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National Weather Service Charleston SC
707 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

SCZ050-270800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
707 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Date           07/26/25      Sun 07/27/25            Mon 07/28/25            Tue
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                      79         100          80          99          78
Temp             88 83 81 80 81 93 99 96 88 84 82 80 82 92 98 94 87 82 80 78 80
Dewpt            75 76 76 75 76 75 73 73 78 76 76 75 76 75 75 76 77 77 77 77 77
RH               66 80 85 85 85 56 44 48 72 77 82 85 82 58 48 56 72 85 91 97 91
Wind dir          S SW SW  W  W NW  W SW  S  S SW SW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd          6  5  5  5  5  5  4  8  8  5  5  5  4  4  5  6  5  3  3  2  3
Clouds           FW CL FW FW FW FW SC FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0          30          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Tstms                                                       C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Heat index       98 91         105110106102 93         103111107 99 90
Max heat        102    95         110   110    97         111   110    96
Extreme Heat                     W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Heat              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           07/29  Wed 07/30/25  Thu 07/31/25  Fri 08/01/25  Sat 08/02/25
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          94      78    94      78    95      78    93      74    88
Temp          92 83   80 80 92 83   80 80 93 83   80 80 91 82   77 75 85 78
Dewpt         77 77   77 77 76 76   77 77 76 76   76 76 75 75   75 74 73 71
PWind dir         S       S     S      SW    SW      SW    SW       E    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC FW SC B1   B1 SC B1 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         50      30    40      20    40      30    70      60    80
Rain shwrs     S  C    C     S  C    S     S  C    C  S  C  L    L  C  C  D
Tstms          S  C    C     S  C    S     S  C    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L

$$
GAZ118-270800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
707 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Date           07/26/25      Sun 07/27/25            Mon 07/28/25            Tue
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                      78         101          80         101          79
Temp             89 83 81 79 81 92 99 99 90 85 82 80 82 94100 98 88 83 81 80 79
Dewpt            74 76 76 74 75 76 73 73 75 75 75 73 75 77 75 76 77 77 76 75 76
RH               61 80 85 85 82 60 44 44 62 72 79 79 79 58 45 50 70 82 85 85 91
Wind dir          S  S SW  W NW NW NW  W  S  S SW  W  W NW  W  S  S  S  S SE SE
Wind spd          4  3  2  3  3  5  3  5  4  3  2  3  3  4  3  5  4  2  2  2  2
Clouds           FW FW CL CL FW CL FW SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0          20          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S  S  S
Tstms                                                       S  S  S  S
Heat index       98 91         105110110101 94         109114113100 92
Max heat        101    94         110   111    98         114   113    97
Extreme Heat                     W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Heat              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           07/29  Wed 07/30/25  Thu 07/31/25  Fri 08/01/25  Sat 08/02/25
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          95      78    96      78    96      78    96      75    89
Temp          94 84   80 80 94 84   80 80 94 85   80 80 94 83   77 75 86 79
Dewpt         79 78   77 77 78 77   77 77 77 77   76 76 77 76   75 75 76 73
PWind dir        SE       S     S       S    SW      SW    SW       N    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC FW FW B1   SC FW SC B2   B1 SC B1 OV
PoP 12hr         50      20    40      20    40      20    60      50    80
Rain shwrs        C    S        C    S        C    S     S  L    C  S  C  D
Tstms             C    S        C    S        C    S     S  L    C     S  L

$$
SCZ050-270800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
707 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Date           07/26/25      Sun 07/27/25            Mon 07/28/25            Tue
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                      82          99          81          98          79
Temp             89 86 84 83 85 93 97 95 88 85 83 81 83 92 96 93 87 83 81 79 81
Dewpt            77 77 77 77 77 78 77 80 80 79 77 78 78 78 79 78 79 79 78 78 78
RH               68 75 80 82 77 62 53 62 77 82 82 91 85 64 58 62 77 88 91 97 91
Wind dir         SW SW SW  W  W NW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW
Wind spd          6  5  4  4  4  4  5  9  6  5  5  4  3  4  6  8  5  3  3  3  4
Clouds           FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5          20          30
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                                                       S  S  C  C  S  S  C
Heat index      101 96 93 91 95108112115105 98 92    93107114109101 94
Max heat        105    98    96   113   116   103    93   115   112   100
Extreme Heat                     W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Heat              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           07/29  Wed 07/30/25  Thu 07/31/25  Fri 08/01/25  Sat 08/02/25
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          92      79    92      80    94      80    93      76    86
Temp          90 84   81 81 90 84   82 82 92 85   82 82 91 83   78 76 85 80
Dewpt         80 78   78 79 80 78   79 79 80 78   79 78 78 77   77 75 76 73
PWind dir         S       S     S      SW    SW      SW    SW       E    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC FW SC B1   B1 SC B1 B2   B2 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr         40      30    30      20    30      30    60      70    80
Rain shwrs     C  C    C  S  S  C    S     S  C    C  C  C  L    L  C  L  D
Tstms          C  C    C  S  S  C    S     S  C    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L

$$
SCZ048-270800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
707 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Date           07/26/25      Sun 07/27/25            Mon 07/28/25            Tue
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                      79         101          81         100          79
Temp             87 83 81 80 81 92 98 97 88 85 83 81 83 93 98 95 87 83 81 79 81
Dewpt            76 76 76 75 76 77 75 76 77 77 76 75 76 77 77 77 77 77 77 76 77
RH               70 80 85 85 85 62 48 51 70 77 80 82 80 60 51 56 72 82 88 91 88
Wind dir          S SW SW  W  W NW  W  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW  S  S  S  S SE  S
Wind spd          5  3  3  3  3  4  3  5  5  4  3  3  3  3  4  5  4  2  2  2  2
Clouds           FW CL CL FW CL FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0          20          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S  S  S
Tstms                                                       S  S  S  S
Heat index       98 91         106111111100 96 91    91107114110 99 92
Max heat        102    94         111   112    97    91   114   111    97
Extreme Heat                     W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Heat              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           07/29  Wed 07/30/25  Thu 07/31/25  Fri 08/01/25  Sat 08/02/25
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          92      78    93      79    95      78    93      75    87
Temp          91 83   80 80 92 83   81 79 93 84   80 80 92 81   77 75 85 78
Dewpt         79 78   77 78 78 77   77 77 78 77   77 77 78 77   76 75 76 73
PWind dir        SE       S     S       S    SW      SW    SW      NW    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   SC SC SC B1   SC FW FW B1   SC FW SC B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         40      20    30      20    40      20    60      50    80
Rain shwrs        C    S        C    S        C    S     S  L    C  C  C  D
Tstms             C    S        C    S        C    S     S  L    C  S  S  L

$$
SCZ043-270800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
707 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Date           07/26/25      Sun 07/27/25            Mon 07/28/25            Tue
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                      76         100          78          99          76
Temp             89 82 78 77 79 92 98 97 89 83 80 78 81 93 98 95 86 80 78 76 79
Dewpt            74 75 75 74 75 74 72 73 74 75 75 74 76 75 74 73 77 77 76 75 78
RH               61 79 91 90 88 56 43 46 61 77 85 88 85 56 47 49 75 91 94 97 97
Wind dir         SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W SW  S SW SW  W NW  W SW  S SE  S SE SE
Wind spd          3  2  2  2  2  5  4  5  2  2  2  2  2  3  2  3  2  2  1  1  1
Clouds           FW CL CL CL CL CL FW FW SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0          30          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C  S  S        S
Tstms                                                       C  C  S  S
Heat index       98            102107107 98 90         105110105 97
Max heat        101    93         107   107    94         110   107    94
Extreme Heat                     W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W
Heat              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           07/29  Wed 07/30/25  Thu 07/31/25  Fri 08/01/25  Sat 08/02/25
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          92      75    93      75    94      75    91      72    86
Temp          90 82   77 78 92 82   77 79 93 83   77 79 90 81   74 74 84 76
Dewpt         77 77   76 78 76 76   77 78 75 76   76 77 75 75   74 74 73 71
PWind dir        SE       S     S       S    SW      SW     W      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC B2   B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         50      20    40      20    40      20    70      60    80
Rain shwrs     S  C    S        C    S        C    S     S  L    L  S  C  D
Tstms          S  C    S        C    S        C    S     S  L    C     S  L

$$
GAZ099-270800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
707 PM EDT Sat Jul 26 2025

Date           07/26/25      Sun 07/27/25            Mon 07/28/25            Tue
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                      77         100          79         100          77
Temp             90 83 80 78 80 91 98 97 91 85 82 79 81 92 99 98 91 83 80 78 79
Dewpt            74 73 73 72 74 75 72 71 73 72 72 72 74 75 74 73 74 75 75 75 76
RH               60 72 79 82 82 60 43 43 56 65 72 79 79 58 45 45 58 77 85 91 91
Wind dir         SW SW  W  W NW NW NW  W  W  W  W  W NW  N NW NW SW  S  E  E  E
Wind spd          2  2  2  2  2  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2  4  3  2  2  1  1  1  1
Clouds           FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW CL CL CL SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0          20          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S  S  S
Tstms                                                       S  S  S  S
Heat index       99            102107105100 91         103111109101 90
Max heat        102    94         107   108    96         111   110    97
Extreme Heat                                             A  A  A
Heat              Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y


Date           07/29  Wed 07/30/25  Thu 07/31/25  Fri 08/01/25  Sat 08/02/25
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          94      74    96      75    96      76    94      73    88
Temp          93 83   76 76 94 84   77 77 94 86   78 78 92 82   75 75 85 77
Dewpt         76 78   76 76 76 77   75 76 75 75   74 75 75 75   75 74 74 73
PWind dir         E       S     S       S    SW      SW     W      NE    NE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B2   B1 SC SC B1   B1 FW FW B1   SC FW SC B2   B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr         60      30    50      30    40      20    60      50    80
Rain shwrs        L    C        C    C        C    S     S  L    C  S  C  D
Tstms             L    C        C    C        C    S     S  L    C     S  L

$$

PRODUCT KEY...

--- Cloud Cover ---
CODE   PERCENTAGE            SKY COVER DAY/NIGHT
 CL    0 TO <=5 percent      Sunny/Clear
 FW    >5 TO <=25 percent    Sunny/Mostly Clear
 SC    >25 TO <=50 percent   Partly Cloudy
 B1    >50 TO <=69 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 B2    >69 TO <=87 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 OV    >87 TO 100 percent    Cloudy

--- Obstructions to Visibility ---    --- Weather Coverage ---
CODE   TYPE                           CODE   QUALIFYING TERM
 F     Fog                             S     Slight
 PF    Patchy Fog                      C     Chance
 F+    Dense Fog                       L     Likely
 PF+   Patchy Dense Fog                O     Occasional
 H     Haze                            D     Definite
 BS    Blowing Snow
 K     Smoke
 BD    Blowing Dust
 AF    Volcanic Ashfall

--- Extended Wind Forecast Character ---
                           12-HR MAX SUSTAINED
CODE   WIND CHARACTER          WIND SPEED
 LT    Light                   < 8 mph
 GN    Gentle                  8-14 mph
 BZ    Breezy                  15-22 mph
 WY    Windy                   23-30 mph
 VW    Very Windy              31-39 mph
 SD    Strong/Damaging         >=40 mph