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National Weather Service Charleston SC
140 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

SCZ050-042000-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
140 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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                      92          74          87          73          89
Temp          75 76 87 90 90 82 78 76 75 76 83 84 85 80 76 75 74 76 83 86 88 83
Dewpt         73 74 72 70 70 72 73 73 73 72 71 71 72 71 72 72 71 72 72 72 73 73
RH            94 94 61 52 52 72 85 90 94 87 67 65 65 74 87 90 90 87 70 63 61 72
Wind dir      NE  N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E SE  E  S
Wind spd       2  5 10 13 14 12 10  9 10 13 16 18 18 13 10  9 10 10 12 12 11  9
Wind gust                                   26 28
Clouds        SC SC FW SC B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     30          40          70          50          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.04        0.32        0.24        0.22
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  C  L  L  S
Tstms                   S  C  C  C  S  C  S  C  L  C  C  S     S     S  L  L  S
Heat index          94 96 96                      91                   92 96
Max heat               96    97                      91                92    96


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

$$
GAZ118-042000-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
140 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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          87          73          91
Temp          75 77 85 89 89 83 79 76 75 76 81 84 86 81 77 75 73 75 83 87 90 85
Dewpt         74 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 74 75 74 74 74 73 72 72 73 74 74 73 74
RH            97 94 72 64 61 74 85 90 94 94 82 72 68 79 87 90 97 94 74 65 58 70
Wind dir      NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE NE  S
Wind spd       2  4  9 10 11  9  8  6 10 12 13 13 13 10  8  5  6  8  9  9  9  5
Wind gust                                      24
Clouds        SC B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     40          30          80          40          60
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.10        0.27        0.13        0.38
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  C  L  L
Tstms                   C  C  C  S     S     C  L  L  S              S  L  L
Heat index          94 99 98 90                91 94                90 95 98 93
Max heat               99    99                91    94                95    98


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

$$
SCZ050-042000-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
140 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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          85          75          88
Temp          76 77 86 88 87 83 80 78 76 78 83 83 84 81 78 77 76 77 83 85 87 83
Dewpt         75 76 76 76 75 75 75 75 74 74 75 76 75 74 74 74 74 75 77 77 77 76
RH            97 97 72 68 68 77 85 91 94 88 77 80 74 79 88 90 94 94 82 77 72 80
Wind dir       N NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E SE SE  S
Wind spd       2  5 10 13 14 11 10 10 11 13 17 18 18 13 11  9 10 10 11 11 11  9
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     30          50          70          60          60
QPF 12hr                      0        0.09        0.37        0.27        0.17
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  L  C  C  C
Tstms                   S  C  C  C  S  C  C  C  L  C  C  S  S  C  S  S  C  C  C
Heat index          96 99 96 90             90 91 91                92 96 99 91
Max heat              100   100                91    92                96    99


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

$$
SCZ048-042000-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
140 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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          75          85          73          88
Temp          76 77 85 88 88 83 79 77 75 77 81 83 84 81 77 75 73 75 82 86 88 83
Dewpt         74 76 76 75 75 74 74 73 72 74 75 74 74 74 73 73 72 73 75 75 75 75
RH            94 97 75 66 66 74 85 87 90 90 82 74 72 79 87 94 97 94 79 70 66 77
Wind dir      NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E SE  S
Wind spd       2  4  9 10 11  9  8  6 10 12 14 13 13 10  8  6  8  9 10  9  9  5
Wind gust                    19                24 24 20 18
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B2 SC B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          30          70          40          50
QPF 12hr                      0        0.07        0.31        0.17        0.41
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  C  C  C  S
Tstms                   S  C  C  S     S  S  C  L  L  C        S     S  C  C  S
Heat index          94 98 98 90                90 91                   95 98 90
Max heat               98    99                90    91                95    98


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

$$
SCZ043-042000-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
140 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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          72          84          70          86
Temp          72 74 86 89 88 83 77 73 72 75 81 83 84 80 74 72 71 73 82 84 86 83
Dewpt         72 74 72 70 70 71 73 72 72 73 71 71 70 71 72 71 70 72 72 72 71 72
RH           100100 63 54 55 67 87 97100 94 72 67 63 74 93 97 97 97 72 67 61 70
Wind dir      NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E NE SE
Wind spd       1  3  9 10 10  6  5  5  8 10 12 12 12  8  5  5  5  8  9  9  8  4
Wind gust                                      23
Clouds        B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          20          60          40          50
QPF 12hr                      0           0        0.23        0.12        0.21
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  C  C  C  S
Tstms                   S  S  S        S     C  L  C  S              S  C  C  S
Heat index          92 94 93                                           90 91
Max heat               94    94                                        90    91


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

$$
GAZ099-042000-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
140 AM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date             Fri 07/04/25            Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25
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                      93          71          88          70          91
Temp          74 74 86 91 91 84 78 74 72 74 82 86 87 81 75 73 71 73 81 87 90 84
Dewpt         73 74 73 70 70 72 72 71 71 72 72 70 70 71 71 71 70 71 71 71 70 72
RH            97100 65 50 50 67 82 90 97 93 72 59 57 72 87 93 97 93 72 59 52 67
Wind dir      NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE  E  E NE NE  N  N  N  N NE SE
Wind spd       1  2  6  9  8  4  3  3  5  9 11 11 10  5  4  3  4  5  5  6  5  2
Wind gust                                            16
Clouds        SC B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          10          50          20          50
QPF 12hr                   0.02           0        0.12        0.02        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                 C              C  C  C  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  C  C
Tstms                      C                 S  C  C  S                 C  C
Heat index          93 97 97 90                91 92                   93 96 90
Max heat               97    98                91    92                93    96


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