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National Weather Service Columbia SC
305 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

SCZ027-130800-
Columbia Metropolitan Airport-Lexington SC
33.95N  81.12W Elev. 225 ft
305 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

Date           08/12/25      Wed 08/13/25            Thu 08/14/25            Fri
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                      74          91          73          89          74
Temp          85 80 76 76 75 76 82 89 89 83 79 77 75 75 81 87 87 80 77 76 74 76
Dewpt         78 77 76 76 75 75 78 77 77 77 75 74 74 75 77 77 78 77 76 75 74 75
RH            80 91100100100 97 88 68 68 82 88 90 97100 88 72 75 91 97 97100 97
Wind dir       S SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  W SW SW  W NW
Wind spd       4  3  2  2  2  2  5  6  6  4  3  3  3  4  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  2
Clouds        B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          40          30          50          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.02        0.14        0.18        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C        S  S     C  C  C  C        S  S  C  C  S  S
Tstms          C  C        S  S     C  C  C  C           S  C  C  S
Heat index    97 87             91102102 92             88 99100 87
Max heat         98               102   103    88          99   101


Date           08/15  Sat 08/16/25  Sun 08/17/25  Mon 08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25
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          91      74    89      72    90      71    91      73    92
Temp          89 82   77 75 88 82   76 73 88 82   74 73 89 83   75 75 90 83
Dewpt         77 77   75 75 77 76   74 73 74 74   72 72 73 74   73 72 74 74
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E     E      SE    NE      SW     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         30      20    40      10    30       5    20       5    20
Rain shwrs        C    S        C             C             S             S
Tstms             C    S        C             C             S             S

$$
SCZ028-130800-
Columbia Owens Downtown Airport-Richland SC
33.97N  80.98W Elev. 212 ft
305 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

Date           08/12/25      Wed 08/13/25            Thu 08/14/25            Fri
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                      74          91          73          89          74
Temp          85 79 76 75 75 76 81 88 89 83 79 76 75 75 81 87 86 80 77 76 75 74
Dewpt         77 76 76 75 75 75 77 77 76 76 75 74 74 75 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 74
RH            77 91100100100 97 88 70 66 80 88 94 97100 85 70 72 88 97 97100100
Wind dir       S  S SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW  W SW SW  W NW
Wind spd       4  3  2  2  2  2  4  5  6  3  3  2  3  3  5  5  5  2  2  1  1  1
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          40          30          60          20
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.06        0.13        0.18        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L  C        S  S     C  C  C  C        S  S  L  L  S  S
Tstms          C  C        S  S     C  C  C  C           S  C  C  S
Heat index    96                88100100 91             87 98 96 86
Max heat         96               100   102    87          98    98


Date           08/15  Sat 08/16/25  Sun 08/17/25  Mon 08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25
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          91      74    89      72    90      71    91      73    92
Temp          89 82   77 75 87 81   75 73 88 82   74 73 89 83   75 74 90 83
Dewpt         77 77   75 75 76 76   73 73 73 74   72 72 72 73   72 72 73 73
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E     E      SE    NE       S     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         40      20    40      10    30       5    20       5    20
Rain shwrs        C    S        C             C             S             S
Tstms             C    S        C             C             S             S

$$
SCZ031-130800-
Shaw Air Force Base-Sumter SC
33.97N  80.47W Elev. 242 ft
305 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

Date           08/12/25      Wed 08/13/25            Thu 08/14/25            Fri
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                      74          91          74          89          74
Temp          84 80 76 75 75 76 83 89 89 82 79 77 75 76 82 86 86 81 77 76 75 75
Dewpt         76 77 76 75 75 75 78 77 76 77 75 75 74 75 76 77 76 76 76 75 75 75
RH            77 91100100100 97 85 68 66 85 88 94 97 97 82 75 72 85 97 97100100
Wind dir      SE SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  W NW
Wind spd       4  3  3  3  3  3  5  6  6  4  3  4  4  4  6  6  6  3  2  2  1  1
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     20          40          30          50          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.05        0.05        0.24        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  S              S  S  C  C  C        S  S  C  C  S  S
Tstms          C  S              S  S  C  C  C           S  C  C  S
Heat index    93 83             92100100 90 80          90 97 97 87
Max heat         96               102   103    86          97    98    85


Date           08/15  Sat 08/16/25  Sun 08/17/25  Mon 08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25
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          90      75    89      72    89      71    90      73    91
Temp          88 81   76 76 87 81   74 74 87 81   73 73 88 82   75 74 89 82
Dewpt         77 77   75 75 76 75   73 73 73 73   72 72 73 74   73 72 74 74
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E    NE       E    NE       S    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         40      20    40      10    20       5    10       5    20
Rain shwrs        C    S     S  C             S                           S
Tstms             C    S     S  C             S                           S

$$
SCZ136-130800-
Orangeburg Municipal Airport-Orangeburg SC
33.45N  80.85W Elev. 197 ft
305 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

Date           08/12/25      Wed 08/13/25            Thu 08/14/25            Fri
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                      74          91          74          89          74
Temp          85 81 78 76 75 76 82 88 89 82 78 76 75 76 82 87 87 81 77 76 74 76
Dewpt         76 76 76 75 75 75 77 75 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 75 76 75 75 74 75
RH            75 85 94 97100 97 85 66 61 79 91 94 97 97 79 65 68 85 94 97100 97
Wind dir       S  E  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind spd       5  4  3  2  2  2  5  6  8  5  4  3  4  5  8  9  8  3  2  2  2  2
Clouds        B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     10          40          30          50          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.03        0.22        0.04
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C                    S  C  C  C              C  C  S  S
Tstms          C                    S  C  C  C              C  C  S
Heat index    94 87             90 98 98 89             89 95 96 87
Max heat         96                98    99                95    97    84


Date           08/15  Sat 08/16/25  Sun 08/17/25  Mon 08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25
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          89      73    88      72    88      71    88      72    89
Temp          88 81   76 74 86 80   75 73 86 81   73 73 87 81   74 74 87 82
Dewpt         75 76   75 74 75 75   74 73 72 73   72 72 71 73   72 72 73 73
PWind dir        NW      NE    NE       E    NE       E    NE      SW    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 B1 SC B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW FW SC   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      20    50      10    30       5    20       5    20
Rain shwrs        C    S        C             C             S             S
Tstms             C    S        C             C             S             S

$$
GAZ065-130800-
August Regional Airport at Bush Field-Richmond GA
33.37N  81.97W Elev. 148 ft
305 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

Date           08/12/25      Wed 08/13/25            Thu 08/14/25            Fri
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          91          73          89          73
Temp          87 82 77 76 75 75 83 88 89 83 77 76 75 75 83 87 86 81 77 76 75 74
Dewpt         76 76 76 75 75 74 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 75 74 75 75 75 74 74 74
RH            70 82 97 97100 97 77 63 61 74 90 94 97 94 77 65 70 82 94 94 97100
Wind dir       S  E SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind spd       5  5  3  2  2  2  5  8  8  5  3  2  3  4  6  8  8  4  2  1  1  1
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                     20          50          30          50          10
QPF 12hr                   0.29        0.01        0.12        0.06           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  S                 S  C  C  C        S  S  C  C
Tstms          C  S                 S  C  C  C           S  C  C
Heat index    98 89             90 97 98 90             90 95 95 87
Max heat         99                97    98                95    96    84


Date           08/15  Sat 08/16/25  Sun 08/17/25  Mon 08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25
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          91      73    90      72    90      71    91      72    92
Temp          89 83   76 75 88 83   76 73 88 84   74 73 89 84   74 74 90 83
Dewpt         75 75   74 74 74 74   74 73 72 73   72 72 71 72   72 71 72 73
PWind dir        NW      NE    NE      NE    NE       E    NE      SE     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         30      20    40      10    30       5    20       5    20
Rain shwrs        C    S        C             C             S             S
Tstms             C    S        C             C             S             S

$$
GAZ065-130800-
Augusta Daniel Field-Richmond GA
33.47N  82.03W Elev. 423 ft
305 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

Date           08/12/25      Wed 08/13/25            Thu 08/14/25            Fri
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                      74          90          74          88          74
Temp          85 81 78 76 75 75 81 87 88 82 79 76 75 75 81 85 86 81 77 76 75 74
Dewpt         75 76 75 74 74 74 75 74 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 74 74 74 75 74 73 74
RH            72 85 91 94 97 97 82 65 61 77 85 90 94 94 77 70 68 79 94 94 94100
Wind dir       S  E SE  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W NW
Wind spd       5  5  4  4  4  3  5  6  6  5  4  4  5  5  5  6  6  4  2  2  2  2
Clouds        B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                     30          50          30          50          10
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.02        0.18        0.08        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  S     S           S  C  C  C        S  S  C  C
Tstms          C  S     S           S  C  C  C           S  C  C
Heat index    94 87             87 95 96 88             86 93 94 86
Max heat         95    86          95    97    86          93    95    84


Date           08/15  Sat 08/16/25  Sun 08/17/25  Mon 08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25
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          90      74    89      72    88      73    90      73    90
Temp          88 83   77 75 87 81   76 73 86 83   75 74 88 83   75 74 88 82
Dewpt         74 74   74 74 73 74   73 73 71 72   71 71 71 71   71 71 72 72
PWind dir         N      NE    NE      NE    NE       E    NE       E     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         30      20    40      10    30       5    20       5    20
Rain shwrs        C    S        C             C             S             S
Tstms             C    S        C             C             S             S

$$
SCZ116-130800-
Lancaster County Airport-Lancaster SC
34.72N  80.86W Elev. 486 ft
305 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

Date           08/12/25      Wed 08/13/25            Thu 08/14/25            Fri
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          88          73          87          72
Temp          81 76 75 73 73 74 80 86 86 80 76 75 73 74 81 85 85 79 75 74 72 74
Dewpt         76 75 74 73 73 73 74 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 73 74 74 75 75 73 72 74
RH            85 97 97100100 97 82 70 68 82 94 94100 97 77 70 70 88100 97100100
Wind dir       S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  N  N  N  N
Wind spd       3  1  1  1  2  2  5  8  6  2  2  2  2  3  5  5  3  1  0  0  0  1
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          40          30          50          10
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.01        0.10        0.30        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  S     S  C  C     C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C
Tstms          C  S     S  C  S     C  C  C  S              C  C
Heat index    87                85 95 94 85             86 93 93
Max heat         89                95    96                93    94


Date           08/15  Sat 08/16/25  Sun 08/17/25  Mon 08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25
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          88      72    87      70    87      71    90      71    89
Temp          87 80   74 74 86 79   72 73 86 80   73 73 88 81   73 73 87 79
Dewpt         74 75   73 74 73 74   72 72 72 73   71 71 70 72   70 71 71 72
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       W    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         30      20    30      10    20       5    10       5    20
Rain shwrs        C    S        C             S                           S
Tstms             C    S        C             S                           S

$$
SCZ020-130800-
Newberry County Airport-Newberry SC
34.30N  81.64W Elev. 570 ft
305 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

Date           08/12/25      Wed 08/13/25            Thu 08/14/25            Fri
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          88          72          87          72
Temp          83 77 74 74 73 73 79 86 87 80 76 74 73 73 79 85 85 80 75 74 72 73
Dewpt         76 76 74 73 72 72 76 75 74 75 74 73 72 73 75 75 75 76 75 73 72 73
RH            80 97100 97 97 97 91 70 65 85 94 97 97100 88 72 72 88100 97100100
Wind dir      SE SE  S  S SW SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  N
Wind spd       3  2  2  2  3  3  5  6  6  4  4  3  4  5  5  5  5  2  2  2  2  2
Clouds        B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          40          40          50          10
QPF 12hr                   0.14           0        0.23        0.13        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     L     S  C  C  S     C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  C  C
Tstms          C     S  C  C  S     C  C  C  C  S        S  C  C
Heat index    91                   95 95 85             81 94 94 84
Max heat         93                95    98                94    96


Date           08/15  Sat 08/16/25  Sun 08/17/25  Mon 08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25
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          89      72    87      71    88      71    90      71    90
Temp          87 81   74 74 86 79   73 73 87 81   73 73 88 81   73 73 89 81
Dewpt         75 75   73 73 74 74   73 72 72 73   71 71 71 72   70 71 72 72
PWind dir         N      NE    NE      NE    NE       S    NE       N     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC SC B1   FW FW SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         30      20    30      10    20       5    10       5    20
Rain shwrs        C    S        C             S                           S
Tstms             C    S        C             S                           S

$$
SCZ010-130800-
McCormick County Airport-McCormick SC
33.92N  82.30W Elev. 459 ft
305 PM EDT Tue Aug 12 2025

Date           08/12/25      Wed 08/13/25            Thu 08/14/25            Fri
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          90          72          89          72
Temp          85 80 76 75 73 74 82 88 88 81 76 74 73 74 81 87 87 81 75 74 72 74
Dewpt         78 77 76 75 73 74 77 77 76 76 75 74 73 74 77 77 77 76 75 74 72 74
RH            80 91100100100100 85 70 68 85 97100100100 88 72 72 85100100100100
Wind dir       S  E SE  S SW  S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W NW
Wind spd       2  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  4  2  2  2  2  2  3  4  3  2  1  1  1  1
Clouds        B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          40          40          40          10
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.01        0.43        0.06           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  S  C  C  S        C  C  C  C  S  S        C  C
Tstms          C  S  C  C           C  C  C  C  S  S        C  C
Heat index    97 87             90100 99 87             88 99 99 87
Max heat         98               100   100                99   100


Date           08/15  Sat 08/16/25  Sun 08/17/25  Mon 08/18/25  Tue 08/19/25
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          91      73    89      71    90      71    91      71    92
Temp          89 83   75 74 88 81   73 73 88 82   73 73 90 83   74 73 90 82
Dewpt         77 76   74 74 77 76   73 73 75 75   73 72 74 74   72 72 74 74
PWind dir         N       N    NE      NE    NE       E    NE      NE     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC SC B1   FW SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         20      20    30      10    20       5    10       5    20
Rain shwrs        S    S        C             S                           S
Tstms             S    S        C             S                           S

$$