Critical Fire Weather Persists in the Southern High Plains; Snow in the Great Lakes into the Northeast

Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the central and southern High Plains today as gusty winds and dry conditions continue across the region. A clipper system will bring some lake effect snow to the Great Lakes and snow into the Northeast. Well above-average temperatures are expected to expand across much of the West, into the Plains states, and Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fair

38°F

3°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed SW 8 mph
Barometer 29.93 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 25 Feb 7:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles W Sunset SC

  • Today

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers before midnight, then a chance of rain between midnight and 3am, then showers likely after 3am.  Patchy fog after 11pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 46 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm.  Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 64 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 47 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind.

    High: 65 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers before midnight, then a chance of rain between midnight and 3am, then showers likely after 3am. Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 2pm, then rain likely after 2pm. Patchy fog before 1pm. High near 64. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles W Sunset SC
 34.98°N 82.88°W (Elev. 1365 ft)
6:10 am EST Feb 25, 2026
7am EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 3, 2026
 
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