Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
226 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

.DISCUSSION...
Scattered storms expected this afternoon with highest coverage in
the eastern Midlands and the Pee Dee. Through mid-week we can
expect more of the same with seasonal warm weather and
thunderstorms each afternoon. Temperatures increase to above
normal for Friday and into the weekend. Slightly drier air for the
weekend will lead to more isolated thunderstorm coverage.

Fog Potential: Patchy fog possible

GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-162015-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
226 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         30           30           30
Precip Amount         0.00         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1            0            1
Precip Begin          9 AM         Continuing   8 AM
Precip End            Continuing   8 PM         6 PM
Max/Min Temp          93           74           95
Min/Max RH            56           98           50
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6         Lgt/Var      S  5
Inversion             76F/8am      8pm          77F/8am
Dispersion            None         Poor         None
Max ADI Early         53 Gen Good  70 Good      59 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          78 Good      7 Poor       107 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       8            4            7
Max LVORI Late        2            6            1
Mixing Height         5160                      6830
Transport Wind        S 13                      S 14
Ventilation Rate      67080                     95620
DSI                   3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ020-021-026-162015-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
226 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        Tstms        Tstms
Chance Precip         40           30           30
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1            1            1
Precip Begin          10 AM        Continuing   2 PM
Precip End            Continuing   9 PM         6 PM
Max/Min Temp          91           72           93
Min/Max RH            58           98           51
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   SW  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  5         Lgt/Var      SW  5
Inversion             76F/8am      8pm          76F/8am
Dispersion            None         Fair         None
Max ADI Early         45 Gen Good  69 Good      56 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          73 Good      6 Very Poor  111 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       8            5            6
Max LVORI Late        3            7            2
Mixing Height         4940                      6820
Transport Wind        S 13                      SW 15
Ventilation Rate      64220                     102300
DSI                   3            2            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.

$$

GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-162015-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
226 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip         40           0            30
Precip Amount         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       2                         1
Precip Begin          8 AM                      2 PM
Precip End            6 PM                      6 PM
Max/Min Temp          92           73           96
Min/Max RH            59           100          51
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  7         S  6         S  5
Inversion             76F/8am      8pm          77F/8am
Dispersion            None         Poor         None
Max ADI Early         66 Good      67 Good      53 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          74 Good      6 Very Poor  99 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            5            8
Max LVORI Late        3            8            2
Mixing Height         4650                      6310
Transport Wind        S 14                      S 14
Ventilation Rate      65100                     88340
DSI                   3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
94 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs
in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 93 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ016-022-029-115-116-162015-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin,
Bishopville, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Community of Almond Glen,
Indian Land, Van Wyck, Lancaster, Springdale, and Lancaster Mill
226 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip         50           0            30
Precip Amount         0.05         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1                         1
Precip Begin          11 AM                     2 PM
Precip End            6 PM                      6 PM
Max/Min Temp          91           73           94
Min/Max RH            61           99           53
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   SW  5
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6         S  5         SW  6
Inversion             76F/8am      8pm          77F/8am
Dispersion            None         Poor         None
Max ADI Early         57 Gen Good  63 Good      50 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          66 Good      7 Poor       102 Very Good
Max LVORI Early       9            4            7
Max LVORI Late        2            7            1
Mixing Height         4680                      6130
Transport Wind        S 13                      SW 16
Ventilation Rate      60840                     98080
DSI                   3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
95 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 58 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.

$$

SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-162015-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
Including the cities of Seven Oaks, West Columbia, Cayce,
Lexington, Red Bank, Oak Grove, Batesburg-Leesville, Columbia,
Sumter, St. Matthews, Manning, Summerton, North, Springfield,
Neeses, Orangeburg, Brookdale, Holly Hill, Bowman, Branchville,
Elloree, Santee, and Eutawville
226 AM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025

                      Today        Tonight      Thu

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           Tstms        None         Tstms
Chance Precip         40           0            30
Precip Amount         0.05         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration       1                         1
Precip Begin          10 AM                     8 AM
Precip End            6 PM                      6 PM
Max/Min Temp          92           74           95
Min/Max RH            62           99           54
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var                   Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   S  6         S  6         SW  5
Inversion             77F/8am      8pm          77F/8am
Dispersion            None         Poor         None
Max ADI Early         59 Gen Good  62 Good      52 Gen Good
Max ADI Late          65 Good      6 Very Poor  95 Good
Max LVORI Early       8            5            7
Max LVORI Late        3            7            2
Mixing Height         4300                      5890
Transport Wind        S 14                      SW 15
Ventilation Rate      60200                     88350
DSI                   3            2            3

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 51 percent. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
90 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent. West
winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Light
winds.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 60 percent. North
winds around 5 mph.

$$

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal.  Precipitation near normal.

$$