FNUS52 KCAE 080618 FWFCAE Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina and East Central Georgia National Weather Service Columbia SC 218 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .DISCUSSION... Hot and humid conditions continue through the end of the week with upper ridging over the area with highs in the upper 90s. A slightly drier air mass in place should limit overall convection today and Thursday then moisture returns on Friday bringing increased rain chances Friday into the weekend. West-southwesterly winds around 10 to 15 mph expected each afternoon with min RH values around 40-50 percent each day through Friday. Fog potential: Patchy fog cannot be ruled out especially in areas that receive rainfall. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-082030- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield- 218 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Max/Min Temp 98 76 98 Min/Max RH 38 84 41 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var W 7 G17 Inversion 82F/9am 8pm 79F/8am Dispersion None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 67 Good 92 Good 87 Good Max ADI Late 104 Very Good4 Very Poor 120 Very Good Max LVORI Early 5 3 5 Max LVORI Late 1 5 1 Mixing Height 7490 8980 Transport Wind W 13 W 14 Ventilation Rate 97370 125720 DSI 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 88 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 87 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ020-021-026-082030- Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda- 218 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Max/Min Temp 96 73 96 Min/Max RH 39 83 39 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var W 8 G17 Inversion 80F/9am 8pm 78F/8am Dispersion None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 64 Good 93 Good 96 Good Max ADI Late 100 Good 5 Very Poor 127 Very Good Max LVORI Early 6 3 5 Max LVORI Late 1 5 1 Mixing Height 7480 9150 Transport Wind W 13 W 15 Ventilation Rate 97240 137250 DSI 3 2 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 84 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 83 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-082030- Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg- 218 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Max/Min Temp 98 76 97 Min/Max RH 40 84 40 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var W 8 G17 Inversion 78F/8am 8pm 79F/8am Dispersion None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 69 Good 89 Good 94 Good Max ADI Late 102 Very Good5 Very Poor 122 Very Good Max LVORI Early 5 3 5 Max LVORI Late 1 4 1 Mixing Height 7380 9330 Transport Wind W 14 W 14 Ventilation Rate 103320 130620 DSI 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 86 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 84 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 92 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ016-022-029-115-116-082030- Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster- 218 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Max/Min Temp 97 74 97 Min/Max RH 40 85 38 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 5 Lgt/Var W 9 G17 Inversion 81F/9am 8pm 82F/9am Dispersion None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 57 Gen Good 83 Good 102 Very Good Max ADI Late 93 Good 4 Very Poor 130 Very Good Max LVORI Early 6 3 5 Max LVORI Late 1 5 1 Mixing Height 7130 9670 Transport Wind W 12 W 15 Ventilation Rate 85560 145050 DSI 3 2 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 83 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 83 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 47 percent. North winds around 5 mph. $$ SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-082030- Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon- Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg- Southeastern Orangeburg- 218 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2026 Today Tonight Thu Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Max/Min Temp 99 77 99 Min/Max RH 38 82 38 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var W 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 6 Lgt/Var W 8 G18 Inversion 82F/9am 8pm 80F/8am Dispersion None Poor None Max ADI Early 65 Good 82 Good 101 Very Good Max ADI Late 91 Good 5 Very Poor 130 Very Good Max LVORI Early 4 3 4 Max LVORI Late 1 4 1 Mixing Height 7190 9560 Transport Wind W 13 W 15 Ventilation Rate 93470 143400 DSI 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 81 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 80 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 66 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 94 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal. $$