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National Weather Service Charleston SC
706 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

SCZ150-122000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
706 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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          74          91          74          92
Temp             76 83 87 85 80 78 77 76 76 84 89 87 81 79 77 75 76 86 92 90 82
Dewpt            75 76 75 76 75 76 75 75 75 75 75 76 76 76 75 74 73 73 71 72 73
RH               97 80 68 75 85 94 94 97 97 74 64 70 85 91 94 97 90 65 51 56 74
Wind dir          W SW  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W NW  N SE SE
Wind spd          3  4  8 10  8  6  5  5  4  5  6  6  6  5  4  4  4  5  3  5  5
Clouds           SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC B1 FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          10          20           5          10
QPF 12hr                   0.07           0        0.05           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  C  C                    S  S
Tstms                S  C  C                    S  S
Heat index          91 96 94                92 99 98                93 99 97
Max heat               96    98                99   100                99    99


Date          Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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          74    87      69    86      68    87      70    89
Temp          77 75 85 79   72 70 84 78   71 70 85 78   73 72 86 81
Dewpt         74 72 70 68   67 65 66 67   67 67 69 69   71 71 72 72
PWind dir         E     E      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW FW CL FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    10       0     0       0    10       5    20
Rain shwrs                                                        S
Tstms                                                             S

$$
GAZ218-122000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
706 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                      91          75          92          75          94
Temp             75 84 89 86 80 78 77 75 75 84 90 88 82 79 77 76 76 87 94 91 83
Dewpt            75 77 76 76 76 75 75 74 75 77 76 76 76 75 74 73 73 74 73 73 73
RH              100 80 66 72 88 91 94 97100 80 64 68 82 88 90 90 90 65 51 56 72
Wind dir          W  W SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  S SW SW  W  W NW  N  E  S
Wind spd          1  3  5  8  5  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  2  2  2  3  2  4  4
Clouds           SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          20          20           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.08           0        0.05           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S                    S
Tstms                   C  C  S                    S
Heat index          94100 96                94102 99                95103100
Max heat              100   100               102   103               103   103


Date          Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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          75    88      71    86      70    86      71    88
Temp          77 76 86 80   74 72 84 78   72 71 84 79   73 72 86 80
Dewpt         74 75 75 71   69 67 69 68   68 68 71 70   71 71 74 73
PWind dir         E     E      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          0    30       0     5       0    20       5    30
Rain shwrs           C  C                           S          S  C
Tstms                S  C                           S          S  C

$$
SCZ150-122000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
706 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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          76          90          76          90
Temp             77 83 86 85 81 80 79 77 77 84 88 87 81 80 78 77 77 86 90 87 82
Dewpt            76 79 80 79 78 77 77 76 76 78 79 79 78 78 77 76 75 76 76 76 76
RH               97 88 82 82 91 91 94 97 97 82 75 77 91 94 97 97 94 72 64 70 82
Wind dir          W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW SE  S  S
Wind spd          2  3  8 10  8  5  4  4  3  4  6  8  5  4  3  3  3  3  4  5  3
Clouds           SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          20          30           5          10
QPF 12hr                   0.12           0        0.03           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  C  C                    S  C
Tstms             S  S  C  C                    S  C
Heat index          94100 98                95102101                96102 98
Max heat              100   101               103   105               102   102


Date          Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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          76    85      71    84      71    85      72    87
Temp          78 77 84 79   75 72 83 79   74 72 84 80   76 73 85 81
Dewpt         75 74 75 71   69 67 71 70   70 69 73 73   73 73 76 75
PWind dir         E    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        LT    BZ      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW FW CL SC   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    10       0     0       0    10      10    20
Rain shwrs                                                        S
Tstms                                                             S

$$
SCZ148-122000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
706 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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          75          90          75          92
Temp             77 83 87 86 80 78 77 76 76 84 89 87 81 79 76 75 76 86 92 90 82
Dewpt            75 77 78 77 77 76 76 75 75 77 77 77 77 76 75 74 74 75 74 74 75
RH               94 82 75 75 91 94 97 97 97 80 68 72 88 91 97 97 94 70 56 60 79
Wind dir          W SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W SW SW  S SW SW  W  W NW NW SE  S
Wind spd          1  3  5  8  5  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  3  2  2  2  2  3  2  4  3
Wind gust                    16
Clouds           SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW B1 SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          20          20           5           5
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.01           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S                 S  S
Tstms                   C  C  S                 S  S
Heat index          92100 97                94102 99                95102 99
Max heat              100    99               102   102               102   102


Date          Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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          76    86      71    84      70    85      72    87
Temp          78 77 84 80   73 71 82 78   72 71 83 79   73 74 85 80
Dewpt         75 74 75 71   68 67 70 69   68 68 73 72   72 72 75 74
PWind dir         E     E      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE     E
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   FW FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    20       0     5       0    10       5    30
Rain shwrs           S  S                                         C
Tstms                S  S                                         C

$$
SCZ043-122000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
706 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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          72          91          72          92
Temp             73 83 88 86 78 75 74 73 73 83 89 88 80 76 74 73 73 86 91 91 81
Dewpt            73 74 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 74 74 73 73 73 73 72 71 71 70 69 70
RH              100 74 63 68 88 97 97100100 74 61 61 79 90 97 97 93 61 50 49 69
Wind dir          N SW SW  S  S SW SW SW SW  W  W SW  S  N  N  N  N NW  N NE  E
Wind spd          0  3  6  8  5  3  2  1  2  5  6  5  3  0  0  0  0  3  4  5  3
Clouds           SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     60          20          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.14           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S
Tstms                   C  C  S
Heat index          90 97 94                90 98 96                91 97 96
Max heat               97    97                98    98                97    98


Date          Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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          72    87      67    86      66    87      68    89
Temp          74 73 86 79   69 68 84 77   68 68 85 78   69 70 87 79
Dewpt         71 71 70 66   65 64 65 64   65 65 67 67   68 69 71 71
PWind dir         E    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE       E     E
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC SC SC   SC FW FW FW   FW CL CL FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0    20       0     0       0     5       0    20
Rain shwrs              S                                         S
Tstms                   S                                         S

$$
GAZ099-122000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
706 AM EDT Sat Sep 12 2026

Date             Sat 09/12/26            Sun 09/13/26            Mon 09/14/26
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                      91          72          92          72          92
Temp             74 82 89 87 78 76 75 74 74 82 90 89 80 77 74 73 73 85 91 91 82
Dewpt            74 76 75 75 76 75 74 73 74 76 75 74 75 74 73 72 72 73 72 70 72
RH              100 82 64 68 94 97 97 97100 82 62 61 85 90 97 97 97 67 54 50 72
Wind dir          S SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  S SW  W  W NW  N NE  E
Wind spd          1  4  6  5  3  2  2  2  2  4  4  4  1  1  1  2  2  3  4  3  2
Clouds           B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     50          30          10           5           5
QPF 12hr                   0.09        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  C
Tstms                   C  C  C
Obvis            PF
Heat index             99 96                  101 98                92 99 97
Max heat               99   101               101   101                99    99


Date          Tue 09/15/26  Wed 09/16/26  Thu 09/17/26  Fri 09/18/26
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          73    90      68    88      66    89      68    91
Temp          75 75 88 80   72 69 86 78   69 68 87 79   71 69 88 80
Dewpt         72 73 74 72   69 67 66 66   67 66 69 70   70 69 72 72
PWind dir         E     E       E    NE       E    NE       E    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   SC CL FW FW   FW CL FW FW   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr          0    30       0     5       0     5       0    20
Rain shwrs              C                                         S
Tstms                   C                                         S

$$

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