        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S  C  C  C  C  L  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                   S  S  S  C  C  C  S                 C  C  S
Heat index                            84                   84 83
Max heat                                 84                85    85


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          86      70    89      68    86      66    81      63    81
Temp          84 79   72 73 86 80   72 69 83 77   69 68 79 73   66 65 79 73
Dewpt         72 72   70 71 71 70   65 62 63 64   63 61 63 63   61 60 62 62
PWind dir        NE       W    NW      NW     N       N    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      10    20       5     5       5    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  C             S                                         S
Tstms             C             S                                         S

$$
SCZ136-220800-
Orangeburg Municipal Airport-Orangeburg SC
33.45N  80.85W Elev. 197 ft
1105 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      72          80          71          81          69
Temp                   75 74 73 76 78 77 74 73 72 72 72 75 79 78 75 72 71 71 71
Dewpt                  72 73 72 72 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 72 72 71 71 70 70 70
RH                     90 97 97 87 85 87 97 97100 97 97 87 79 82 87 97 97 97 97
Wind dir                E NE NE  E NE  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                2  2  5  6  6  6  4  2  2  4  5  8  9  8  5  2  2  2  3
Clouds                 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     40          70          40          60          30
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.81        0.09        0.28        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                   C  S  S  C  L  C  C  S           S  C  C  S
Flood                         A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          85      70    87      68    86      67    81      64    81
Temp          83 78   72 72 85 80   72 70 84 77   70 68 79 74   67 66 79 73
Dewpt         70 71   71 71 70 70   67 64 63 64   64 63 63 64   63 62 62 63
PWind dir         N       W    NW      NW     N       N    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      10    20       5     5       5    20      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  C             S                           S             S
Tstms             C             S                           S             S

$$
GAZ065-220800-
August Regional Airport at Bush Field-Richmond GA
33.37N  81.97W Elev. 148 ft
1105 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      72          83          71          83          69
Temp                   75 74 74 79 80 78 75 73 73 72 72 77 79 79 76 73 71 70 71
Dewpt                  73 73 73 73 74 73 73 72 72 72 71 72 72 72 72 72 71 70 70
RH                     94 97 97 82 82 85 94 97 97100 97 85 79 79 87 97100100 97
Wind dir                E NE NE  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE  N
Wind spd                1  2  3  5  6  8  5  3  2  3  4  6  8  8  5  2  1  2  2
Clouds                 B2 B1 B1 B2 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     60          80          50          70          30
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.21        0.24        0.34        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S  C  D  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C        S
Tstms                   S  S  S  C  L  L  C  C  S        S  C  C  S
Heat index                         85
Max heat                           85    85                      83
Flood                         A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          87      69    89      65    87      67    83      64    83
Temp          83 79   72 72 86 81   70 68 84 79   69 68 80 76   68 66 79 74
Dewpt         71 72   71 70 69 68   64 63 63 65   64 63 63 65   63 61 63 64
PWind dir         S       W    NW      NW    NW      NW    NE      NE     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      10    10       0     5       5    20      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  C                                         S             S
Tstms             C                                         S             S

$$
GAZ065-220800-
Augusta Daniel Field-Richmond GA
33.47N  82.03W Elev. 423 ft
1105 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      73          82          71          82          70
Temp                   75 74 74 77 78 77 74 73 73 72 72 76 78 78 75 73 72 71 71
Dewpt                  72 73 72 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 71 71 71 71 70 70 69 69
RH                     90 97 93 87 85 87 93 97 93 97 97 85 79 79 87 90 93 93 93
Wind dir                E NE  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                2  3  5  5  5  6  5  5  4  5  5  6  6  6  5  3  2  2  3
Clouds                 B1 B2 B2 B1 OV B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     60          80          50          70          30
QPF 12hr                   0.10        0.18        0.24        0.48        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S  C  D  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C        S
Tstms                   S  S  S  C  L  L  C  S           S  C  C  S
Flood                         A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          86      70    88      67    86      67    82      65    81
Temp          82 79   73 72 84 81   72 69 83 78   71 69 79 75   68 66 78 74
Dewpt         70 71   70 70 68 66   63 62 61 63   63 62 62 63   61 61 62 62
PWind dir        SE       W    NW      NW    NW      NW    NE      NE     E
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      10    10       0     5       5    20      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  C                                         S             S
Tstms             C                                         S             S

$$
SCZ116-220800-
Lancaster County Airport-Lancaster SC
34.72N  80.86W Elev. 486 ft
1105 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      70          81          69          82          67
Temp                   73 71 72 76 79 79 74 71 70 69 71 77 80 80 75 71 69 68 70
Dewpt                  71 70 69 69 70 70 70 69 68 68 69 68 68 68 69 68 67 67 68
RH                     93 97 90 79 74 74 87 93 93 97 93 74 67 67 82 90 93 97 93
Wind dir                E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E NE
Wind spd                2  3  5  5  5  4  1  1  1  2  2  5  5  5  2  1  1  1  1
Clouds                 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     30          40          20          30          20
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0           0        0.08           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  C  S  C  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  S  S  S  S  S
Tstms                   C  S     S  C  C                    S  S
Heat index                                                 83 83
Max heat                                 83                83    83


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          86      68    86      63    83      63    80      60    80
Temp          83 76   70 70 84 77   68 66 81 74   67 65 78 71   63 63 78 70
Dewpt         68 70   69 69 65 65   60 59 58 62   60 58 58 60   58 58 59 61
PWind dir         E       W    NW       N    NW       N     N      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC FW FW   FW SC SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr         40      10    10       0     5       5    10      10    10
Rain shwrs     S  C
Tstms             C

$$
SCZ020-220800-
Newberry County Airport-Newberry SC
34.30N  81.64W Elev. 570 ft
1105 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      70          79          69          81          67
Temp                   73 72 71 74 77 78 74 71 70 70 70 75 79 80 75 71 70 68 70
Dewpt                  72 71 71 71 72 72 72 71 70 69 69 71 70 70 70 70 69 68 69
RH                     97 97100 90 85 82 93100100 97 97 87 74 72 84 97 97100 97
Wind dir               NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                2  3  5  5  5  5  3  2  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  2  2
Clouds                 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     50          60          30          50          20
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.23        0.05        0.19        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  C  C  L  C  C  C  S  S  C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S
Tstms                   S  S     C  C  C  S                 C  C  S
Heat index                                                    82
Max heat                                                         84


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          85      68    86      65    83      64    80      60    79
Temp          83 77   71 70 84 78   69 66 81 75   67 65 78 71   64 61 77 70
Dewpt         69 71   69 69 67 67   60 59 60 63   61 58 59 60   58 57 59 60
PWind dir        SE      NW    NW       N    NW       N    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      10    10       0     5       5    10      10    10
Rain shwrs     S  C
Tstms             C

$$
SCZ010-220800-
McCormick County Airport-McCormick SC
33.92N  82.30W Elev. 459 ft
1105 PM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

Date           08/21/25      Fri 08/22/25            Sat 08/23/25            Sun
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      71          80          69          82          68
Temp                   73 72 72 76 77 78 75 72 71 70 71 76 79 80 75 71 70 69 70
Dewpt                  72 72 72 75 75 75 73 72 71 70 71 73 74 74 72 71 70 69 70
RH                     97100100 97 94 91 94100100100100 90 85 82 90100100100100
Wind dir               NE NE NE  E NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd                1  2  2  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  4  2  1  1  1  1
Clouds                 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     70          80          40          60          30
QPF 12hr                   0.24        0.36        1.24        0.33        0.05
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  C  C  D  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                   S  S  S  C  L  L  C  S              C  C  S
Heat index                                                    85
Max heat                                                         85
Flood                         A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A  A


Date           08/24  Mon 08/25/25  Tue 08/26/25  Wed 08/27/25  Thu 08/28/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          87      68    89      65    86      64    81      62    81
Temp          84 78   71 70 86 79   69 67 83 77   68 66 79 74   65 63 79 72
Dewpt         72 72   71 70 70 68   63 61 63 64   62 60 63 62   60 59 62 63
PWind dir        SW      NW    NW      NW    NW       N    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC FW FW   FW FW SC SC   SC B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      10    10       0     5       5    10      10    20
Rain shwrs     S  C                                                       S
Tstms             C                                                       S

$$