Strong to Severe Thunderstorms in the East; Heat in the Central and Western U.S.

Strong to potentially severe thunderstorms with damaging wind gusts are forecast Thursday from parts of New England into the Mid Atlantic and Carolinas. Significant heat will expand across the West and Central Plains through Friday, potentially breaking daily high temperature records. Dangerous heat will then build into the Eastern U.S. this weekend through much of next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE)

Lat: 33.94°NLon: 81.12°WElev: 233ft.

Partly Cloudy

85°F

29°C

Humidity 59%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.7 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 18 Jun 8:56 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles S Rion SC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Light south wind.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Juneteenth

    Juneteenth: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 71 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light northwest wind.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

    Low: 72 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Light south wind.
Juneteenth
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 100. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light northwest wind.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 98.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles S Rion SC
 34.24°N 81.18°W (Elev. 282 ft)
7:51 pm EDT Jun 18, 2025
9pm EDT Jun 18, 2025-6pm EDT Jun 25, 2025
 
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