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National Weather Service Charleston SC
634 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

SCZ050-230800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
634 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

Date           05/22/25      Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun
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                      63          86          64          86          67
Temp             81 73 68 65 66 78 83 84 78 71 69 65 66 78 83 84 78 71 69 69 72
Dewpt            54 58 57 55 54 51 52 54 57 59 59 55 53 52 53 56 60 63 65 66 67
RH               39 59 68 70 65 39 34 36 48 66 70 70 63 40 36 38 54 76 87 90 84
Wind dir          W  W  W NW  N NW  W  W  W SW NW  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE  E
Wind spd          9  5  3  4  5  6 10 11  8  4  3  5  8  6  5  6  5  4  2  2  3
Clouds           CL CL FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0          10           0           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C


Date           05/25  Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
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          88      70    88      71    89      69    88      69    87
Temp          86 80   72 73 86 78   73 74 87 81   73 72 86 81   71 72 85 78
Dewpt         66 69   70 70 69 70   71 72 70 71   71 70 68 70   70 69 65 67
PWind dir        SE       S     S      SE     S      SW    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         40      30    40      40    60      50    40      40    40
Rain shwrs     C  C    C  C  S  C    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          S  C    C  S  S  C    C  C  S  S    S     S  S    S        S

$$
GAZ118-230800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
634 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

Date           05/22/25      Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun
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                      65          89          66          89          69
Temp             83 74 70 66 68 80 85 87 82 73 70 67 68 80 87 88 81 73 71 71 74
Dewpt            58 59 59 58 59 56 57 59 63 65 65 61 59 59 61 62 65 68 68 69 71
RH               43 59 68 75 73 44 39 39 53 76 84 81 73 49 42 42 58 84 90 93 90
Wind dir          W  W  W NW  N  N  W  W  S  S  W  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          6  4  2  3  3  4  5  8  5  3  2  2  4  5  5  8  5  4  3  3  3
Clouds           FW CL CL SC FW FW FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    S


Date           05/25  Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
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      71    92      72    92      71    89      70    86
Temp          88 83   74 73 91 81   74 74 90 83   75 73 87 83   73 71 83 80
Dewpt         71 71   71 71 71 72   73 72 73 73   73 72 73 72   71 69 70 69
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S    SW      SW    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   SC SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30      20    40      40    60      50    50      40    40
Rain shwrs     S  C    S        C    C  S  S  L    C  S  S  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms             C    S        S    C        S    C        S    S        S

$$
SCZ050-230800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
634 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

Date           05/22/25      Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun
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                      67          86          68          84          71
Temp             81 74 70 67 68 78 83 83 78 73 71 69 69 78 82 83 78 73 73 72 74
Dewpt            59 61 60 57 55 53 56 60 62 64 63 59 56 58 60 62 64 66 67 68 69
RH               47 64 71 70 63 42 40 46 58 73 76 70 63 50 47 49 62 79 81 87 84
Wind dir          W  W  W NW  N NW  W SW SW SW NW  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd         11  6  4  4  5  5  9 10  6  4  3  4  6  6  8  8  5  4  3  3  4
Clouds           FW CL FW B1 SC FW FW FW CL FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5           5           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    C


Date           05/25  Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
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          86      72    87      73    88      71    86      70    85
Temp          84 79   74 74 85 78   75 76 86 81   75 74 85 80   75 72 83 79
Dewpt         71 72   72 73 74 74   74 74 75 75   74 73 74 74   72 71 70 70
PWind dir        SE       S     S      SE     S      SW    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30      40    40      40    50      50    40      40    40
Rain shwrs     C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          S  C    C  S  S  S    C  C  S  S    C  S  S  S    S  S     S

$$
SCZ048-230800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
634 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

Date           05/22/25      Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun
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                      65          86          66          87          69
Temp             82 74 70 67 68 79 85 85 80 72 70 67 68 80 85 86 79 73 71 71 74
Dewpt            58 60 60 58 57 55 57 59 62 64 63 59 57 58 60 62 65 67 68 68 70
RH               44 62 71 73 68 44 39 41 54 76 78 75 68 47 43 45 62 81 90 90 87
Wind dir          W  W  W NW  N  N  W SW SW SW  W  N  N NE  E SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind spd          8  4  3  2  3  4  6  8  4  3  2  3  5  5  5  5  5  3  2  3  4
Clouds           CL FW CL SC SC FW FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    S


Date           05/25  Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
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          88      71    90      72    90      70    88      70    85
Temp          86 81   73 73 89 79   74 74 88 82   75 72 86 82   73 71 83 79
Dewpt         71 72   71 71 72 74   73 73 74 75   73 71 73 73   71 69 70 70
PWind dir        SE       S     S      SE     S      SW    SW      SW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   B1 SC B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         40      30    40      40    60      50    50      40    40
Rain shwrs     S  C    C     S  C    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms          S  C    C        S    C        S    C     S  S    C        S

$$
SCZ043-230800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
634 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

Date           05/22/25      Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun
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                      60          83          60          84          64
Temp             80 70 65 62 63 75 80 82 77 66 64 61 63 75 82 83 77 68 65 64 69
Dewpt            55 58 56 55 56 52 52 54 57 58 56 53 52 53 54 56 61 62 63 63 67
RH               42 66 73 78 78 45 38 38 50 75 75 75 67 46 38 40 58 81 93 97 93
Wind dir          W  W NW NW  N NW  W  W  W  W NW  N NE NE  N  W SE SE SE  E  E
Wind spd          6  4  2  3  2  5  8  9  4  2  1  2  5  5  3  4  2  2  1  1  2
Clouds           FW CL FW B1 SC FW FW FW FW CL FW SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr                      0          10           0           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                                    S


Date           05/25  Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
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          86      67    86      68    87      66    84      66    83
Temp          84 79   69 71 86 77   69 72 85 80   70 69 83 78   68 69 82 76
Dewpt         67 69   69 70 69 70   69 71 70 70   69 69 68 69   68 68 65 66
PWind dir        SE       S    SW      SE    SW      SW     W      SW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         50      30    50      40    70      40    50      30    40
Rain shwrs     S  C    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  L    C  S  C  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms             C    C  S  S  S    C  S     S    S     S       S        S

$$
GAZ099-230800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
634 PM EDT Thu May 22 2025

Date           05/22/25      Fri 05/23/25            Sat 05/24/25            Sun
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                      62          86          63          87          67
Temp             80 71 66 64 65 77 82 85 80 71 67 64 65 77 84 87 82 73 69 69 71
Dewpt            58 59 58 57 58 55 57 57 62 61 59 57 56 57 57 58 63 64 65 66 68
RH               47 66 75 78 78 47 43 39 54 71 75 78 73 50 40 38 53 73 87 90 90
Wind dir         NW NW NW NW  N  N  W  W NW NW  N  N NE NE NE  N NE  E SE SE SE
Wind spd          5  4  2  1  2  3  5  5  2  2  1  2  3  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  2
Clouds           CL CL CL SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      0           5           0           5          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           05/25  Mon 05/26/25  Tue 05/27/25  Wed 05/28/25  Thu 05/29/25
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      69    91      69    90      69    86      67    84
Temp          88 84   71 72 89 81   71 72 87 83   72 71 84 80   71 68 81 77
Dewpt         67 69   69 69 67 71   70 71 70 72   71 71 70 71   69 67 66 67
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SE    SW      SW     W       W     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC SC   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30      20    40      40    60      40    50      30    40
Rain shwrs        C    S        C    C  S  C  L    C  S  S  C    C     S  C
Tstms             S    S        S    C        S    C     S  S    S        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