Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Charleston SC
226 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
SCZ150-160800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
226 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 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 69 88 68 88 69
Temp 84 77 74 72 70 70 81 86 84 76 73 71 69 70 81 86 84 76 73 72 70 71
Dewpt 67 67 66 65 65 65 66 65 65 65 66 66 65 66 66 63 64 65 67 67 67 68
RH 57 71 76 79 84 84 60 50 53 69 79 84 87 87 60 46 51 69 81 84 90 90
Wind dir E E E NE NE N NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E N N N N
Wind spd 16 10 8 6 8 9 11 11 14 9 5 5 6 8 9 8 9 5 0 0 1 4
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW CL FW SC CL FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Date 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 89 72 88 73 87 72 87
Temp 89 79 73 73 86 80 74 74 86 80 75 75 85 80 75 74 84 79
Dewpt 66 69 71 71 71 71 72 72 72 72 73 73 74 73 74 74 74 74
PWind dir E E E NE E E E E E
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 5 30 10 50 40 60
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C L
Tstms S S C C S S C
$$
GAZ218-160800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
226 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 70 88 69 88 69
Temp 86 80 76 74 72 71 81 86 86 77 74 72 70 70 81 87 86 76 73 71 70 70
Dewpt 73 70 69 68 67 66 68 67 67 68 68 67 66 66 68 66 66 66 68 68 67 67
RH 65 72 79 82 84 84 65 53 53 74 82 84 87 87 65 50 51 71 84 90 90 90
Wind dir E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE N NE E E E E N N N
Wind spd 16 11 8 5 6 9 11 11 12 8 4 3 5 6 9 9 9 4 1 0 2 3
Wind gust 26
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Heat index 93
Max heat 98 90
Date 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 91 72 89 73 88 74 87 73 87
Temp 89 79 73 73 87 80 74 74 86 80 75 75 85 79 75 74 85 79
Dewpt 68 69 71 71 73 73 73 72 74 73 74 73 75 74 74 74 76 74
PWind dir NE SE E E E E E E NE
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 40 10 50 20 60 30 60
Rain shwrs C C C S C L C C C L
Tstms C S C S C S C
$$
SCZ150-160800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
226 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 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 86 71 86 72
Temp 80 79 78 77 75 75 81 86 83 78 76 74 72 72 81 85 83 77 76 74 73 73
Dewpt 70 69 69 67 67 68 70 71 70 69 68 68 68 68 70 69 68 69 69 69 69 69
RH 72 72 74 71 76 79 69 61 65 74 76 82 87 87 69 59 61 76 79 84 87 87
Wind dir E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E N N
Wind spd 19 14 12 11 11 12 12 13 16 9 6 4 5 6 10 10 9 4 2 1 2 3
Clouds B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Heat index 91
Max heat 91 90
Date 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 74 87 74 87 75 86 75 86
Temp 87 80 76 75 86 81 77 75 86 80 77 76 85 80 77 76 84 80
Dewpt 72 72 72 73 75 74 73 73 76 76 75 75 78 76 75 75 78 76
PWind dir E SE E E E E E E E
Wind char LT LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 20 10 30 20 50 50 60
Rain shwrs S C C S C C C C C L
Tstms S S C S C S S S C
$$
SCZ148-160800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
226 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 71 87 70 87 71
Temp 86 78 76 74 72 71 81 85 85 77 74 72 71 71 81 85 85 77 74 73 71 72
Dewpt 72 70 68 67 66 66 69 68 68 68 67 67 67 67 68 67 67 68 68 68 68 68
RH 63 76 76 79 81 84 67 57 57 74 79 84 87 87 65 55 55 74 82 84 90 87
Wind dir E E E NE NE N NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E N N N
Wind spd 13 9 6 5 6 9 11 10 11 8 4 3 5 6 9 6 6 3 1 0 1 3
Wind gust 25 20 17 19
Clouds B2 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Heat index 92
Max heat 94
Date 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 90 73 88 73 87 74 86 74 86
Temp 88 79 74 74 86 80 75 74 85 80 75 75 84 80 75 75 84 79
Dewpt 70 71 72 72 75 73 73 73 75 74 74 74 77 75 74 74 77 75
PWind dir E SE E NE E E E E NE
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 10 40 10 50 40 60
Rain shwrs S C C C C C C C C L
Tstms S C S C C S C
$$
SCZ043-160800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
226 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 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 66 88 65 88 66
Temp 87 78 73 69 67 68 81 86 86 75 70 67 65 66 81 86 86 75 71 68 67 68
Dewpt 69 67 65 64 63 64 63 62 61 62 64 63 63 64 64 61 60 63 64 64 64 65
RH 55 69 76 84 87 87 54 45 43 64 81 87 93 93 56 43 42 66 79 87 90 90
Wind dir E E E NE NE N NE NE NE E N N NE NE NE NE E SE N N N N
Wind spd 11 6 4 3 4 6 9 10 8 5 0 0 4 5 8 6 4 4 0 0 0 0
Clouds B1 SC SC FW SC FW FW FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Heat index 91
Max heat 94
Date 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
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 69 89 70 88 70 87 70 87
Temp 89 79 70 71 87 79 72 71 86 79 72 72 85 78 72 72 84 77
Dewpt 66 67 69 70 70 70 70 70 71 70 71 72 73 72 71 72 73 72
PWind dir E S E E E SE E SE NE
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 10 30 5 30 5 50 30 60
Rain shwrs C S C C C C C C L
Tstms C C C S C
$$
GAZ099-160800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
226 PM EDT Tue Sep 15 2026
Date 09/15/26 Wed 09/16/26 Thu 09/17/26 Fri
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 68 90 65 90 67
Temp 86 79 76 72 70 69 81 88 87 76 72 68 66 66 81 88 88 77 72 69 68 68
Dewpt 73 73 70 69 67 66 65 63 62 63 67 67 65 65 65 62 61 63 65 66 66 66
RH 65 82 82 90 90 90 58 43 43 64 84 97 97 97 58 42 40 62 79 90 93 93
Wind dir E E E NE NE NE NE NE NE E E NE NE N NE E E E SE N NW NW
Wind spd 11 9 4 3 4 5 9 11 9 4 3 2 3 4 8 8 6 2 2 0 1 2
Wind gust 19
Clouds B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW CL CL CL FW
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S
Tstms S
Heat index 93
Max heat 100
Date 09/18 Sat 09/19/26 Sun 09/20/26 Mon 09/21/26 Tue 09/22/26
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 93 70 91 71 90 71 90 71 88
Temp 91 81 71 72 89 81 73 72 88 79 73 73 87 79 73 73 86 78
Dewpt 66 68 70 70 71 73 72 72 72 73 72 72 73 75 73 73 74 75
PWind dir NE SE E E E E E E NE
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds FW FW FW FW FW SC B1 FW B1 SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr 5 20 30 5 30 10 50 30 60
Rain shwrs S C C S C C S C L
Tstms S C C C S C
$$
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