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Record Temperatures Expected Across the Southern US; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central US

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today across the southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Dry and gusty winds will produce elevated to critical fire weather in the central and southern Plains and elevated conditions over portions of the Desert Southwest on Friday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fair

59°F

15°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 Mar 4:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Sassafrass Mountain SC

Fire Weather Watch March 28, 08:00am until March 28, 11:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 32. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 32 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 77. West wind 5 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 32. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sassafrass Mountain SC
 35.07°N 82.76°W (Elev. 2802 ft)
Last Update:
2:24 am EDT Mar 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am EDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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