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National Weather Service Columbia SC
905 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

SCZ027-312000-
Columbia Metropolitan Airport-Lexington SC
33.95N  81.12W Elev. 225 ft
905 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date             Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25
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                      96          76          96          71          81
Temp                88 93 92 87 81 79 78 80 89 94 91 84 78 76 74 73 77 79 79 77
Dewpt               78 77 77 77 76 77 76 77 78 77 77 77 76 75 73 72 73 72 73 71
RH                  72 60 62 72 85 94 94 91 70 58 64 80 94 97 97 97 87 79 82 82
Wind dir            SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W  W  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             4  5  6  4  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  3  3  3  5  6  8  9  9  5
Wind gust                                                        17          16
Clouds              SC B1 B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     50          30          60          70          70
QPF 12hr                   0.10        0.01        0.21        0.67        0.17
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S  S              L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C
Tstms                   C  C  S  S              C  L  C  S              C  C  S
Heat index         102107106 99 87       87103109105 94
Max heat              109   107    94    87   109   108    90                83


Date          Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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          68    81      68    85      70    86      70    88
Temp          72 70 79 77   71 70 83 79   73 72 82 79   73 73 85 81
Dewpt         68 65 65 67   65 64 67 69   67 69 72 72   70 71 73 73
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         40    40      30    40      30    50      30    50
Rain shwrs     C  S  S  C    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms          S        S             C    C     S  C    C     S  C

$$
SCZ028-312000-
Columbia Owens Downtown Airport-Richland SC
33.97N  80.98W Elev. 212 ft
905 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date             Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25
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                      96          76          96          71          80
Temp                88 93 92 87 82 79 78 79 89 94 91 83 78 75 74 72 76 79 79 76
Dewpt               77 76 76 76 76 76 75 76 77 76 75 76 76 75 73 71 71 71 71 71
RH                  70 58 60 70 82 91 91 91 68 56 60 80 94100 97 97 85 77 77 85
Wind dir            SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W  W SW  E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             3  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  4  5  3  2  3  5  5  6  8  8  5
Wind gust                                                        16 17
Clouds              SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     50          30          70          70          70
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.01        0.44        0.59        0.14
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S  S              L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C
Tstms                   C  C  S  S              L  L  C  S              C  C  S
Heat index         100106105 98 89         102107102 91
Max heat              106   106    93         107   106    87                83


Date          Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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          68    81      68    85      70    85      70    87
Temp          71 69 78 77   71 70 82 78   72 72 82 79   73 72 85 80
Dewpt         68 64 64 65   65 64 66 67   67 68 71 71   70 70 72 73
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         40    40      30    40      30    50      30    50
Rain shwrs     C  S  S  C    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C
Tstms          S        S             C    C     S  C    C     S  C

$$
SCZ031-312000-
Shaw Air Force Base-Sumter SC
33.97N  80.47W Elev. 242 ft
905 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date             Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25
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          94          71          81
Temp                89 93 92 86 81 78 77 79 88 92 89 83 77 75 73 72 77 79 80 77
Dewpt               78 77 77 77 76 76 75 77 78 77 77 77 76 74 73 71 72 72 71 71
RH                  70 60 62 75 85 94 94 94 72 62 68 82 97 97100 97 85 79 74 82
Wind dir            SW SW SW SW  S SW SW  W  W  W NE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             4  6  6  3  3  3  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  4  6  8  9  9  9  6
Clouds              SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     60          30          70          70          60
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.01        0.37        0.83        0.21
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  C  S              L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C
Tstms                   C  C  C  S              L  L  C  S           S  C  C  S
Heat index         102107105 97 88         101105101 91                   83
Max heat              107   106    94         106   106    88                84


Date          Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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          69    81      68    84      70    86      71    87
Temp          71 69 78 77   71 70 81 78   73 71 82 79   73 73 84 81
Dewpt         68 64 66 67   65 64 68 68   68 70 72 72   70 71 73 73
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30    40      30    40      30    50      30    50
Rain shwrs     C  S  S  C    C  S  S  C    C  S  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms          S        S             C    C     S  C    S     S  C

$$
SCZ136-312000-
Orangeburg Municipal Airport-Orangeburg SC
33.45N  80.85W Elev. 197 ft
905 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date             Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25
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          76          93          72          82
Temp                87 91 90 85 80 78 76 78 87 91 89 82 77 75 74 73 76 79 78 76
Dewpt               77 76 75 76 76 76 75 76 76 75 75 75 76 75 73 72 72 72 71 71
RH                  72 62 62 75 88 94 97 94 70 60 64 79 97100 97 97 87 79 79 85
Wind dir            SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SE  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             5  6  8  4  3  2  3  4  5  5  5  3  2  2  5  6  9  9  9  5
Clouds              SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     50          30          60          70          70
QPF 12hr                   0.05        0.01        0.39        0.71        0.31
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  C                 L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C
Tstms                   C  C  C                 L  L  C  C           S  C  C  C
Heat index          99103101 94 86          98102 99 89
Max heat              103   103    89         102   102    85                82


Date          Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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          69    81      68    84      70    85      71    87
Temp          72 69 78 76   70 70 81 78   72 71 82 79   73 72 84 79
Dewpt         69 66 66 67   67 66 68 69   70 70 71 72   71 71 72 73
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         50    50      40    50      40    50      30    50
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms          C        C    S     S  C    C  S  S  C    C     S  C

$$
GAZ065-312000-
August Regional Airport at Bush Field-Richmond GA
33.37N  81.97W Elev. 148 ft
905 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date             Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25
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          96          73          83
Temp                87 92 92 86 79 78 76 78 88 93 91 84 78 76 75 75 78 80 79 77
Dewpt               77 75 75 76 76 75 75 76 76 74 73 74 76 75 74 72 72 71 71 71
RH                  72 58 58 72 91 91 97 94 68 54 56 72 94 97 97 90 82 74 77 82
Wind dir            SW SW SW  W SW SW SW  W  W  W SW SW  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             5  8  8  5  2  2  2  3  5  5  6  4  2  2  4  5  8  9 10  6
Clouds              FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B2 OV B2 OV
PoP 12hr                     40          20          60          70          80
QPF 12hr                   0.07        0.01        0.09        0.59        0.22
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S                 L  L  L  L  C  C  C  C  D  D  C
Tstms                   C  C  S                 L  L  C  C  S        S  C  C  C
Heat index          99103103 96             99103100 91                83
Max heat              103   103    89         103   102    88          83    83


Date          Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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          69    82      68    84      69    86      69    87
Temp          71 71 78 76   70 70 81 78   72 72 82 79   71 72 85 80
Dewpt         69 66 65 66   66 65 66 68   69 69 70 71   70 70 70 71
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE     E       E    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B2 B2   B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B2   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         50    50      30    50      40    60      40    50
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  C  C  L    C  C  C  C
Tstms          C        C    S        C    C  S  S  C    C     S  C

$$
GAZ065-312000-
Augusta Daniel Field-Richmond GA
33.47N  82.03W Elev. 423 ft
905 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date             Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25
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          77          94          74          81
Temp                86 90 90 85 82 79 78 78 87 92 90 84 80 77 75 75 77 78 79 76
Dewpt               76 74 74 75 75 75 75 76 75 73 73 74 75 74 73 72 71 70 70 69
RH                  72 60 60 72 79 88 91 94 68 54 58 72 85 90 94 90 82 76 74 79
Wind dir             W SW  W  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W SW  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             5  5  6  5  3  3  4  5  4  5  5  4  3  3  5  6  6  8  8  6
Clouds              FW B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     40          20          50          70          70
QPF 12hr                   0.06        0.23        0.08        0.59        0.21
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  C  S                 C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C
Tstms                   C  C  S                 C  C  C  C  S        S  C  C  S
Heat index          96 99 99 94 89          96100 98 91 85
Max heat              101    99    92         100   100    88


Date          Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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          70    80      69    83      70    84      71    85
Temp          73 70 76 76   72 70 80 78   73 71 80 78   74 72 82 80
Dewpt         68 66 64 65   65 64 65 67   68 68 68 69   69 70 69 70
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE     E       E    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B2 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         50    50      30    50      40    50      40    50
Rain shwrs     C  C  C  C    C  S  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          S        C    S        C    C  S  S  C    C     S  C

$$
SCZ116-312000-
Lancaster County Airport-Lancaster SC
34.72N  80.86W Elev. 486 ft
905 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date             Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25
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          74          94          69          81
Temp                87 91 90 82 78 76 75 76 88 91 89 81 76 74 71 71 76 78 80 75
Dewpt               76 75 75 76 76 75 75 76 75 73 73 74 73 71 70 68 66 67 66 66
RH                  70 60 62 82 94 97100100 66 56 59 79 90 90 97 90 71 69 62 74
Wind dir            SW SW SW NW SW  N  N  W  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             3  5  4  1  1  0  0  1  2  3  3  2  3  4  5  8  9 10  9  5
Clouds              SC B2 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                     60          30          60          70          40
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.07        0.66        0.54        0.03
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              L  C  C                 L  L  L  L  S  S  S  S  C  C  C
Tstms                   L  C  C                 C  L  C  S              S  C
Heat index          98102101 89             97100 97 86                   82
Max heat              102   103               100    99                      82


Date          Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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          66    82      65    85      67    84      68    85
Temp          69 67 79 75   67 67 82 77   70 69 81 76   71 70 83 78
Dewpt         64 63 59 61   61 62 59 62   64 66 66 67   68 69 69 69
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1 B1 SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30    20      20    20      30    40      30    40
Rain shwrs     C     S  S    S  S     S    C  S  S  C    C  S  S  C
Tstms                                      S        C    S        C

$$
SCZ020-312000-
Newberry County Airport-Newberry SC
34.30N  81.64W Elev. 570 ft
905 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date             Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25
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          73          95          69          79
Temp                85 91 90 84 78 77 75 77 87 92 91 83 76 74 72 71 75 77 79 75
Dewpt               76 75 75 76 76 75 74 75 76 74 72 75 75 73 71 70 70 69 68 68
RH                  75 60 62 77 94 94 97 94 70 56 54 77 97 97 97 97 84 76 69 79
Wind dir            SW SW SW SW SW SW  W  W NW  W  W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             4  5  5  3  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  4  5  6  8  9  9  9  5
Wind gust                                                                    16
Clouds              SC B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1
PoP 12hr                     50          20          60          70          50
QPF 12hr                   0.04        0.01        0.29        0.84        0.08
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs           S  C  C  S  S              L  L  L  L  C  C  S  S  C  C  C
Tstms                S  C  C  S  S              C  L  C  S              C  C  S
Heat index          95102101 93             97102 99 91
Max heat              103   105    89         104   103    87                82


Date          Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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          66    80      65    83      66    82      67    84
Temp          70 69 78 75   68 67 81 78   70 69 79 76   70 69 82 79
Dewpt         66 63 62 63   61 62 63 65   64 65 69 69   68 68 71 70
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 B1   SC SC SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         30    30      20    30      30    40      30    50
Rain shwrs     C  S  S  C    S  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  S  C
Tstms          S        S             S    S        C    S        C

$$
SCZ010-312000-
McCormick County Airport-McCormick SC
33.92N  82.30W Elev. 459 ft
905 AM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025

Date             Thu 07/31/25            Fri 08/01/25            Sat 08/02/25
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          96          71          80
Temp                87 93 92 86 79 77 76 78 89 94 94 86 77 74 72 72 76 78 79 76
Dewpt               78 77 77 76 76 76 75 76 78 76 75 76 76 74 72 72 73 73 73 71
RH                  75 60 62 72 91 97 97 94 70 56 54 72 97100100100 90 85 82 85
Wind dir             W SW  W NW  W SW SW  W  W  W  W  W NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd             2  4  4  2  2  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  5  5  5  5  4
Clouds              SC B1 SC SC SC FW FW FW FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                     50          20          50          70          60
QPF 12hr                   0.09        0.01        0.06        1.38        0.09
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs              C  S  S                 C  C  L  L  C  C  C  C  L  L  C
Tstms                   C  S  S                 C  C  C  C           S  C  C  S
Heat index         100107106 96            103107105 96
Max heat              107   107    90         107   108    91                82


Date          Sun 08/03/25  Mon 08/04/25  Tue 08/05/25  Wed 08/06/25
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          68    80      66    84      67    84      69    86
Temp          71 69 78 76   68 68 81 78   70 69 80 77   71 71 83 80
Dewpt         68 66 66 65   64 64 67 67   67 67 72 72   70 70 73 73
PWind dir        NE    NE      NE    NE       E    NE      NE    NE
Wind char        LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B2 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr         50    40      30    40      40    50      40    50
Rain shwrs     C  C  S  C    C  S  S  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Tstms          S        S             C    C  S     C    C        C

$$