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Current conditions at

Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE)

Lat: 33.94°NLon: 81.12°WElev: 233ft.

Partly Cloudy

95°F

35°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.91 in (1012.4 mb)
Dewpoint 66°F (19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index98°F (37°C)
Last update 19 Aug 3:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

South Congaree SC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 97 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 73 °F

    T-storms
    Likely then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 72 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 102. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Calm wind.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
South Congaree SC
 33.92°N 81.11°W (Elev. 240 ft)
Last Update:
2:21 pm EDT Aug 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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