Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
046 FOUS52 KCAE 200806 PFMCAE Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Columbia SC 405 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 SCZ027-202000- Columbia Metropolitan Airport-Lexington SC 33.95N 81.12W Elev. 225 ft 405 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 90 73 92 73 85 Temp 73 74 81 88 89 83 77 75 74 75 84 89 88 83 78 76 75 74 78 82 81 78 Dewpt 72 72 74 73 72 72 72 71 71 72 73 73 73 74 73 73 72 72 73 74 74 74 RH 97 93 79 61 57 70 85 87 90 90 70 59 61 74 85 90 90 93 85 77 79 88 Wind dir NE NE NE N N N N NW N N N NW NW N NE NE NE E E E E E Wind spd 2 3 5 6 6 3 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 3 Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 20 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.12 0.23 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S C C C Tstms S S C S S S C C C Heat index 86 96 96 88 90 97 96 90 88 86 Max heat 96 97 84 97 97 86 88 88 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 71 83 69 87 71 89 67 86 Temp 73 73 82 78 72 72 83 80 74 73 86 81 72 69 82 76 Dewpt 72 72 73 72 71 71 72 73 71 71 69 68 64 61 61 63 PWind dir E E E W SW NW N N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 30 60 30 50 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs C S C L C S S C Tstms C S C C $$ SCZ028-202000- Columbia Owens Downtown Airport-Richland SC 33.97N 80.98W Elev. 212 ft 405 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 90 73 92 73 84 Temp 73 74 81 88 89 83 77 75 73 75 84 89 88 83 78 76 75 74 78 82 81 77 Dewpt 71 72 73 72 71 72 71 71 70 71 73 72 72 73 73 72 71 71 72 73 73 73 RH 93 93 77 59 56 70 82 87 90 87 70 57 59 72 85 87 87 90 82 74 77 87 Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N NW N NE NE NE E E E E E Wind spd 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 2 3 3 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 3 5 4 4 3 Clouds FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 20 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.10 0.20 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S S S S C C C Tstms S S C S S S C C C Heat index 86 95 95 88 90 96 95 89 87 86 Max heat 95 96 84 96 96 86 87 88 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 71 83 69 87 70 89 67 86 Temp 73 73 81 77 72 71 83 79 74 73 87 81 71 68 82 76 Dewpt 72 72 72 71 70 71 71 72 70 71 69 67 63 60 60 62 PWind dir E E E S SW NW N N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 30 50 30 50 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs C S C C C S S C Tstms C S C C $$ SCZ031-202000- Shaw Air Force Base-Sumter SC 33.97N 80.47W Elev. 242 ft 405 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 89 72 92 73 84 Temp 73 74 81 86 87 82 77 75 73 74 84 89 88 83 78 76 74 74 79 81 81 78 Dewpt 72 72 74 73 72 72 71 71 70 71 73 72 72 73 72 72 71 71 72 72 73 73 RH 97 93 79 65 61 72 82 87 90 90 70 57 59 72 82 87 90 90 79 74 77 85 Wind dir NE NE N NE N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E E Wind spd 4 5 8 8 8 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 5 3 2 2 3 5 6 5 4 3 Clouds FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 10 30 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.17 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S S S C C C Tstms C S S S C C S Heat index 86 93 94 87 90 96 96 89 85 86 Max heat 93 94 84 97 98 86 86 87 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 71 83 70 87 71 89 67 85 Temp 73 73 82 78 72 71 84 79 73 73 86 81 72 68 82 76 Dewpt 72 72 71 71 70 71 72 73 71 71 70 68 64 60 61 63 PWind dir E E E E SW W NW N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 30 50 20 40 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs C S C C S S S C Tstms S C C $$ SCZ136-202000- Orangeburg Municipal Airport-Orangeburg SC 33.45N 80.85W Elev. 197 ft 405 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 88 72 91 73 85 Temp 73 74 81 86 87 82 77 75 73 74 83 89 88 83 77 76 74 74 79 83 81 77 Dewpt 72 72 73 71 70 72 71 71 70 71 72 71 71 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 72 73 RH 97 93 77 61 57 72 82 87 90 90 70 56 57 72 87 90 93 93 79 70 74 87 Wind dir N NE NE N NE N N NW NW N N NW NW N NE NE NE NE E E E SE Wind spd 4 5 9 10 9 4 2 3 4 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 Clouds FW SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC B2 B2 B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 10 30 60 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.07 0.43 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C S S C C L L C Tstms C S S S C C C Heat index 86 91 92 87 88 95 94 89 88 85 Max heat 91 93 95 96 86 88 88 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 71 83 70 86 70 87 68 86 Temp 73 73 81 77 72 71 83 78 73 72 85 79 71 69 83 76 Dewpt 72 72 71 71 71 71 70 72 71 71 69 68 66 63 62 64 PWind dir E E E NE SW W NW N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 40 60 20 50 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs C C C L S S S C Tstms C S C S C $$ GAZ065-202000- August Regional Airport at Bush Field-Richmond GA 33.37N 81.97W Elev. 148 ft 405 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 91 72 93 73 87 Temp 73 74 83 88 89 84 77 75 73 75 85 89 88 83 77 76 74 74 81 85 82 78 Dewpt 72 72 73 71 70 72 72 72 71 72 73 71 71 74 74 73 72 73 73 73 73 74 RH 97 93 72 57 54 67 85 90 93 90 67 56 57 74 90 90 93 97 77 67 74 88 Wind dir N N NE N N N NW NW NW N N NW NW N E NE NE NE E E E E Wind spd 2 3 6 8 8 4 2 2 2 2 4 4 4 2 2 1 2 3 5 5 5 4 Clouds FW CL SC SC FW FW SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 5 20 40 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.02 0.11 0.36 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S S C C L L C Tstms S S C C S S L C C Heat index 89 94 94 90 92 95 94 90 86 92 87 Max heat 94 94 85 95 95 86 92 91 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 71 85 69 87 69 89 66 87 Temp 73 73 81 77 72 71 84 80 73 72 87 81 71 68 84 77 Dewpt 72 72 73 72 71 71 71 72 71 71 68 67 64 61 62 64 PWind dir E E E NW SW NW NW N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 40 70 30 50 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs C C C L C S S C Tstms C S S C S C $$ GAZ065-202000- Augusta Daniel Field-Richmond GA 33.47N 82.03W Elev. 423 ft 405 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 90 74 91 73 85 Temp 74 74 82 87 87 84 79 76 75 74 84 88 88 83 78 76 75 74 80 83 81 78 Dewpt 71 71 72 70 69 70 71 71 71 71 72 71 71 72 73 73 72 72 73 72 72 72 RH 90 90 72 57 55 63 77 85 87 90 67 57 57 70 85 90 90 93 79 70 74 82 Wind dir NE N N N N N N N NW N N NW NW N NE NE NE NE E E E E Wind spd 3 4 5 6 6 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 5 4 Clouds FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 PoP 12hr 10 5 20 40 70 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.15 0.33 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S S C C L L C Tstms S S C C S S L C C Heat index 87 92 91 88 90 94 94 88 84 88 85 Max heat 92 93 87 94 95 86 88 88 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 72 83 70 87 71 88 67 85 Temp 74 73 81 77 72 71 83 80 74 72 86 81 72 68 82 78 Dewpt 72 71 71 70 70 70 70 71 70 70 67 65 63 61 60 62 PWind dir E E E NW W NW NW N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 40 70 30 50 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs C C C L C S S C Tstms C S C S C $$ SCZ116-202000- Lancaster County Airport-Lancaster SC 34.72N 80.86W Elev. 486 ft 405 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 89 71 89 71 82 Temp 71 72 81 86 87 79 75 73 71 73 84 87 86 79 75 74 72 71 78 81 81 76 Dewpt 70 71 71 70 69 71 70 70 70 70 71 71 71 72 72 70 70 69 69 69 70 71 RH 97 97 72 59 55 77 84 90 97 90 65 59 61 79 90 87 93 93 74 67 69 85 Wind dir NE NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N NE NE E E E E E E Wind spd 2 3 5 6 5 2 2 2 3 5 6 6 5 2 1 2 2 4 5 4 3 2 Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 0 0 10 30 40 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.10 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs C C C C S S C C S Tstms C S S C Heat index 85 91 91 89 93 91 84 85 Max heat 91 93 93 93 84 85 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 69 84 69 85 69 86 63 83 Temp 72 71 82 76 70 70 82 76 71 70 84 75 67 64 80 73 Dewpt 70 70 69 69 69 69 70 71 69 69 65 65 60 58 56 59 PWind dir E SE SE SW SW NW N N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 40 20 50 10 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S S C C S S S C Tstms S C C $$ SCZ020-202000- Newberry County Airport-Newberry SC 34.30N 81.64W Elev. 570 ft 405 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 88 71 89 71 82 Temp 71 72 80 86 87 81 76 74 72 73 82 87 87 80 76 74 73 72 78 80 81 76 Dewpt 70 71 72 71 71 72 71 71 70 70 72 71 71 73 72 71 70 71 72 72 72 72 RH 97 97 77 61 59 74 85 90 93 90 72 59 59 79 87 90 90 97 82 77 74 87 Wind dir NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N N N NE NE NE E E E E E Wind spd 2 3 5 5 5 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 5 4 4 2 Clouds FW FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 20 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.19 0.17 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S C C C Tstms S S C C S C C S Heat index 84 91 93 86 87 93 93 84 83 85 Max heat 92 95 94 95 84 86 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 69 81 67 84 68 86 63 82 Temp 72 71 79 76 70 69 82 77 71 70 84 77 67 64 80 73 Dewpt 71 71 71 70 69 69 70 71 70 68 66 65 60 58 58 60 PWind dir E E E W W NW N N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 30 50 30 50 10 10 0 5 Rain shwrs C S C C C S S C Tstms S S C C $$ SCZ010-202000- McCormick County Airport-McCormick SC 33.92N 82.30W Elev. 459 ft 405 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 Date Wed 08/20/25 Thu 08/21/25 Fri 08/22/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 90 71 92 71 85 Temp 71 72 82 88 89 83 76 74 72 73 84 89 88 83 76 74 73 73 80 84 83 78 Dewpt 71 72 75 74 74 73 73 72 71 72 75 75 75 75 74 73 72 72 75 75 74 74 RH 100100 79 63 61 72 90 93 97 97 74 64 66 77 94 97 97 97 85 74 74 88 Wind dir NE NE N N N N N N N N N N NW N E NE NE NE E E E E Wind spd 1 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 Clouds FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 PoP 12hr 5 5 20 40 50 QPF 12hr 0 0 0.01 0.43 0.18 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C C C S S C C C Tstms S S C C S S C C C Heat index 89 97 98 89 92 99 98 90 85 92 90 Max heat 97 98 84 99 100 86 92 92 Date Sat 08/23/25 Sun 08/24/25 Mon 08/25/25 Tue 08/26/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 70 82 69 87 69 88 63 84 Temp 72 71 81 76 70 71 84 78 71 71 86 78 68 65 82 75 Dewpt 72 71 75 73 70 71 73 73 71 70 69 66 62 59 61 63 PWind dir E E E NW W NW NW N Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW PoP 12hr 40 60 20 40 5 10 0 5 Rain shwrs C C C L S S S C Tstms C S C S C $$