Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
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Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Charleston SC
536 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
SCZ150-070800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N 80.03W Elev. 45 ft
536 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed
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 73 84 72 86 73
Temp 81 78 76 75 75 79 81 79 76 75 75 74 74 81 84 82 78 77 76 75 75
Dewpt 74 74 72 72 73 73 72 71 72 72 72 72 72 73 73 74 72 72 73 73 74
RH 79 88 87 90 94 82 74 77 87 90 90 93 93 77 70 77 82 85 90 94 97
Wind dir E NE NE N NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E NE
Wind spd 8 5 5 8 9 11 13 13 11 10 9 10 10 13 16 16 11 9 8 6 8
Wind gust 24 26
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 60 50 50 20
QPF 12hr 0.53 0.56 0.06 0.26 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C C L C C S C C C C C S S S S L
Tstms C C C C C C C C S S C S
Heat index 90
Max heat 98 90 90
Date 09/09 Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
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 87 73 89 74 91 74 89 74 90
Temp 85 79 76 75 86 82 77 75 88 82 76 75 87 82 77 76 88 82
Dewpt 74 73 74 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 75 74 75
PWind dir E E SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 10 50 10 40 30 40 20 40
Rain shwrs L C C C S C C S S C S S C
Tstms C S C S C C S S C S S C
$$
GAZ218-070800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N 81.20W Elev. 50 ft
536 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 87 73 87 74
Temp 82 78 76 75 75 81 83 82 76 75 75 74 74 81 85 84 78 77 76 75 75
Dewpt 74 74 73 72 72 74 74 74 74 73 73 72 72 75 75 75 74 73 73 73 74
RH 77 88 90 90 90 79 74 77 94 94 94 93 93 82 72 74 88 87 90 94 97
Wind dir S N NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 4 2 1 3 5 8 9 10 8 6 5 6 9 11 12 12 8 5 4 4 4
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 40 70 50 60 30
QPF 12hr 0.16 0.40 0.17 0.23 0.01
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C S S C C L C C C S C C L L C C C C L
Tstms S C S S C C C C S S S C C S
Heat index 90 94 92
Max heat 102 90 93 94 95
Date 09/09 Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 74 91 73 92 74 91 74 92
Temp 86 80 76 75 88 82 76 74 89 83 76 75 88 82 76 75 89 83
Dewpt 76 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 75 75 75 74 75 75
PWind dir E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 80 20 60 20 40 20 40 10 40
Rain shwrs L D S C L S C S C C
Tstms S C S S C S C S C C
$$
SCZ150-070800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N 79.94W Elev. 10 ft
536 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed
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 83 75 85 76
Temp 81 79 77 76 76 80 81 80 77 77 77 76 76 82 84 83 79 78 78 77 78
Dewpt 77 75 73 73 74 75 75 74 75 74 73 73 74 76 78 77 75 74 74 74 75
RH 88 88 87 90 94 85 82 82 94 90 87 90 94 82 82 82 88 88 88 90 91
Wind dir E NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE E E E E E E E E
Wind spd 5 4 4 6 8 12 14 14 12 10 9 10 11 16 17 16 11 10 6 6 6
Clouds B1 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 60 50 60 40
QPF 12hr 0.48 0.86 0.17 0.31 0.04
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C C C L C C C C C L L C C C C C C L
Tstms C C C C C C C C S S C S S
Heat index 95 92
Max heat 98 95 95
Date 09/09 Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
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 85 76 87 76 89 76 88 76 89
Temp 84 80 78 77 86 82 79 76 88 83 79 76 87 82 79 78 87 83
Dewpt 78 76 75 76 78 77 77 76 78 77 76 76 79 78 77 76 79 78
PWind dir E S SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char GN LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 60 20 40 10 40 30 40 20 40
Rain shwrs L C S C C S C C S S C S S S C
Tstms S C S C C S C C S S C S S S C
$$
SCZ148-070800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N 80.72W Elev. 37 ft
536 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 74 85 73 86 75
Temp 82 78 76 75 75 80 82 80 76 75 75 75 75 81 84 83 78 76 76 76 76
Dewpt 75 73 73 73 72 74 75 74 75 73 73 72 73 76 77 76 75 74 73 73 74
RH 79 85 90 94 90 82 79 82 97 94 94 90 94 85 80 80 91 94 90 90 94
Wind dir SE NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E E NE NE
Wind spd 4 2 2 4 6 10 10 10 8 8 6 9 11 13 13 12 8 6 5 4 5
Wind gust 20 21 19 18 25 24 19 17
Clouds B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr 50 70 50 50 40
QPF 12hr 0.32 0.96 0.27 0.14 0.06
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs S C C C C C L L C S S C C C C C C C C C L
Tstms S S S C C C L C C S S S C C S
Heat index 94 91
Max heat 99 90 94 94
Date 09/09 Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 87 75 89 75 90 75 90 75 90
Temp 85 80 77 76 87 82 77 76 88 83 77 77 88 82 78 77 88 82
Dewpt 78 76 74 75 77 77 75 75 77 77 75 75 77 76 76 75 77 76
PWind dir E SE SW SW SW SW SW SW SW
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr 70 20 50 10 40 20 40 20 40
Rain shwrs L L S C C C S C S C
Tstms C S S C C S C S C
$$
SCZ043-070800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N 80.67W Elev. 98 ft
536 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed
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 83 70 85 71
Temp 79 75 73 72 72 78 80 79 74 73 72 71 72 80 83 83 76 74 73 72 73
Dewpt 73 72 71 71 71 73 73 72 72 71 70 69 70 71 73 72 71 71 70 70 72
RH 82 90 93 97 97 85 79 79 93 93 93 93 93 74 72 70 85 90 90 93 97
Wind dir SE N N NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E NE NE NE NE
Wind spd 5 0 2 5 6 9 10 9 6 6 5 8 9 11 11 11 6 5 4 4 5
Wind gust 21
Clouds B2 OV B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 60 20 50 5
QPF 12hr 1.04 0.47 0.04 0.08 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs L C C C C C L C S S S C C C
Tstms L C S S S C C C C S
Date 09/09 Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
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 87 71 89 72 90 72 89 72 90
Temp 85 78 73 73 87 80 74 74 88 81 74 74 87 81 74 74 88 81
Dewpt 73 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 73
PWind dir E SE SW SW SW S SW S S
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr 60 20 50 10 30 30 40 20 40
Rain shwrs C L S S C C C S C S C
Tstms C S C C S C S C
$$
GAZ099-070800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N 82.06W Elev. 197 ft
536 PM EDT Sun Sep 6 2026
Date 09/06/26 Mon 09/07/26 Tue 09/08/26 Wed
EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12
Min/Max 72 87 71 88 72
Temp 79 76 74 73 73 80 84 81 74 74 73 72 72 79 86 83 76 75 74 73 72
Dewpt 73 73 72 71 71 73 74 74 74 74 72 72 71 74 75 74 75 74 73 72 72
RH 82 90 93 93 93 79 72 79100100 97100 97 85 70 74 97 97 97 97100
Wind dir SE E E NE NE E E E E NE NE NE NE NE E E E E NE NE NE
Wind spd 4 2 2 2 4 8 9 9 6 5 5 6 9 11 11 10 5 4 4 4 5
Wind gust 17
Clouds B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 FW SC SC B1 SC FW SC B1 SC
PoP 12hr 60 50 30 60 10
QPF 12hr 0.22 0.30 0.01 0.10 0
Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00
Rain shwrs C C C C S C S L L C
Tstms C C C C C C
Heat index 91 95 90
Max heat 99 91 93 95 95
Date 09/09 Thu 09/10/26 Fri 09/11/26 Sat 09/12/26 Sun 09/13/26
EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
Max/Min 89 72 90 72 91 72 90 72 91
Temp 87 79 74 73 88 80 75 73 89 81 75 73 88 80 75 73 89 81
Dewpt 75 76 74 73 75 75 74 73 75 76 74 73 75 76 74 73 75 75
PWind dir E SE SW SW SW SW SW S SW
Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT
Avg clouds SC SC SC FW B1 SC SC FW SC SC SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr 70 20 50 10 30 20 40 20 30
Rain shwrs C L S S C C S C S C
Tstms C S C C S C S C
$$
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