Current conditions at

Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE)

Lat: 33.94°NLon: 81.12°WElev: 233ft.

Overcast

68°F

20°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed SW 10 mph
Barometer 29.71 in (1005.8 mb)
Dewpoint 63°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 Mar 6:56 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Batesburg SC

Freeze Watch March 18, 02:00am until March 18, 10:00am
Severe T-storm Watch March 16, 07:34am until March 16, 11:00am
Lake Wind Advisory until March 17, 02:00am
Freeze Warning March 17, 04:00am until March 17, 10:00am
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Freeze Watch
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Lake Wind Advisory
Freeze Warning
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    Severe T-storm Watch March 16, 07:34am until March 16, 11:00am
    Lake Wind Advisory until March 17, 02:00am

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Today

    High: 66 °F

    Severe
    Thunderstorms
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 8 to 11 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °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 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Today
Rain and thunderstorms before 1pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 5pm, then a chance of rain and thunderstorms after 5pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Temperature rising to near 66 by 9am, then falling to around 51 during the remainder of the day. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 21 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 29. West wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 50. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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 NW Batesburg SC
 33.96°N 81.6°W (Elev. 459 ft)
6:41 am EDT Mar 16, 2026
7am EDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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