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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE)

Lat: 33.94°NLon: 81.12°WElev: 233ft.

Fair

53°F

12°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.14 in (1020.5 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 May 5:56 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SE Saluda SC

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 66. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SE Saluda SC
 33.94°N 81.71°W (Elev. 499 ft)
Last Update:
2:21 am EDT May 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am EDT May 16, 2026-6pm EDT May 22, 2026
 
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