FNUS52 KCAE 090753 FWFCAE Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina and East Central Georgia National Weather Service Columbia SC 353 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 .DISCUSSION... Hot and humid weather persists through the end of the week as upper ridging remains in place. High temperatures expected in the upper 90s to around 100 degrees today and Friday before a gradual cooling trend occurs over the weekend with a front moving into the region. Chances of rain are a bit higher today, especially in the CSRA but still limited due to drier air in place. However, increased rain chances are expected Friday into the weekend as deeper moisture returns and a front sinks into the region. Southwesterly winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts over 20 mph expected today and Friday with min RH values forecast in the 40-50 percent range. Fog potential: Widespread fog not expected. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-092015- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield- 353 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Chance Precip 0 20 20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.02 0.00 Precip Duration 0 0 Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM Precip End 10 PM Continuing Max/Min Temp 98 75 97 Min/Max RH 38 87 44 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 G17 Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 7 G18 Lgt/Var W 7 G17 Inversion 82F/9am 8pm 78F/8am Dispersion None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 96 Good 77 Good 75 Good Max ADI Late 140 Very Good5 Very Poor 126 Very Good Max LVORI Early 5 3 5 Max LVORI Late 1 5 1 Mixing Height 7720 9010 Transport Wind W 17 W 15 Ventilation Rate 131240 135150 DSI 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 90 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 69 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ020-021-026-092015- Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda- 353 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None Tstms Chance Precip 0 0 20 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration 0 Precip Begin 2 PM Precip End Continuing Max/Min Temp 96 74 96 Min/Max RH 38 85 42 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 SW 6 G17 W 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 G18 Lgt/Var W 9 G18 Inversion 81F/9am 8pm 77F/8am Dispersion None Poor None Max ADI Early 97 Good 103 Very Good82 Good Max ADI Late 142 Very Good5 Very Poor 124 Very Good Max LVORI Early 4 3 4 Max LVORI Late 1 4 1 Mixing Height 8110 8520 Transport Wind W 18 W 16 Ventilation Rate 145980 136320 DSI 3 2 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 85 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 67 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 92 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Light winds. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-092015- Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg- 353 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri 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 75 97 Min/Max RH 39 85 42 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var SW 6 G18 W 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 G19 Lgt/Var W 8 G18 Inversion 82F/9am 8pm 78F/8am Dispersion None Poor None Max ADI Early 93 Good 86 Good 82 Good Max ADI Late 149 Very Good5 Very Poor 137 Very Good Max LVORI Early 4 3 5 Max LVORI Late 1 4 1 Mixing Height 8190 9230 Transport Wind W 18 W 16 Ventilation Rate 147420 147680 DSI 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 87 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 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. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 71 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 58 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 54 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ016-022-029-115-116-092015- Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster- 353 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Max/Min Temp 97 74 97 Min/Max RH 37 83 39 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 SW 5 W 5 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 G18 Lgt/Var W 9 G17 Inversion 82F/9am 8pm 78F/8am Dispersion None Poor None Max ADI Early 91 Good 117 Very Good85 Good Max ADI Late 143 Very Good5 Very Poor 117 Very Good Max LVORI Early 4 3 4 Max LVORI Late 1 4 1 Mixing Height 8280 8900 Transport Wind W 20 W 16 Ventilation Rate 165600 142400 DSI 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 85 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northwest winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 53 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-092015- Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon- Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg- Southeastern Orangeburg- 353 AM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026 Today Tonight Fri 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 36 81 40 Wind 20ft/early(mph) W 5 SW 6 G18 W 6 Wind 20ft/late(mph) W 9 G20 Lgt/Var W 9 G20 Inversion 83F/9am 8pm 80F/8am Dispersion None Poor None Max ADI Early 92 Good 94 Good 92 Good Max ADI Late 147 Very Good6 Very Poor 124 Very Good Max LVORI Early 4 3 4 Max LVORI Late 1 4 1 Mixing Height 8420 9140 Transport Wind W 18 W 16 Ventilation Rate 151560 146240 DSI 3 3 3 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 83 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Southwest winds around 10 mph. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Light winds. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 65 percent. West winds around 5 mph. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the lower 80s. Minimum RH 70 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 57 percent. Northeast winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 95 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Light winds. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures near normal. Precipitation above normal. $$