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National Weather Service Charleston SC
713 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

SCZ050-310800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
713 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

Date           07/30/25      Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat
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          95          79          95          76
Temp             84 80 80 79 80 89 93 92 84 82 81 79 81 88 93 90 83 80 78 77 77
Dewpt            77 77 78 77 77 76 75 75 75 77 77 76 76 76 75 76 76 76 76 75 74
RH               80 91 94 94 91 66 56 58 74 85 88 91 85 68 56 64 80 88 94 94 90
Wind dir          S  S  S SW SW  W SW  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  N  N
Wind spd          5  4  4  4  4  5  8 10  9  8  6  5  5  8 10 10  9  5  5  5  5
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     30          40          20          60          70
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.06        0.01        0.24        0.57
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  S  C  S        C  C  S  S              L  L  L  L  C  C  L
Tstms             C  S  C  S        C  C  S  S              L  L  C  C  C  C  S
Heat index       94            100105103 92 90          99105102 91
Max heat         99    90         105   105    91         105   105
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           08/02  Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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      71    85      72    87      74    90      74    91
Temp          83 78   74 73 82 76   74 74 85 79   76 76 87 80   76 76 88 80
Dewpt         73 72   71 68 68 70   70 70 71 71   72 72 73 73   74 73 73 73
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     E       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         90      70    80      60    70      50    70      40    60
Rain shwrs     L  D    L  L  L  D    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L
Tstms          C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L

$$
GAZ118-310800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
713 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

Date           07/30/25      Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat
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          98          79          98          76
Temp             85 82 80 79 80 89 96 96 88 83 81 79 81 89 95 94 86 81 79 77 77
Dewpt            77 78 78 76 76 77 74 73 75 76 75 74 76 78 76 75 76 77 75 75 75
RH               77 88 94 91 88 68 49 48 66 80 82 85 85 70 54 54 72 88 88 94 94
Wind dir          S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW  S  S SW  W  W  W  W SW SW SW  W  W NW
Wind spd          5  4  3  3  4  5  5  8  5  5  4  5  5  5  6  8  5  4  3  3  4
Clouds           B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          20          20          50          50
QPF 12hr                   0.07           0        0.01        0.12        0.19
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S                    S  S  S              C  C  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms             S                    S  S  S              C  C  C  S  S  S  S
Heat index       96 91         102107106 98 91         103109106 96
Max heat        102    93         109   109    96         109   110    94
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           08/02  Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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      73    83      73    87      74    89      74    91
Temp          86 79   75 74 81 76   74 74 85 79   76 76 87 81   76 76 89 81
Dewpt         76 74   74 72 71 72   72 71 74 73   73 74 76 75   74 73 75 75
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE     E       E     E       S     S
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 OV   B2 B2 B2 OV   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr         90      80    90      60    80      50    70      40    60
Rain shwrs     C  D    D  C  L  D    L  C  C  D    C  S  C  L    C  S  C  L
Tstms          C  D    C  C  C  D    C  S  S  L    C     C  L    C     S  L

$$
SCZ050-310800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
713 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

Date           07/30/25      Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat
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          94          80          94          76
Temp             85 83 82 81 81 89 93 92 85 84 82 80 82 88 92 90 85 81 80 78 78
Dewpt            78 79 79 79 78 78 78 79 78 78 79 78 77 78 79 79 79 77 77 76 76
RH               80 88 91 94 91 70 62 66 80 82 91 94 85 72 66 70 82 88 91 94 94
Wind dir          S  S SW SW SW  W SW  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW NW  N
Wind spd          5  5  4  4  4  5 10 11  9  8  6  5  5  8 10 12  9  6  5  5  5
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     40          40          30          60          70
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.01        0.01        0.16        0.64
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C  C  S        C  C  C  C              L  L  L  L  C  C  L
Tstms             C  C  C  S        C  C  C  C              L  L  C  C  C  C  S
Heat index       96 93 92 90   103109108 97 95 92      102109106 97
Max heat        101    94    91   109   110    95    90   109   109    93
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           08/02  Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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      73    84      73    86      75    88      76    89
Temp          84 80   76 74 82 79   75 75 84 80   77 77 87 82   78 78 87 82
Dewpt         76 74   73 70 72 72   72 72 74 73   74 74 76 75   75 75 76 75
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     E       S    SE
Wind char        GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         90      70    80      70    70      60    60      50    60
Rain shwrs     L  D    L  L  L  D    L  L  L  L    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  L
Tstms          C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C

$$
SCZ048-310800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
713 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

Date           07/30/25      Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat
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          95          79          95          76
Temp             83 81 80 79 80 89 94 93 85 83 81 79 81 88 93 91 85 80 78 77 77
Dewpt            78 79 78 77 77 78 76 76 77 78 77 75 76 78 77 78 77 77 76 75 75
RH               85 94 94 94 91 70 56 58 77 85 88 88 85 72 60 66 77 91 94 94 94
Wind dir          S  S  S SW  W  W SW  S  S  S SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  N
Wind spd          5  3  3  3  4  5  5  8  5  5  4  5  5  6  8  8  5  4  3  4  4
Wind gust                                16
Clouds           SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     20          30          20          50          50
QPF 12hr                   0.01           0           0        0.11        0.37
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  S              S  S  S  S              C  C  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms             S  S              S  S  S  S              C  C  C  C  S  S  S
Heat index       93 90         103107106 96 93         102107106 96
Max heat         98    91         107   109    95         107   107    92
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           08/02  Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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      73    83      73    86      74    88      74    89
Temp          84 78   75 73 81 76   74 74 84 78   76 76 87 80   76 76 88 80
Dewpt         76 74   73 70 71 72   72 71 74 73   73 73 76 75   74 74 76 75
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       E     E       S    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr         90      70    80      60    70      50    70      40    60
Rain shwrs     C  D    L  C  L  D    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  L
Tstms          C  D    C  C  C  L    C  C  S  L    C  S  S  L    C  S  S  L

$$
SCZ043-310800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
713 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

Date           07/30/25      Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat
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                      75          94          76          94          73
Temp             83 77 77 76 77 87 92 92 83 80 78 76 78 88 92 90 83 78 75 74 75
Dewpt            77 77 77 76 77 76 75 73 75 76 76 74 76 76 75 75 76 76 75 74 75
RH               82100100100100 70 58 54 77 88 94 94 94 68 58 62 80 94100100100
Wind dir          S  S  S SW SW  W SW SW SE  S SW SW  W  W SW SW SW  S  W  N  N
Wind spd          3  2  2  2  2  5  5  5  4  3  2  3  4  5  6  5  3  2  2  2  4
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW B2 B2 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     30          40          20          60          50
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.19        0.06        0.14        0.39
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  S  S           S  S  S  S              L  L  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms             C  S  S           S  S  S  S              L  L  C  C  S  S
Heat index       92             98103101 90             99103101 91
Max heat         96               103   102               103   103


Date           08/02  Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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          83      69    82      70    85      71    87      71    88
Temp          81 76   72 71 80 75   72 72 83 77   73 73 85 78   73 73 86 79
Dewpt         73 72   71 67 68 69   69 69 70 71   71 72 73 73   73 72 73 73
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     E       E    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B2
PoP 12hr         90      60    70      50    70      40    70      40    60
Rain shwrs     C  D    L  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  L
Tstms          S  L    C  S  C  L    C  S  S  L    C     S  L    C     S  L

$$
GAZ099-310800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
713 PM EDT Wed Jul 30 2025

Date           07/30/25      Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat
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                      75          95          76          95          74
Temp             86 80 78 76 77 87 93 93 87 82 78 76 78 87 93 90 85 79 77 75 76
Dewpt            75 77 77 76 76 77 74 74 74 74 75 75 76 77 75 75 76 75 75 74 75
RH               70 91 97100 97 72 54 54 65 77 91 97 94 72 56 62 75 88 94 97 97
Wind dir          S  S SW SW SW  W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  W  W SW SW SW  N
Wind spd          2  2  2  2  2  5  5  5  2  2  2  3  3  5  6  5  2  2  2  2  2
Clouds           B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr                     30          30          20          50          50
QPF 12hr                   0.04           0           0        0.10        0.18
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  C                 S  S  S              C  C  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms             C  S                 S  S  S              C  C  C  S
Heat index       95             99103103 95             99105101 94
Max heat         99    90         103   105    92         105   105    91
Heat                             Y  Y  Y


Date           08/02  Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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      71    81      70    86      71    88      71    90
Temp          84 77   73 72 79 75   72 72 84 76   73 73 85 79   73 73 88 80
Dewpt         75 73   72 69 67 69   68 69 72 73   72 72 73 74   72 72 73 73
PWind dir        NE      NE    NE      NE     E       E     E      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 OV   B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC B1 B2   B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr         90      70    80      50    70      40    70      40    50
Rain shwrs     C  D    L  C  C  D    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  L    C  S  S  C
Tstms          C  D    C     S  L    C     S  L    C     S  L    C     S  C

$$

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