Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE)

Lat: 33.94°NLon: 81.12°WElev: 233ft.

Partly Cloudy

60°F

16°C

Humidity	80%
Wind Speed	N 5 mph
Barometer	30.03 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	8 May 7:56 am EDT

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Extended Forecast for

Gilbert SCSimilar City Names

Today
High: 74 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 77 °F
Chance
Showers then
Slight Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 61 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Chance
Showers
Sunday Night
Low: 63 °F
Chance
Showers
Monday
High: 80 °F
Showers
Likely
Monday Night
Low: 53 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 73 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight.

Saturday

A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night

A chance of thunderstorms before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 73.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 53.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 79.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 57.