Current conditions at

Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE)

Lat: 33.94°NLon: 81.12°WElev: 233ft.

Overcast

68°F

20°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed S 7 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.70 in (1005.3 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Mar 8:56 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Swansea SC

Freeze Watch March 18, 02:00am until March 18, 10:00am
Tornado Watch until March 16, 02:00pm
Lake Wind Advisory until March 17, 02:00am
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Freeze Watch
Tornado Watch
Lake Wind Advisory
  •  
    Tornado Watch until March 16, 02:00pm
    Lake Wind Advisory until March 17, 02:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Today

    High: 72 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Severe
    Thunderstorms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain before 7pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 31 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 9 to 13 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. High near 72. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A chance of rain before 7pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 9 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 32.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Swansea SC
 33.73°N 81.03°W (Elev. 381 ft)
7:59 am EDT Mar 16, 2026
9am EDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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