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National Weather Service Charleston SC
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

SCZ050-040800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date           07/03/25      Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            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                      74          92          74          87          73
Temp                78 76 75 76 87 90 90 82 78 76 75 76 83 84 85 80 76 75 74 76
Dewpt               75 74 73 74 72 70 70 72 73 73 73 72 71 71 72 71 72 72 71 72
RH                  91 94 94 94 61 52 52 72 85 90 94 87 67 65 65 74 87 90 90 87
Wind dir             S  N NE  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE
Wind spd             2  1  2  5 10 13 14 12 10  9 10 13 16 18 18 13 10  9 10 10
Wind gust                                               26 28
Clouds              FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          30          40          70          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.04        0.32        0.24
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                               S  C  C  C  S  C  S  C  L  C  C  S     S
Heat index                      94 96 96                      91
Max heat                           96    97                      91


Date           07/06  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25
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      75    94      76    95      77    95      77    95
Temp          86 83   77 78 92 83   79 79 93 85   79 80 93 84   79 79 93 83
Dewpt         72 73   74 73 71 74   75 74 72 75   76 75 72 75   75 75 72 75
PWind dir         E      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B1   SC B1 SC SC   SC FW FW SC   SC FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         60      20    40      20    30      20    40      30    60
Rain shwrs     C  L    S  S  S  C    S     S  C    S  S  S  C    C  S  S  L
Tstms          S  L    S  S  S  C    S     S  C    S  S  S  C    C  S  S  L

$$
GAZ118-040800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date           07/03/25      Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            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                      75          91          74          87          73
Temp                79 77 75 77 85 89 89 83 79 76 75 76 81 84 86 81 77 75 73 75
Dewpt               75 74 74 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 74 75 74 74 74 73 72 72 73
RH                  88 90 97 94 72 64 61 74 85 90 94 94 82 72 68 79 87 90 97 94
Wind dir             S  E NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N
Wind spd             2  1  2  4  9 10 11  9  8  6 10 12 13 13 13 10  8  5  6  8
Wind gust                                                  24
Clouds              SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                     20          40          30          80          40
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.05        0.10        0.27        0.13
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  D  D  C  C  S  S  C
Tstms                               C  C  C  S     S     C  L  L  S
Heat index                      94 99 98 90                91 94
Max heat         91                99    99                91    94


Date           07/06  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25
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    94      76    96      77    96      76    95
Temp          87 85   76 77 92 86   78 78 94 87   79 79 94 86   79 78 93 84
Dewpt         74 74   71 73 74 75   73 74 74 75   74 75 74 76   75 75 76 76
PWind dir        NE      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC FW SC SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW FW B1   B2 B2 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         60      10    40      10    30      20    50      30    70
Rain shwrs     C  L             C             C    S        C    C     S  L
Tstms          S  L             C             C    S        C    C     S  L

$$
SCZ050-040800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date           07/03/25      Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            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                      75          89          76          85          75
Temp                79 78 76 77 86 88 87 83 80 78 76 78 83 83 84 81 78 77 76 77
Dewpt               76 76 75 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 76 75 74 74 74 74 75
RH                  91 94 97 97 72 68 68 77 85 91 94 88 77 80 74 79 88 90 94 94
Wind dir             S  S  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE
Wind spd             2  2  2  5 10 13 14 11 10 10 11 13 17 18 18 13 11  9 10 10
Clouds              SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          30          50          70          60
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.09        0.37        0.27
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  L  L  C  C  L
Tstms                               S  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  L  C  C  S  S  C  S
Heat index                      96 99 96 90             90 91 91
Max heat                          100   100                91    92


Date           07/06  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25
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      76    91      78    93      79    93      79    93
Temp          85 83   78 79 90 84   80 80 91 85   81 81 91 85   81 81 91 84
Dewpt         77 76   76 75 77 77   77 76 77 78   78 77 78 77   78 77 79 78
PWind dir        SE      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 B2   B1 B1 SC SC   SC SC FW SC   SC FW SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         60      30    30      20    30      20    40      40    50
Rain shwrs     L  C    C  S  C  C    S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms          S  C    C  S  S  C    S  S  S  C    S  S  S  C    C  S  C  C

$$
SCZ048-040800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date           07/03/25      Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            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                      75          90          75          85          73
Temp                79 77 76 77 85 88 88 83 79 77 75 77 81 83 84 81 77 75 73 75
Dewpt               76 75 74 76 76 75 75 74 74 73 72 74 75 74 74 74 73 73 72 73
RH                  91 94 94 97 75 66 66 74 85 87 90 90 82 74 72 79 87 94 97 94
Wind dir             S SE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE
Wind spd             2  1  2  4  9 10 11  9  8  6 10 12 14 13 13 10  8  6  8  9
Wind gust                                19                24 24 20 18
Clouds              SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     10          30          30          70          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.07        0.31        0.17
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                               S  C  C  S     S  S  C  L  L  C        S
Heat index                      94 98 98 90                90 91
Max heat                           98    99                90    91


Date           07/06  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25
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      75    93      77    94      77    94      77    93
Temp          86 83   77 77 91 85   79 79 93 86   80 79 92 86   80 79 92 84
Dewpt         75 75   74 74 75 76   75 74 75 77   76 75 76 77   75 76 77 77
PWind dir         E      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B2 SC   SC FW SC SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr         50      20    30      10    30      20    40      30    60
Rain shwrs     C  C    S        C             C    S        C    C     S  L
Tstms          S  C    S        C             C    S        C    C     S  L

$$
SCZ043-040800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date           07/03/25      Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            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          90          72          84          70
Temp                76 73 72 74 86 89 88 83 77 73 72 75 81 83 84 80 74 72 71 73
Dewpt               75 73 72 74 72 70 70 71 73 72 72 73 71 71 70 71 72 71 70 72
RH                  97100100100 63 54 55 67 87 97100 94 72 67 63 74 93 97 97 97
Wind dir            SE  N NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             1  0  1  3  9 10 10  6  5  5  8 10 12 12 12  8  5  5  5  8
Wind gust                                                  23
Clouds              SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      5          30          20          60          40
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.23        0.12
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                          S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C
Tstms                               S  S  S        S     C  L  C  S
Heat index                      92 94 93
Max heat                           94    94


Date           07/06  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25
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      72    91      74    93      74    93      74    92
Temp          84 83   74 76 89 83   76 77 92 85   76 78 92 84   76 77 90 83
Dewpt         72 72   72 72 70 73   74 74 71 74   74 75 71 75   75 75 73 75
PWind dir        NE       S    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         50      20    30      10    30      20    40      30    60
Rain shwrs     C  C    S        C             C    S        C    C     S  L
Tstms          S  C    S        C             C    S        C    C     S  L

$$
GAZ099-040800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
836 PM EDT Thu Jul 3 2025

Date           07/03/25      Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            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          93          71          88          70
Temp                78 75 74 74 86 91 91 84 78 74 72 74 82 86 87 81 75 73 71 73
Dewpt               74 74 73 74 73 70 70 72 72 71 71 72 72 70 70 71 71 71 70 71
RH                  88 97 97100 65 50 50 67 82 90 97 93 72 59 57 72 87 93 97 93
Wind dir            SE  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  N  N
Wind spd             1  1  1  2  6  9  8  4  3  3  5  9 11 11 10  5  4  3  4  5
Wind gust                                                        16
Clouds              SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10          30          10          50          20
QPF 12hr                      0        0.02           0        0.12        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C              C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S
Tstms                                  C                 S  C  C  S
Heat index                      93 97 97 90                91 92
Max heat         91                97    98                91    92


Date           07/06  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25
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      72    94      74    96      74    96      74    95
Temp          87 84   76 75 92 86   76 76 94 87   77 77 94 86   77 76 93 85
Dewpt         71 72   71 72 71 73   72 73 70 73   73 73 71 74   73 74 72 74
PWind dir        NE      SW     W      SW     W      SW     W      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC FW SC SC   SC FW FW SC   FW FW SC SC   B1 SC SC B2
PoP 12hr         50      10    30      10    30      20    50      30    70
Rain shwrs     S  C             C             C    S        C    C     S  L
Tstms             C             C             C    S        C    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