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 today. 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 central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Drizzle

49°F

9°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed NW 5 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 7:15 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ENE Nine Times SC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 1pm.  Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 65. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 65 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 8pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 47 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 62. Light east northeast wind.

    High: 62 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °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 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of rain between 7am and 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 58 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 1pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 65. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Light and variable wind.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 62. Light east northeast wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
A chance of rain between 7am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles ENE Nine Times SC
 34.91°N 82.81°W (Elev. 1158 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
7am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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