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 Calm
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 25 Feb 10:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Rocky Bottom SC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers likely, mainly after 4am.  Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before 11am.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am.  Patchy fog after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 43 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 10am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind.

    High: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 42. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before 11am. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 54. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4am. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm 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 54. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 38.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Rocky Bottom SC
 35.09°N 82.82°W (Elev. 2887 ft)
6:18 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
11pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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