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National Weather Service Charleston SC
159 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

SCZ050-050800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
159 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date           07/04/25      Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25            Mon
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          74          88          75
Temp          89 83 79 77 75 77 82 84 83 79 76 75 74 76 84 85 87 82 79 77 75 78
Dewpt         72 73 72 72 72 72 71 71 72 72 72 73 73 74 73 73 74 74 74 75 74 74
RH            57 72 79 85 90 85 69 65 70 79 87 94 97 94 70 67 65 77 85 94 97 88
Wind dir       E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N SE  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
Wind spd      14 12 10 10 12 13 17 18 18 13 11  9  9  9 10 11 11 10  6  5  5  5
Wind gust                       27 31
Clouds        FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     40          70          60          70          20
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.38        0.42        0.22           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              S     C  C  L  C  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  S  S        S
Tstms                   S     S  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  S  C  L  L  S  S
Heat index    96                                        90 92 95
Max heat         97                      90                92    95


Date           07/07  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25  Fri 07/11/25
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      77    96      77    95      77    94      77    94
Temp          92 85   80 80 95 85   79 80 94 85   80 80 93 84   80 79 93 84
Dewpt         73 75   76 75 73 76   76 76 74 76   76 75 74 76   76 75 73 75
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   SC FW FW B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      10    30      10    40      30    50      30    50
Rain shwrs     S  C          S  C             C    C     S  C    C     S  C
Tstms          S  C          S  C             C    C     S  C    C     S  C

$$
GAZ118-050800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
159 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date           07/04/25      Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25            Mon
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                      75          86          73          88          75
Temp          90 84 80 77 75 77 83 86 86 81 77 75 73 75 82 87 88 83 79 77 75 77
Dewpt         74 74 74 73 72 74 75 75 74 74 73 72 72 73 74 75 75 76 75 74 73 74
RH            60 72 82 87 90 90 77 70 68 79 87 90 97 94 77 68 66 80 88 90 94 90
Wind dir       E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NW NW  W SW  S SW SW  W  W
Wind spd      11 10  8  8 10 13 14 14 13 10  6  5  5  5  6  6  8  5  4  3  4  5
Clouds        B1 FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                     20          70          40          60          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.05        0.06        0.12           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S     S  S  S  C  L  C  C  S  S  C  C  L  L
Tstms                S     S     S  C  L  C              S  C  L
Heat index    99 91             90 95 94                   96 98 91
Max heat        101                95    94                96    98


Date           07/07  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25  Fri 07/11/25
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          94      77    96      77    96      76    94      76    93
Temp          94 87   80 79 96 87   79 79 96 86   78 78 94 86   79 78 93 85
Dewpt         75 76   75 74 75 77   75 75 75 77   74 75 77 77   75 75 76 76
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1   SC SC FW B1   SC FW FW B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC FW SC B1
PoP 12hr         40       5    30      10    40      20    60      20    60
Rain shwrs        C             C             C    S        L    S     S  L
Tstms             C             C             C    S        L    S     S  L

$$
SCZ050-050800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
159 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date           07/04/25      Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25            Mon
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                      76          85          75          87          76
Temp          87 82 80 78 76 78 82 84 83 79 76 76 75 77 84 86 86 82 80 79 76 79
Dewpt         76 75 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 74 75 75 75 76 77 78 78 77 76 76 76 76
RH            70 79 82 88 94 88 79 74 77 85 97 97100 97 80 77 77 85 88 91100 91
Wind dir       E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  S  S  S  S SW SW  W  W
Wind spd      14 11 10 10 12 14 18 18 18 13 11  8  8  8 10 11 12 10  8  5  5  5
Clouds        SC SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     50          70          60          60          30
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.40        0.72        0.20           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  S  S  C  L  L  C  L  L  C  C  L  L  L  L  C  C        C
Tstms                S  S  S  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L  C  S        S
Heat index    98                   91 90                94 98 98 90
Max heat        100                93    93                98    98


Date           07/07  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25  Fri 07/11/25
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      78    93      79    92      79    91      78    92
Temp          91 84   80 80 93 84   80 81 92 85   81 81 91 84   81 80 92 84
Dewpt         78 77   77 77 78 78   78 77 79 78   78 78 79 78   78 77 79 78
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 SC SC B1   B1 FW FW B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         30      20    30      20    30      30    40      30    50
Rain shwrs     C  C       S  S  C    S     S  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms          C  C       S  S  C    S     S  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  S  C

$$
SCZ048-050800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
159 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date           07/04/25      Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25            Mon
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                      75          85          74          88          75
Temp          88 83 80 77 76 77 82 84 84 81 77 75 74 75 81 85 86 82 79 78 76 78
Dewpt         75 75 74 73 72 74 75 75 75 74 74 73 73 74 75 76 76 76 76 75 74 74
RH            66 77 82 87 87 90 79 74 74 79 90 94 97 97 82 75 72 82 91 91 94 88
Wind dir       E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  W SW SW SW SW  W  W
Wind spd      11 10  8  9 11 13 16 14 13 10  9  5  6  6  8  8  8  5  4  4  4  5
Wind gust           18             25 25 20
Clouds        B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC B1 SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     30          70          40          60          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.20        0.18        0.16           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S     C  S  C  C  L  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L
Tstms                S     C  S  C  C  L  C  S     S     S  C  L
Heat index    98 90                92 92                   94 96
Max heat         98                92    92                94    98


Date           07/07  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25  Fri 07/11/25
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          92      77    95      78    94      76    93      77    92
Temp          91 86   80 79 94 86   80 80 93 85   80 79 92 85   79 78 91 84
Dewpt         76 77   76 75 76 77   76 76 77 77   76 75 77 78   76 75 77 77
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   B1 SC SC B1   B1 FW FW B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC FW SC B1
PoP 12hr         30      10    30      10    30      20    40      20    50
Rain shwrs        C             C             C    S     S  C    S     S  C
Tstms             C             C             C    S     S  C    S     S  C

$$
SCZ043-050800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
159 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date           07/04/25      Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25            Mon
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          84          72          85          73
Temp          89 83 77 74 73 75 82 84 84 79 75 73 72 73 79 83 85 81 77 74 73 75
Dewpt         71 72 73 72 72 73 71 71 71 72 72 71 72 73 73 74 74 74 75 74 73 74
RH            56 70 87 93 97 94 69 65 65 79 90 93100100 82 74 70 79 94100100 97
Wind dir       E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N SW  S  S SW  W  W
Wind spd      11  6  5  5  9 11 13 13 13  9  8  5  6  6  8  6  6  4  2  2  2  3
Wind gust                       24 24
Clouds        FW FW SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC B1 SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                     20          60          40          70          10
QPF 12hr                      0        0.10        0.18        0.21           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S                 S  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  C  L  L
Tstms          S                 S  C  C  C              S  L  L
Heat index    95                                           90 93
Max heat         96                                        90    93


Date           07/07  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25  Fri 07/11/25
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      74    93      75    93      74    92      74    91
Temp          91 86   77 77 93 86   77 77 93 85   77 77 92 84   77 76 91 84
Dewpt         73 75   74 75 73 75   75 76 73 75   75 75 74 75   75 75 74 74
PWind dir        SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN
Avg clouds    B1 SC   SC SC FW SC   SC FW FW SC   B1 B1 SC SC   SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         30       5    30      10    40      20    50      30    60
Rain shwrs        C             C             C    S     S  C    C     S  L
Tstms             C             C             C    S     S  C    C     S  L

$$
GAZ099-050800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
159 PM EDT Fri Jul 4 2025

Date           07/04/25      Sat 07/05/25            Sun 07/06/25            Mon
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          88          71          88          72
Temp          91 84 76 73 72 74 83 88 88 82 76 72 71 72 80 86 88 84 76 74 72 76
Dewpt         71 72 72 72 71 72 72 70 69 71 71 71 70 71 72 72 72 74 74 73 72 74
RH            52 67 87 97 97 93 70 55 54 69 85 97 97 97 77 63 59 72 94 97100 94
Wind dir       E  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N  N  N  N  S  S SW SW SW
Wind spd       9  5  3  3  6 10 11 12 11  6  4  3  4  5  5  5  4  2  2  2  2  2
Clouds        SC B1 FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          50          20          60          10
QPF 12hr                   0.09        0.01        0.01        0.10           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C  C                 S  C  S  S  S  S  S  S  L  L
Tstms          C  C                 S  C  S              S  L  L
Heat index    98 90                93 92                   92 95 91
Max heat         99                93    93                92    96


Date           07/07  Tue 07/08/25  Wed 07/09/25  Thu 07/10/25  Fri 07/11/25
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          95      74    97      74    96      74    94      73    93
Temp          94 89   77 77 97 87   77 77 95 85   77 77 93 85   76 76 93 85
Dewpt         71 73   73 73 71 74   73 74 72 74   74 75 74 75   74 75 74 75
PWind dir        SW      SW     W      SW    SW      SW    SW      SW    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC   SC B1 B1 B1   SC FW SC B1
PoP 12hr         30       5    30      10    40      30    60      30    60
Rain shwrs        C             C             C    C        L    C     S  L
Tstms             C             C             C    C        L    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