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.

Light Rain

50°F

10°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed N 10 mph
Barometer 29.84 in
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill46°F (8°C)
Last update 26 Feb 8:35 am EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles ENE Sassafrass Mountain SC

  • Today

    Today: Showers, mainly before 3pm. The rain could be heavy at times.  Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 55. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog before 7pm, then patchy fog after 9pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind.

    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 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

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

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of rain after 7am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers, mainly before 3pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 4pm. High near 55. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 7pm, then patchy fog after 9pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind around 6 mph.
Friday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 52. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Light and variable wind.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 41.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of rain after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 42.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles ENE Sassafrass Mountain SC
 35.09°N 82.73°W (Elev. 2999 ft)
6:19 am EST Feb 26, 2026
8am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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