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
536 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
SCZ150-222000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
536 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
Date Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 70 86 66 79
Temp 72 81 85 81 77 75 73 72 72 79 84 80 75 73 70 68 66 72 77 75 72
Dewpt 72 74 73 74 74 73 72 72 72 72 72 72 71 69 66 65 65 66 67 65 63
RH 100 79 67 79 90 94 97100100 79 67 77 87 87 87 90 97 81 71 71 73
Wind dir N NE E E E NE N NE N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N
Wind spd 5 8 8 8 5 5 5 8 9 11 11 11 12 12 10 11 12 14 16 17 13
Wind gust 25 27 27
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 50 20 50 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.14 0 0.08 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C S S C S S
Tstms S C C S S C
Heat index 92 90
Max heat 92 93 90 90
Date Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 78 59 80 59 82 60 84
Temp 64 61 76 71 63 60 79 71 63 61 81 72 64 62 82 73
Dewpt 59 57 57 57 55 54 52 55 54 54 52 56 56 57 55 59
PWind dir N N N N N N NW NE
Wind char GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
GAZ218-222000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
536 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
Date Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 89 72 87 69 81
Temp 73 82 87 84 78 75 74 73 73 80 85 83 77 74 72 70 69 74 79 79 74
Dewpt 73 75 74 75 74 73 73 72 72 74 74 73 72 71 69 67 65 67 69 67 64
RH 100 79 65 74 88 94 97 97 97 82 70 72 85 90 90 90 87 79 72 67 71
Wind dir N NE NE E E NE N N N NE NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N
Wind spd 3 5 5 6 3 2 3 4 6 9 9 9 6 8 8 10 12 11 11 12 10
Clouds FW SC B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 40 20 40 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.05 0.01 0.06 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C S C
Tstms C C S C
Obvis PF
Heat index 95 92 93
Max heat 96 96 93 94
Date Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 81 60 82 60 83 61 85
Temp 67 62 79 74 64 61 81 73 63 61 82 74 64 63 84 75
Dewpt 61 57 60 59 57 55 54 56 56 55 55 57 57 56 57 60
PWind dir N N N N N NE SE NE
Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
SCZ150-222000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
536 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
Date Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 86 71 85 68 79
Temp 74 81 85 81 78 76 74 73 73 79 84 81 77 73 71 69 68 73 78 77 73
Dewpt 74 77 77 77 76 75 74 73 73 75 76 75 73 71 68 67 66 69 70 68 66
RH 100 88 77 88 94 97100100100 88 77 82 87 93 90 93 93 87 76 74 79
Wind dir N NE E E E NE N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
Wind spd 4 8 9 8 5 4 4 6 9 11 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 14 14 14 13
Clouds B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 SC B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr 50 30 50 20 10
QPF 12hr 0.04 0.02 0.08 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C S C C C S S S S C S S S S
Tstms S S C C C S S S S C S S S
Heat index 96 93
Max heat 96 94 93 93
Date Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 66 79 62 80 62 81 64 83
Temp 66 66 77 73 66 63 79 74 66 63 81 74 68 65 82 76
Dewpt 61 59 61 60 57 56 55 58 57 56 56 59 59 59 60 62
PWind dir N N N N N NE W E
Wind char GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
SCZ148-222000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
536 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
Date Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 87 72 85 68 79
Temp 73 82 86 84 78 75 74 73 72 80 84 83 76 73 71 70 68 73 78 78 73
Dewpt 73 76 76 76 75 74 73 72 72 74 75 75 73 71 68 66 65 68 70 69 65
RH 100 82 72 77 91 97 97 97100 82 74 77 90 93 90 87 90 84 76 74 76
Wind dir N NE E E E NE N N N NE NE NE NE N N N N N N N N
Wind spd 3 6 5 5 3 2 3 5 8 10 9 9 6 9 10 12 14 13 12 12 10
Wind gust 18 19 23 24 21
Clouds FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B2 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 50 20 40 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.20 0.01 0.07 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C S S C
Tstms C C S S C
Obvis PF
Heat index 96 93 92 90
Max heat 96 96 92 92
Date Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 62 80 60 81 60 82 62 83
Temp 66 62 78 73 64 62 80 72 64 61 82 73 64 63 82 74
Dewpt 60 57 61 60 57 55 55 57 57 55 56 59 58 57 59 62
PWind dir N N N N N NE W E
Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC FW FW FW CL CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
SCZ043-222000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
536 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
Date Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 88 68 84 65 77
Temp 71 81 86 83 75 72 70 70 69 78 82 80 74 71 68 66 65 71 75 75 70
Dewpt 71 72 72 72 72 72 70 70 69 70 71 70 70 68 65 63 63 63 65 65 62
RH 100 74 63 70 90100100100100 76 69 72 87 90 90 90 93 76 71 71 76
Wind dir N NE E E N N N N N NE NE NE N N N N N N N N N
Wind spd 3 6 8 6 0 0 2 5 8 10 11 11 10 9 8 10 11 12 13 13 10
Wind gust 23 25 25 20
Clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW SC B2 B2 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr 50 20 30 10 5
QPF 12hr 0.09 0.01 0.05 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C S S C
Tstms C C S S C
Obvis F
Heat index 92
Max heat 92 92
Date Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 58 78 56 80 56 81 57 83
Temp 63 58 76 70 59 57 78 69 59 57 80 70 59 58 82 72
Dewpt 57 55 56 55 52 51 50 52 50 51 51 53 53 54 53 56
PWind dir N N N N N N E NE
Wind char GN GN LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
GAZ099-222000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
536 AM EDT Tue Sep 22 2026
Date Tue 09/22/26 Wed 09/23/26 Thu 09/24/26
EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
Max/Min 90 69 88 66 81
Temp 72 82 88 87 77 74 72 71 71 79 86 85 76 73 71 68 67 72 79 79 72
Dewpt 72 74 72 72 74 74 72 71 71 73 72 71 72 71 68 66 65 66 66 65 65
RH 100 77 59 61 90100100100100 82 63 63 87 93 90 93 93 81 64 62 79
Wind dir NE NE NE E SE E NE NE N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 2 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 5 8 9 9 8 8 6 9 11 11 11 11 9
Clouds SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC
PoP 12hr 20 40 30 20 0
QPF 12hr 0.01 0.04 0.03 0 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S S C S S C S S S
Tstms S S C S C S
Obvis F
Heat index 95 94 92 90
Max heat 95 96 92 93
Date Fri 09/25/26 Sat 09/26/26 Sun 09/27/26 Mon 09/28/26
EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Min/Max 61 82 59 83 58 84 58 86
Temp 65 61 80 73 63 60 81 72 62 59 82 73 62 59 85 74
Dewpt 60 57 59 59 56 54 54 55 54 53 53 54 54 54 55 56
PWind dir NE N NE NE E N S NE
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
$$
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