Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
429
FNUS52 KCAE 311800
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
200 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025
.DISCUSSION...
High pressure will persist north of the area through Tuesday,
with dry air and cooler than normal temperatures. Minimum
relative humidity values should be in the 35-45% range each
afternoon through Tuesday. Northeast winds could be breezy at
times, especially late Monday morning into Monday afternoon when
gusts of 20-25 mph are possible. There is a low chance for rain
Wednesday night and Thursday as a weak disturbance crosses the
area.
Fog potential tonight: Low, but patchy fog is possible toward
daybreak mainly near rivers and lakes.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-010815-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
Including the cities of Lincolnton, Thomson, Martinez, Evans,
McCormick, Clarks Hill, Edgefield, Johnston, and Murphys Estates
200 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 60 82 59 83
Max/Min RH 84 41 84 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 5 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var NE 6 Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 66F/9am 7pm 65F/9am
Dispersion Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 67 Good 63 Good 61 Good 49 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 80 Good 4 Very Poor 57 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 4 4 3 5
Max LVORI Late 4 1 4 1
Mixing Height 5390 6830
Transport Wind NE 13 E 7
Ventilation Rate 70070 47810
DSI 3 3 2 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
57 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-010815-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
Including the cities of Newberry, Winnsboro, Winnsboro Mills,
Saluda, and Ridge Spring
200 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 58 80 58 83
Max/Min RH 85 38 87 40
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 5 NE 7 Lgt/Var NE 5
Inversion 8pm 65F/9am 7pm 64F/9am
Dispersion Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 72 Good 72 Good 65 Good 52 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 83 Good 3 Very Poor 61 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 3 5
Max LVORI Late 4 1 5 1
Mixing Height 5610 7180
Transport Wind NE 13 NE 6
Ventilation Rate 72930 43080
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
55 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
97 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
83 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-010815-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
Including the cities of Augusta, Waynesboro, Aiken,
North Augusta, Barnwell, Williston, Blackville, Bamberg,
and Denmark
200 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 59 82 59 84
Max/Min RH 83 40 90 41
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 6 NE 8 Lgt/Var NE 5
Inversion 8pm 66F/9am 7pm 66F/9am
Dispersion Fair None Poor None
Max ADI Early 70 Good 72 Good 66 Good 54 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 86 Good 4 Very Poor 61 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 3 5
Max LVORI Late 4 1 5 1
Mixing Height 5330 6730
Transport Wind NE 14 E 8
Ventilation Rate 74620 53840
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
88 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
East winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 51 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 41 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 89 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
45 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-010815-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
Including the cities of Cheraw, Pageland, Camden, Lugoff, Elgin,
Bishopville, Andrew Jackson State Park,
Carolina Commons Shopping Center, Community of Almond Glen,
Indian Land, Van Wyck, Lancaster, Springdale, and Lancaster Mill
200 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 58 82 58 82
Max/Min RH 86 39 94 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 6 NE 8 Lgt/Var NE 5
Inversion 7pm 65F/9am 7pm 65F/9am
Dispersion Fair None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 76 Good 80 Good 59 Gen Good 56 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 5 Very Poor 87 Good 4 Very Poor 62 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 3 6
Max LVORI Late 4 1 6 1
Mixing Height 5540 7370
Transport Wind NE 13 NE 7
Ventilation Rate 72020 51590
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 60. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
51 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 99 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
84 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 40 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
81 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH
43 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-010815-
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
200 PM EDT Sun Aug 31 2025
Tonight Mon Mon Night Tue
Cloud Cover Mclear Clear Clear Mclear
Precip Type None None None None
Chance Precip 0 0 0 0
Precip Amount 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration
Precip Begin
Precip End
Min/Max Temp 58 83 60 83
Max/Min RH 84 39 93 40
Wind 20ft/early(mph) NE 6 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) NE 6 NE 7 Lgt/Var NE 5
Inversion 7pm 66F/9am 7pm 66F/9am
Dispersion Fair None Poor None
Max ADI Early 80 Good 76 Good 63 Good 58 Gen Good
Max ADI Late 6 Very Poor 85 Good 4 Very Poor 63 Good
Max LVORI Early 3 4 3 6
Max LVORI Late 4 1 5 1
Mixing Height 5470 6800
Transport Wind NE 14 NE 8
Ventilation Rate 76580 54400
DSI 3 3 3 3
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
South winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
98 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Minimum RH 46 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum RH
87 percent. South winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Maximum
RH 85 percent. Light winds.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH
46 percent. North winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures below normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$