FNUS52 KCAE 221902 FWFCAE Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina and East Central Georgia National Weather Service Columbia SC 302 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 .DISCUSSION... Some drier air will be entering the area, but isolated storms in the afternoon will still be possible each day into early next week, generally favoring the eastern and southern portion of the forecast area. Relative humidity still expected to remain above critical values with lowest RH Sunday and Monday, dropping generally between 35 to 45 percent. Temperatures will be closer to seasonal average. Thunderstorms chances will increase Tuesday through the end of the week as moisture increases across the forecast area once again. Fog potential: Patchy fog likely this morning, particularly in areas that received heavy rain. GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-230830- Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield- 302 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Min/Max Temp 71 93 66 93 Max/Min RH 97 36 84 37 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 8pm 76F/9am 8pm 73F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 26 Fair 29 Fair 57 Gen Good 18 Gen Poor Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 81 Good 3 Very Poor 99 Good Max LVORI Early 6 7 3 5 Max LVORI Late 7 1 4 1 Mixing Height 7420 8300 Transport Wind W 9 W 10 Ventilation Rate 66780 83000 DSI 2 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 83 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 62 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ020-021-026-230830- Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda- 302 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Min/Max Temp 70 91 65 91 Max/Min RH 100 40 84 38 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 8pm 75F/9am 8pm 72F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 24 Fair 30 Fair 54 Gen Good 22 Fair Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 79 Good 3 Very Poor 86 Good Max LVORI Early 6 8 3 5 Max LVORI Late 9 1 4 1 Mixing Height 7370 8170 Transport Wind W 9 W 9 Ventilation Rate 66330 73530 DSI 2 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 81 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 58 percent. Light winds. $$ GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-230830- Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg- 302 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Min/Max Temp 70 93 67 93 Max/Min RH 100 40 85 40 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var W 5 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 8pm 76F/9am 8pm 75F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 23 Fair 25 Fair 50 Gen Good 23 Fair Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 79 Good 3 Very Poor 96 Good Max LVORI Early 6 9 3 5 Max LVORI Late 8 1 5 1 Mixing Height 7350 8570 Transport Wind W 10 W 10 Ventilation Rate 73500 85700 DSI 2 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 87 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 98 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ016-022-029-115-116-230830- Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster- 302 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Min/Max Temp 70 90 65 91 Max/Min RH 100 44 85 40 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 7pm 75F/9am 7pm 72F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 21 Fair 28 Fair 38 Fair 23 Fair Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 73 Good 3 Very Poor 79 Good Max LVORI Early 8 9 4 5 Max LVORI Late 9 1 5 1 Mixing Height 6850 8290 Transport Wind W 9 W 9 Ventilation Rate 61650 74610 DSI 2 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 82 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around 70. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Light winds. $$ SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-230830- Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon- Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg- Southeastern Orangeburg- 302 PM EDT Sat Aug 22 2026 Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear Precip Type None None None None Chance Precip 0 0 0 0 Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Precip Duration Precip Begin Precip End Min/Max Temp 71 93 68 93 Max/Min RH 100 43 88 40 Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Inversion 8pm 76F/9am 7pm 75F/9am Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None Max ADI Early 20 Gen Poor 26 Fair 41 Gen Good 20 Gen Poor Max ADI Late 4 Very Poor 81 Good 3 Very Poor 104 Very Good Max LVORI Early 6 9 3 5 Max LVORI Late 8 1 5 1 Mixing Height 7530 8850 Transport Wind W 9 W 10 Ventilation Rate 67770 88500 DSI 2 2 2 2 Remarks...None. .FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7... .MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 86 percent. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. North winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds. .THURSDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent. South winds around 5 mph. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .FRIDAY...Partly sunny with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 64 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 100 percent. Light winds. .SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 61 percent. Light winds. $$ .OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS... Temperatures above normal. Precipitation above normal. $$