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National Weather Service Charleston SC
124 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

SCZ050-022000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
124 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

Date             Wed 07/02/25            Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25
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          74          91          74          93
Temp          77 78 86 89 87 81 78 76 76 77 85 88 87 82 78 76 74 77 87 91 90 83
Dewpt         73 73 71 70 72 73 73 74 73 74 73 72 74 74 75 74 73 73 72 70 71 71
RH            87 85 61 54 61 77 85 94 90 90 67 59 65 77 91 94 97 87 61 50 54 67
Wind dir      SW SW SW SW  S SW  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S  N  N  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd       9  9 11 13 13 10  6  4  3  3  4  5  5  4  2  2  3  5 10 11 12  9
Clouds        B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          60          60          20          20
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.02        0.11        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S  S  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  S  S        S  S  S  S
Tstms          S  S  C  L  L  C  C  C  S  S  C  L  L  S  S           S  S  S
Heat index          91 94 94                92 95 95                94 97 96
Max heat               94    95                95    96                97    98


Date          Sat 07/05/25  Sun 07/06/25  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25
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    91      73    89      74    92      75    95
Temp          76 76 89 81   75 76 85 81   76 76 90 83   77 78 93 84
Dewpt         72 72 68 70   71 71 70 72   73 73 71 73   74 74 71 74
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE     E       E     S      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10    30      30    40      20    40      20    40
Rain shwrs           C  C    S  C  C  C    S  S  C  C    S  S  C  C
Tstms                S  C    S  C  C  C    S  S  S  C    S     S  C

$$
GAZ118-022000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
124 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

Date             Wed 07/02/25            Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25
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          74          91          73          93
Temp          75 76 85 88 87 82 78 76 75 76 84 89 87 82 78 75 73 75 85 91 91 84
Dewpt         72 73 74 74 75 75 75 74 73 74 76 76 76 76 75 74 73 74 75 74 73 74
RH            90 90 70 63 68 79 91 94 94 94 77 66 70 82 91 97100 97 72 58 56 72
Wind dir       S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SE SE SE  S NW  N  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd       4  5  8  9  9  5  3  2  2  2  3  4  5  3  2  1  2  4  6 10 10  6
Clouds        SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          40          70          20          30
QPF 12hr                   0.08        0.02        0.11        0.01        0.02
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  L  D  C  C        C  C  L  L  S  S        S  S  C  C
Tstms                S  L  D  C  S        S  C  L  L  S              S  C  C
Heat index          93 97 96                93100 98                94101100 91
Max heat               97    98               100   100               101   102


Date          Sat 07/05/25  Sun 07/06/25  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25
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    90      73    88      73    91      75    94
Temp          76 76 88 82   75 75 86 82   75 75 89 84   77 77 92 86
Dewpt         72 73 72 72   71 72 74 74   72 72 74 75   74 74 73 75
PWind dir        NE     E      NE    NE       S     S      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10    40      20    50      20    50      20    40
Rain shwrs           C  C    S  S  C  C    S     C  C    S     S  C
Tstms                S  C    S     C  C    S     S  C    S     S  C

$$
SCZ050-022000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
124 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

Date             Wed 07/02/25            Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25
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          76          89          76          90
Temp          79 80 86 88 87 82 80 79 77 78 85 87 86 82 79 78 76 78 87 89 88 83
Dewpt         75 75 75 75 76 75 76 76 75 76 76 77 77 77 77 76 75 76 76 76 75 75
RH            88 85 70 66 70 79 88 91 94 94 75 72 75 85 94 94 97 94 70 66 66 77
Wind dir      SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S NW  N  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd       9  9 11 13 13 10  8  5  4  3  5 10  6  4  2  2  3  5  9 14 12  9
Clouds        B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW SC
PoP 12hr                     70          70          60          20          30
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.03        0.57        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  S  S        S  S  C  C
Tstms          C  S  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  S  S        S  S  C  C
Heat index          95 97 97                94 99 97 90             96 99 98 90
Max heat               98    99                99    99                99    99


Date          Sat 07/05/25  Sun 07/06/25  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25
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    88      75    86      75    90      77    92
Temp          78 78 86 81   77 77 84 81   77 78 88 83   79 79 91 84
Dewpt         74 74 74 74   74 73 75 74   74 75 76 76   76 76 77 77
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE     E       S     S      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10    30      30    40      30    40      20    40
Rain shwrs           C  C    S  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    S  S  C  C
Tstms                S  C    S  C  C  C    S  S  S  C    S  S  C  C

$$
SCZ048-022000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
124 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

Date             Wed 07/02/25            Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25
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          75          89          74          92
Temp          76 77 85 87 86 81 78 77 75 77 83 87 87 82 79 76 74 76 86 90 90 83
Dewpt         73 73 74 75 76 76 76 75 74 75 76 76 77 77 76 75 74 75 75 74 74 74
RH            90 87 70 68 72 85 94 94 97 94 80 70 72 85 91 97100 97 70 60 60 74
Wind dir      SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW SW SW SE SE SE SE SE NW  N  N NE  E  E  E
Wind spd       5  6  9 10 10  6  4  2  2  2  3  4  5  3  2  1  2  5  8  9 10  5
Clouds        SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          50          60          10          30
QPF 12hr                   0.09        0.10        0.09           0        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           C  C  L  C  C  S  S  C  C  L  L              S  S  C  C
Tstms                C  C  L  C  C  S  S  S  C  L  L                 S  C  C
Heat index          93 96 96                91 98 99 90             95 99 99 90
Max heat               96    98                98   100                99   101


Date          Sat 07/05/25  Sun 07/06/25  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25
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    89      73    87      74    90      76    93
Temp          76 76 87 82   75 75 85 81   76 76 88 83   78 78 92 84
Dewpt         73 73 73 73   72 73 74 74   73 74 75 76   75 75 75 76
PWind dir        NE     E      NE    NE       S     S      SW    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr         10    30      20    40      20    40      20    40
Rain shwrs           C  C    S  S  C  C    S  S  C  C    S     S  C
Tstms                S  C    S  S  C  C    S     S  C    S     S  C

$$
SCZ043-022000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
124 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

Date             Wed 07/02/25            Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25
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          88          71          90
Temp          73 75 83 85 84 78 75 74 72 74 83 86 86 80 76 73 71 74 85 89 89 82
Dewpt         72 73 72 72 73 74 74 74 72 74 74 73 73 75 75 73 71 74 72 69 69 71
RH            97 94 70 65 70 88 97100100100 74 65 65 85 97100100100 65 52 52 69
Wind dir       S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW NE SE SE SE SE  N  N  N NE NE  E  E
Wind spd       5  5  8  9  8  5  2  1  1  2  3  3  3  2  1  0  1  4  8  9  9  5
Clouds        B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          40          50          10          20
QPF 12hr                   0.30        0.08        0.07           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S  C  L  L  C  C        C  C  C  C                    S  S
Tstms                C  L  L  C  S        S  C  C  C                    S  S
Obvis                              PF PF
Heat index             91 90                90 93 93                91 94 94
Max heat               91    91                93    94                94    95


Date          Sat 07/05/25  Sun 07/06/25  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25
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          71    88      71    86      71    89      72    92
Temp          73 74 86 81   72 73 84 79   73 73 88 81   74 75 91 83
Dewpt         71 72 69 69   70 71 71 71   71 73 71 73   73 74 72 74
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE       E     S       S    SW
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          5    30      20    40      20    40      10    40
Rain shwrs           S  C       S  C  C    S     C  C          S  C
Tstms                S  C          C  C    S     S  C          S  C

$$
GAZ099-022000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
124 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025

Date             Wed 07/02/25            Thu 07/03/25            Fri 07/04/25
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          71          91          72          93
Temp          73 74 81 87 87 81 76 74 72 74 83 89 89 84 77 74 72 74 85 91 91 85
Dewpt         72 73 74 73 73 75 75 74 72 74 74 73 72 75 75 74 72 73 73 70 69 71
RH            97 97 79 63 63 82 97100100100 74 59 57 74 94100100 97 67 50 49 63
Wind dir       S SW SW SW SW  S  S  S  S  S NE NE NE  E SE NE  N  N NE NE  E  E
Wind spd       3  4  5  5  5  2  2  1  1  1  2  3  3  2  1  1  1  2  5  8  6  3
Clouds        B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     80          30          50          10          20
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.07        0.05           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S        L  D  C  C        S  S  C  C                    S  S
Tstms                   L  D  C  S           S  C  C                    S  S
Obvis                              PF PF
Heat index             94 94                90 97 96 92             92 97 96 90
Max heat               94    96                97    97                97    97


Date          Sat 07/05/25  Sun 07/06/25  Mon 07/07/25  Tue 07/08/25
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          71    90      70    88      69    91      72    94
Temp          74 73 88 83   72 73 85 81   72 72 89 84   74 75 92 87
Dewpt         71 71 69 70   70 71 69 71   70 71 70 72   72 72 70 73
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE       S    SW      SW     W
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW FW FW   SC SC SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5    20      10    40      20    40      10    40
Rain shwrs              S          S  C    S     S  C             C
Tstms                   S          S  C    S        C             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