


Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
563 FOUS52 KCAE 170707 PFMCAE Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Columbia SC 305 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 SCZ027-172000- Columbia Metropolitan Airport-Lexington SC 33.95N 81.12W Elev. 225 ft 305 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 95 76 98 77 98 Temp 75 78 87 93 92 88 82 79 77 79 90 96 94 89 83 80 78 80 90 96 93 87 Dewpt 74 74 77 75 75 75 75 74 73 74 75 72 72 73 74 73 73 74 75 73 73 74 RH 97 88 72 56 58 66 79 85 87 85 62 46 49 59 74 79 85 82 62 48 52 65 Wind dir S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W W SW SW SW S SW SW W W W SW SW Wind spd 3 5 5 8 8 5 5 5 4 3 5 6 8 5 3 3 3 3 5 8 9 5 Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 10 30 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S C C S S Heat index 99105103 98 89 101105102 97 90 84 85101106102 95 Max heat 105 106 96 105 105 94 85 106 106 Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 99 76 98 75 92 74 94 Temp 79 80 97 89 80 80 95 85 78 77 89 83 77 77 90 85 Dewpt 73 74 72 74 75 75 75 76 75 75 75 76 75 74 74 74 PWind dir SW W W NW NE NE E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 30 20 60 50 60 30 40 Rain shwrs C S L C C S L C C Tstms C S L C S L C C $$ SCZ028-172000- Columbia Owens Downtown Airport-Richland SC 33.97N 80.98W Elev. 212 ft 305 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 95 76 98 77 98 Temp 75 78 86 92 92 87 82 79 77 79 89 95 93 89 83 79 78 80 90 95 93 87 Dewpt 74 74 76 74 74 74 74 74 73 74 74 73 72 73 74 74 73 74 74 73 73 74 RH 97 88 72 56 56 65 77 85 87 85 61 49 51 59 74 85 85 82 60 49 52 65 Wind dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW W SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W SW SW Wind spd 3 4 5 6 8 5 4 4 3 3 5 6 6 4 3 2 2 2 5 6 8 5 Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 10 30 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C S S S Tstms S C C S S S Heat index 96102102 95 88 98105101 97 90 85 99105102 95 Max heat 102 105 93 105 104 94 85 105 104 Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 98 77 97 75 91 74 92 Temp 79 80 96 88 79 79 94 85 77 77 88 83 77 77 90 84 Dewpt 73 74 72 73 74 75 74 76 75 75 75 76 75 74 73 73 PWind dir SW W W NW NE NE E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 20 30 20 60 50 60 30 40 Rain shwrs S C S L C C S L C C Tstms S C S L C S L C C $$ SCZ031-172000- Shaw Air Force Base-Sumter SC 33.97N 80.47W Elev. 242 ft 305 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 95 75 97 77 97 Temp 75 78 86 92 92 87 81 78 76 79 89 94 93 88 83 80 78 80 90 95 93 87 Dewpt 74 75 76 75 74 75 74 74 73 75 76 74 73 75 75 74 74 75 75 74 74 74 RH 97 91 72 58 56 68 79 88 90 88 66 53 52 66 77 82 88 85 62 51 54 65 Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W Wind spd 4 6 8 8 8 5 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 4 4 3 3 4 6 8 8 4 Clouds FW FW SC FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 5 30 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S C C S S Heat index 96103102 96 86 100105102 98 90 82 85101105103 95 Max heat 105 105 93 106 105 95 85 106 106 Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 77 98 77 96 75 90 74 92 Temp 80 79 95 87 79 79 93 85 77 76 87 82 76 76 89 83 Dewpt 73 74 73 75 74 75 75 76 75 75 76 76 74 74 74 75 PWind dir SW W W NW NE NE E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 30 20 60 50 60 30 40 Rain shwrs C S S L C C C L C C Tstms C S S L C S L C C $$ SCZ136-172000- Orangeburg Municipal Airport-Orangeburg SC 33.45N 80.85W Elev. 197 ft 305 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 93 74 95 75 96 Temp 75 77 85 91 91 84 79 77 75 77 87 93 92 85 80 78 76 78 88 93 93 85 Dewpt 74 75 75 74 74 74 74 74 74 74 75 74 73 74 75 75 74 74 75 73 73 73 RH 97 94 72 58 58 72 85 90 97 90 68 54 54 70 85 91 94 88 66 52 52 67 Wind dir S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W W SW W Wind spd 3 5 8 9 9 6 5 5 4 5 5 6 8 5 4 3 3 4 6 9 9 5 Clouds SC SC FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 5 30 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S C C S S Heat index 94101101 91 96103101 93 85 98102102 92 Max heat 101 101 86 103 103 90 102 103 Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 76 96 76 95 75 91 74 91 Temp 78 79 94 87 79 79 93 83 77 76 88 80 76 77 89 82 Dewpt 73 74 72 73 74 75 75 76 76 75 75 75 75 75 73 74 PWind dir SW W SW W NE NE E NE Wind char LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW B1 SC SC SC B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 20 20 60 50 60 30 40 Rain shwrs S S L C S C L C S C Tstms S S L C S L C C $$ GAZ065-172000- August Regional Airport at Bush Field-Richmond GA 33.37N 81.97W Elev. 148 ft 305 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 95 74 97 75 98 Temp 74 77 87 92 92 87 80 77 76 79 89 94 93 87 81 77 76 79 89 95 93 88 Dewpt 73 73 74 72 71 73 74 74 73 74 74 71 71 72 74 73 73 73 74 71 70 71 RH 97 87 65 52 51 63 82 90 90 85 61 47 49 61 79 87 90 82 61 46 47 57 Wind dir SE S S S S S S S S SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W Wind spd 3 4 5 8 9 6 5 3 2 2 5 6 9 5 3 2 2 2 5 8 9 6 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW SC FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 30 5 20 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S Heat index 95100 99 94 85 98101100 94 86 98103 99 94 Max heat 100 99 91 101 100 92 103 102 Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 76 98 76 96 74 93 74 95 Temp 79 80 95 88 79 80 94 85 77 78 90 83 76 77 91 84 Dewpt 73 73 71 72 73 75 72 75 76 75 74 75 75 75 73 74 PWind dir W W W W N NE E NE Wind char LT GN LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW SC SC SC FW SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 20 20 50 40 60 30 40 Rain shwrs S S C C S C L C C Tstms S S C C S L C C $$ GAZ065-172000- Augusta Daniel Field-Richmond GA 33.47N 82.03W Elev. 423 ft 305 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 94 77 96 77 96 Temp 76 77 86 91 91 88 83 80 78 79 88 93 93 89 83 79 78 79 88 93 93 89 Dewpt 72 72 73 71 71 71 73 73 73 73 73 70 70 71 73 72 72 72 73 70 69 70 RH 87 85 65 52 52 57 72 79 85 82 61 47 47 56 72 79 82 79 61 47 46 54 Wind dir S S S S S S S S SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W Wind spd 5 5 5 6 8 5 5 5 4 4 5 6 8 5 4 4 4 5 5 6 9 6 Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW SC SC FW FW SC PoP 12hr 20 5 20 10 10 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S Heat index 93 98 98 94 89 84 96 99 99 95 89 96 99 98 94 Max heat 98 98 92 99 100 94 99 99 Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 78 96 78 96 76 91 76 93 Temp 81 79 93 89 81 79 92 86 78 77 88 84 78 77 89 86 Dewpt 72 72 70 72 73 74 72 74 75 74 73 74 74 74 72 73 PWind dir W W W W N NE E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 20 20 50 40 60 30 40 Rain shwrs S S C C S C L C C Tstms S S C C S L C C $$ SCZ116-172000- Lancaster County Airport-Lancaster SC 34.72N 80.86W Elev. 486 ft 305 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 93 75 96 75 96 Temp 75 77 86 91 92 85 80 77 76 78 89 94 93 86 81 78 76 78 89 93 93 85 Dewpt 74 74 74 73 72 73 73 74 73 74 74 71 71 72 71 73 72 74 73 71 71 74 RH 97 90 68 56 52 67 79 90 90 88 61 47 49 63 72 85 87 88 59 49 49 70 Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW SW W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W SW W Wind spd 4 5 8 9 8 2 2 2 2 3 6 8 6 2 1 1 1 2 5 8 6 2 Clouds FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW CL FW B1 B1 SC B1 SC SC FW FW B1 B1 SC PoP 12hr 20 10 30 20 30 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0.01 0.01 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S C C S S C C S Tstms S S C C S S C C S Heat index 94100100 92 84 98101100 92 85 97100100 93 Max heat 100 101 90 101 100 90 100 101 Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 74 96 76 94 74 90 73 92 Temp 77 77 94 87 78 78 91 83 76 75 87 81 74 75 89 83 Dewpt 73 74 71 73 75 75 72 74 74 74 73 74 73 73 72 73 PWind dir SW W W NE NE NE E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 20 20 20 50 50 50 30 30 Rain shwrs S S S C C C S C C C Tstms S S S C C C S C $$ SCZ020-172000- Newberry County Airport-Newberry SC 34.30N 81.64W Elev. 570 ft 305 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 93 74 96 75 96 Temp 74 76 86 92 92 87 80 79 76 78 88 94 95 89 82 79 76 79 88 94 94 88 Dewpt 72 73 75 73 72 74 73 73 72 74 73 71 70 72 71 72 71 73 73 72 71 73 RH 93 90 70 54 52 65 79 82 87 88 61 47 45 57 69 79 85 82 61 49 47 61 Wind dir S SW SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W SW Wind spd 5 5 5 6 6 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 3 3 3 4 5 8 9 5 Clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC FW FW FW CL FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S S S S Heat index 95101101 95 85 96102102 96 87 97102101 96 Max heat 102 105 91 104 104 93 103 104 Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 74 96 75 96 73 91 73 92 Temp 78 78 95 87 78 77 94 85 76 75 88 82 75 75 90 85 Dewpt 73 73 72 75 75 75 74 76 74 74 74 76 74 74 74 73 PWind dir SW W W N NE NE E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 PoP 12hr 10 20 20 50 40 60 30 30 Rain shwrs S S C C C S L C C Tstms S S C C S C C C $$ SCZ010-172000- McCormick County Airport-McCormick SC 33.92N 82.30W Elev. 459 ft 305 AM EDT Thu Jul 17 2025 Date Thu 07/17/25 Fri 07/18/25 Sat 07/19/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 95 75 97 75 98 Temp 75 77 88 93 94 88 81 78 76 78 89 95 96 89 81 79 76 79 90 95 96 88 Dewpt 73 74 77 75 75 75 73 74 73 74 75 72 72 72 72 72 72 74 75 73 72 74 RH 94 90 70 56 54 66 77 88 90 88 64 48 46 57 74 79 87 85 62 49 46 63 Wind dir S S SW SW SW SW S SW SW W W SW SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W Wind spd 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 4 5 5 2 Clouds FW FW FW FW SC SC FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC FW SC FW FW FW SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 10 20 10 20 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S S S Tstms S S S S S Heat index 100105106 98 86 99104105 96 85 101105105 97 Max heat 105 106 91 104 105 92 105 106 Date Sun 07/20/25 Mon 07/21/25 Tue 07/22/25 Wed 07/23/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 76 98 76 98 74 93 74 95 Temp 78 78 95 89 79 79 95 87 76 76 90 84 76 76 91 86 Dewpt 73 74 73 74 74 75 74 77 75 75 75 75 75 74 75 74 PWind dir W W W NW NE NE E NE Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC FW FW SC SC FW SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC B1 PoP 12hr 10 20 20 50 40 60 30 30 Rain shwrs S S C C S S L C C Tstms S S C C S C C C $$