Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fog/Mist

48°F

9°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 9:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE Nine Times SC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 1pm.  Patchy fog between 8am and 3pm. High near 62. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 62 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5am.  Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 48 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog between 8am and 3pm. High near 62. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 5am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Light and variable wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 43.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 54.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Nine Times SC
 34.89°N 82.81°W (Elev. 1266 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
10pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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