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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Freeze Watch in effect from March 17, 04:00 AM EDT until March 17, 10:00 AM EDT

Current conditions at

Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (KCAE)

Lat: 33.94°NLon: 81.12°WElev: 233ft.

Mostly Cloudy

75°F

24°C

Humidity	66%
Wind Speed	SE 16 G 22 mph
Barometer	29.88 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Mar 4:56 pm EDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles S Rion SC

Freeze Watch March 17, 04:00am until March 17, 10:00am

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Freeze Watch

This Afternoon
High: 74 °F
Chance Rain
Tonight
Low: 64 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Rain Likely
Monday
High: 72 °F⇓
Showers
Likely then
T-storms
Monday Night
Low: 30 °F
Chance Rain
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 51 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Clear
Wednesday
High: 51 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 64 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday

Rain and thunderstorms before 2pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Temperature rising to near 72 by noon, then falling to around 56 during the remainder of the day. South wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday Night

A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 51. West wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.

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.