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.

Fog/Mist

63°F

17°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 0.75 mi
Last update 10 May 7:56 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Ridge Spring SC

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.  Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 84 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ridge Spring SC
 33.85°N 81.67°W (Elev. 630 ft)
2:28 am EDT May 10, 2026
8am EDT May 10, 2026-6pm EDT May 16, 2026
 
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