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National Weather Service Columbia SC
706 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

SCZ027-190800-
Columbia Metropolitan Airport-Lexington SC
33.95N  81.12W Elev. 225 ft
706 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Date           07/18/25      Sat 07/19/25            Sun 07/20/25            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          99          79          99          78
Temp             88 83 80 78 80 91 97 96 91 86 82 79 81 91 96 95 90 84 82 80 81
Dewpt            75 74 73 73 74 75 73 71 71 71 71 71 73 74 74 74 74 74 74 73 75
RH               66 74 79 85 82 60 46 45 52 61 69 77 77 58 49 51 60 72 77 79 82
Wind dir          S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW NW
Wind spd          5  3  3  3  4  6 10 10  5  4  4  5  5  9  9  8  5  3  2  2  2
Wind gust                                            16       18
Clouds           SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5          10          10          30          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  C  C
Tstms                                                       C  C
Heat index       98 90 84    85102107104 98 91 86    86101107106 99 91 88 84 87
Max heat        101    94    85   107   106    94    86   107   107    97    87


Date           07/21  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25
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          99      75    92      72    92      72    94      74    97
Temp          96 87   78 77 89 83   75 75 89 84   75 76 91 86   77 78 94 88
Dewpt         74 76   75 75 75 75   72 71 72 72   72 73 75 75   74 75 75 75
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E     E       E    SE       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 SC B1 B2   B1 B1 SC B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         50      40    70      40    40      10    30      10    20
Rain shwrs        C    C  S  S  L    C     S  C             C             S
Tstms             C    C     S  L    C        C             C             S

$$
SCZ028-190800-
Columbia Owens Downtown Airport-Richland SC
33.97N  80.98W Elev. 212 ft
706 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Date           07/18/25      Sat 07/19/25            Sun 07/20/25            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          99          79          98          78
Temp             88 83 80 78 80 90 96 96 91 85 82 80 81 90 96 95 90 84 82 80 81
Dewpt            75 74 73 73 74 74 73 71 70 71 71 71 73 74 73 73 73 74 74 73 75
RH               66 74 79 85 82 60 48 45 50 63 69 74 77 60 48 49 58 72 77 79 82
Wind dir          S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N
Wind spd          5  3  2  2  3  5  9  9  5  4  3  4  5  8  8  8  5  3  2  2  2
Wind gust                             19
Clouds           SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5          20          10          20          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01        0.01
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S
Tstms                                                       S  S
Heat index       98 90 84    85 99106104 97 90 86 83 86 99106105 98 91 88 84 87
Max heat        100    94    85   106   105    94    86   106   106    96    87


Date           07/21  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25
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          99      75    90      72    91      72    93      74    96
Temp          95 87   78 77 88 82   75 74 88 83   75 75 91 85   77 77 93 88
Dewpt         74 76   75 75 75 74   72 71 72 72   72 72 74 74   73 74 74 74
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E     E       E    SE       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 SC B1 B2   B1 B1 SC B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         50      40    70      40    40      10    30      10    20
Rain shwrs        C    C  S  C  L    C     S  C             C             S
Tstms             C    C     S  L    C        C             C             S

$$
SCZ031-190800-
Shaw Air Force Base-Sumter SC
33.97N  80.47W Elev. 242 ft
706 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Date           07/18/25      Sat 07/19/25            Sun 07/20/25            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                      77          97          79          98          78
Temp             86 82 80 78 80 90 94 95 90 84 81 79 81 90 94 94 89 83 81 79 81
Dewpt            76 75 75 74 75 75 74 73 72 71 71 71 73 75 74 74 75 74 74 74 75
RH               72 79 85 88 85 62 53 49 56 65 72 77 77 62 53 53 64 74 79 85 82
Wind dir         SW SW SW SW SW  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N
Wind spd          5  4  4  4  4  8 10  9  5  4  4  4  6  8  9  8  4  3  2  2  3
Clouds           SC FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC FW SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5          20          10          20          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S                    S  S  S  S
Tstms                                  S                    S  S  S  S
Heat index       96 89 85    86101104105 97 89 85    86100105105 99 90 87 81 87
Max heat        101    94    87   106   105    94    87   106   107    96    87


Date           07/21  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25
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          97      75    90      73    90      72    92      74    95
Temp          94 86   78 77 87 81   75 75 87 83   75 76 89 84   76 77 92 86
Dewpt         75 76   75 75 76 75   72 71 72 73   72 73 75 75   74 75 75 75
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E     E       E    SE       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC SC B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         50      40    70      30    40      10    30      10    20
Rain shwrs        C    C  S  C  L    C     S  C             C             S
Tstms             C    C  S  S  L    C        C             C             S

$$
SCZ136-190800-
Orangeburg Municipal Airport-Orangeburg SC
33.45N  80.85W Elev. 197 ft
706 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Date           07/18/25      Sat 07/19/25            Sun 07/20/25            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          96          77          96          77
Temp             85 80 78 76 78 88 94 94 88 82 80 78 80 88 93 93 87 81 79 78 80
Dewpt            75 75 75 75 75 74 73 71 73 71 71 71 73 74 73 73 74 73 74 73 75
RH               72 85 91 97 91 63 51 47 61 69 74 79 79 63 52 52 65 77 85 85 85
Wind dir          S SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd          5  4  3  3  4  8 10 10  5  5  4  5  5 10 11 10  5  3  3  3  3
Clouds           SC FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5          10           5          20          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S
Tstms                                                       S  S
Heat index       94 85          97103101 96 86 83    84 97102102 95 86       85
Max heat         98    89         103   102    91    84   102   102    93    85


Date           07/21  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25
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          96      75    90      73    90      73    91      74    93
Temp          93 85   78 77 87 80   74 75 87 81   75 75 88 82   76 76 90 84
Dewpt         75 75   75 75 75 74   73 73 72 73   73 74 73 75   74 75 74 75
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E     E       E    SE       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   SC FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      40    70      40    50      20    40      10    20
Rain shwrs        C    C  S  C  L    C  S  S  C    S        C             S
Tstms             C    C     S  L    C     S  C    S        C             S

$$
GAZ065-190800-
August Regional Airport at Bush Field-Richmond GA
33.37N  81.97W Elev. 148 ft
706 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Date           07/18/25      Sat 07/19/25            Sun 07/20/25            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          99          77          98          77
Temp             88 81 78 76 79 90 95 95 91 83 81 78 80 89 95 95 89 83 81 78 81
Dewpt            72 72 72 72 73 73 70 69 70 70 71 71 73 73 71 71 72 72 73 73 74
RH               59 74 82 87 82 58 45 43 50 65 72 79 79 59 46 46 57 70 77 85 79
Wind dir         SW SW  S SW  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd          5  3  2  2  3  6 10 11  8  5  5  5  6 10 11 11  8  5  4  4  4
Clouds           SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                     10          10           5          20          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S
Tstms                                                       S  S
Heat index       95 85          98102101 97 87 85    84 97103103 96 88 86    86
Max heat         99    90         102   101    92    84   103   104    94    86


Date           07/21  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25
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          99      75    95      72    92      72    94      73    95
Temp          95 86   77 78 92 83   75 76 89 83   75 75 90 85   76 77 92 87
Dewpt         72 74   75 75 73 74   74 73 71 72   73 73 72 74   74 74 72 73
PWind dir        NW      NE    NE       E     E       E     E       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 SC SC B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      40    70      50    50      20    30      10    20
Rain shwrs        C    C     S  L    C  S  C  C    S     S  C             S
Tstms             C    C     S  L    C     S  C    S     S  C             S

$$
GAZ065-190800-
Augusta Daniel Field-Richmond GA
33.47N  82.03W Elev. 423 ft
706 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Date           07/18/25      Sat 07/19/25            Sun 07/20/25            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                      77          97          79          97          80
Temp             89 83 80 78 79 88 93 95 91 86 82 79 81 89 92 95 90 85 82 80 81
Dewpt            70 71 71 72 72 73 69 68 68 70 70 71 72 72 70 70 71 72 73 73 73
RH               54 67 74 82 79 61 46 42 47 59 67 77 74 57 49 45 54 65 74 79 77
Wind dir         SW SW SW SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd          5  4  3  4  5  6  9 10  8  5  5  5  6  9  9  9  8  5  5  5  5
Clouds           FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC
PoP 12hr                      5          10           5          20          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S
Tstms                                                       S  S
Heat index       94 88 83       96 98100 95 91 86    85 96 98102 96 91 87 84 86
Max heat         97    92    84    99   100    94    85    98   102    94    86


Date           07/21  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25
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          97      77    93      75    90      74    92      75    94
Temp          93 86   79 79 89 83   76 76 86 83   77 76 88 84   77 77 90 86
Dewpt         72 73   75 74 73 73   73 72 70 71   72 72 71 73   73 73 71 72
PWind dir        NW      NE    NE       E     E       E     E       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 SC SC B2   B1 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      40    70      50    50      20    30      10    20
Rain shwrs        C    C     S  L    C  S  S  C    S     S  C             S
Tstms             C    C     S  L    C        C    S     S  C             S

$$
SCZ116-190800-
Lancaster County Airport-Lancaster SC
34.72N  80.86W Elev. 486 ft
706 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Date           07/18/25      Sat 07/19/25            Sun 07/20/25            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          96          76          96          76
Temp             88 81 78 76 79 90 93 94 87 81 78 77 80 89 94 95 88 81 79 76 80
Dewpt            72 73 73 73 73 73 72 70 72 72 72 72 74 73 72 72 73 74 74 73 74
RH               59 77 85 90 82 58 51 46 61 74 82 85 82 59 49 48 61 79 85 90 82
Wind dir         SW SW SW SW SW  W SW  W  W  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  N  N  N
Wind spd          2  2  1  2  3  8 10  9  3  2  2  3  4  5  6  5  2  1  0  0  1
Clouds           SC SC SC SC FW FW SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                     10          30          10          20          20
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C                    S  S  S  S
Tstms                                  C                    S  S  S  S
Heat index       95 86          98101100 94 85       85 97102104 96 86       85
Max heat         97    90         101   101    90    85   102   104    92    85


Date           07/21  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25
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          96      74    90      71    90      71    93      74    95
Temp          93 85   76 77 86 81   74 74 87 83   73 75 90 85   76 78 92 86
Dewpt         72 74   74 74 72 72   72 71 69 70   71 72 70 72   72 74 72 73
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E     E      SE    SE       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 SC SC SC   FW FW SC SC   FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr         40      40    60      40    20      10    20      10    10
Rain shwrs        C    C  S  S  L    C        S             S
Tstms             C    C  S  S  C    S        S             S

$$
SCZ020-190800-
Newberry County Airport-Newberry SC
34.30N  81.64W Elev. 570 ft
706 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Date           07/18/25      Sat 07/19/25            Sun 07/20/25            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          97          77          96          76
Temp             89 82 78 76 78 88 94 95 90 83 80 78 79 89 95 95 90 82 79 77 79
Dewpt            72 72 71 71 73 73 71 70 70 71 70 71 72 73 73 72 73 73 73 73 74
RH               57 72 79 85 85 61 47 45 52 67 72 79 79 59 49 48 58 74 82 87 85
Wind dir         SW SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW  N
Wind spd          5  4  3  4  5  9 10 10  5  5  5  5  8  8  8  8  5  3  3  2  2
Wind gust                                         16
Clouds           SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr                      5          20          10          30          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0        0.01           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S                    C  C
Tstms                                  S                    C  C
Heat index       96 87          96102102 96 88 83    80 97104104 98 88 81
Max heat         99    92         103   105    93    84   105   106    96


Date           07/21  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25
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          97      74    90      71    90      71    92      73    95
Temp          95 86   76 76 88 83   74 73 87 84   74 74 90 85   76 76 93 88
Dewpt         72 75   74 74 74 73   71 71 71 71   71 72 73 73   72 73 73 73
PWind dir         N      NE    NE       E     E       E     E       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    SC B1   B1 SC B1 B2   B1 SC SC B1   FW FW SC SC   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      40    60      40    30      10    20      10    20
Rain shwrs        C    C  S  S  L    C  S  S  C             S             S
Tstms             C    C     S  C    S        C             S             S

$$
SCZ010-190800-
McCormick County Airport-McCormick SC
33.92N  82.30W Elev. 459 ft
706 PM EDT Fri Jul 18 2025

Date           07/18/25      Sat 07/19/25            Sun 07/20/25            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          98          77          98          77
Temp             89 81 78 76 78 89 95 97 91 83 80 77 79 89 95 97 91 83 80 77 80
Dewpt            73 73 73 73 74 76 73 71 72 71 72 72 74 75 75 73 73 73 74 73 75
RH               59 77 85 90 88 66 49 43 54 67 77 85 85 64 53 46 56 72 82 87 85
Wind dir         SW SW  W SW  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W  W NW
Wind spd          3  2  2  2  2  5  6  6  3  3  2  3  4  5  6  6  3  2  2  2  2
Clouds           FW FW FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW SC FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          10          10          20          10
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                                                  S  S
Tstms                                                       S  S
Heat index       97 86         100105105 99 88 84       99107107100 89 85    85
Max heat         98    90         105   106    91         107   109    96    85


Date           07/21  Tue 07/22/25  Wed 07/23/25  Thu 07/24/25  Fri 07/25/25
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          99      75    93      72    91      71    94      73    97
Temp          96 87   77 77 91 84   74 74 89 84   75 75 91 87   76 76 94 89
Dewpt         74 75   75 75 75 75   73 73 74 73   72 73 75 75   74 75 76 75
PWind dir        NW      NE    NE       E     E       E     E       S    SW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW B1   B1 SC SC B2   B1 SC SC B1   SC FW SC B1   FW FW SC SC
PoP 12hr         40      40    60      50    40      20    30      10    20
Rain shwrs        C    C     S  L    C  S  S  C    S        C             S
Tstms             C    C     S  C    C        C    S        C             S

$$