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National Weather Service Charleston SC
534 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

SCZ050-310800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
534 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

Date           08/30/25      Sun 08/31/25            Mon 09/01/25            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      68          82          65          83          65
Temp             72 71 70 68 70 76 79 79 75 72 69 67 66 75 81 81 75 71 69 66 67
Dewpt            67 68 68 67 67 68 67 65 64 64 63 61 60 61 61 61 61 63 63 62 61
RH               84 90 93 97 90 76 67 62 69 76 81 81 81 62 51 51 62 76 81 87 81
Wind dir          E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd         10  9  8 10 10 13 16 17 12 11 10 11 11 13 13 13 10  9  9 10 10
Clouds           OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 SC SC SC FW FW FW SC SC FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     40          40          10          20           5
QPF 12hr                   0.16        0.06           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C     S  S  S  C  C  C                    S  S
Tstms             C     S  S     S  C  C                    S


Date           09/02  Wed 09/03/25  Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          83      66    84      69    86      70    87      68    85
Temp          81 76   68 68 82 76   71 71 84 79   73 72 85 78   72 70 83 76
Dewpt         60 62   63 64 65 66   68 69 68 69   70 69 67 68   67 64 63 65
PWind dir        NE      NE     E       E    SE      SW    SW       W    NE
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   FW FW FW B1   SC SC FW SC
PoP 12hr         10       5    30      30    30      10    30      10    20
Rain shwrs                      C    C  C  S  C             C             S
Tstms                           C    C  S  S  C             C             S

$$
GAZ118-310800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
534 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

Date           08/30/25      Sun 08/31/25            Mon 09/01/25            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      69          83          66          83          66
Temp             72 71 70 69 70 77 81 81 75 72 70 68 66 75 81 82 74 71 69 67 67
Dewpt            69 70 69 69 69 71 71 70 68 67 65 63 62 64 65 64 63 63 63 62 63
RH               90 97 97100 97 82 72 69 79 84 84 84 87 69 58 55 69 76 81 84 87
Wind dir         NE NE NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE
Wind spd          9  6  5  8  9 12 13 12 10  9  8 10 10 12 11 10  6  5  5  6  8
Clouds           B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          40          10          20           5
QPF 12hr                   0.02        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  S              C  C                    S  S
Tstms             C                 C  C                    S  S


Date           09/02  Wed 09/03/25  Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          84      67    84      69    88      70    89      68    88
Temp          82 76   69 68 83 75   70 70 86 79   73 71 87 79   72 70 86 77
Dewpt         65 64   65 65 69 69   70 70 71 71   70 69 69 69   67 64 67 67
PWind dir        NE      NE     E      NE     W      SW     W       W     N
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         10       5    40      20    30      10    20       5    20
Rain shwrs                      C    S        C             S             S
Tstms                           C    S        C             S             S

$$
SCZ050-310800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
534 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

Date           08/30/25      Sun 08/31/25            Mon 09/01/25            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      70          81          67          82          68
Temp             73 74 72 71 72 77 79 79 76 74 72 69 68 75 80 80 77 73 72 69 69
Dewpt            71 71 70 70 70 71 72 70 68 67 66 64 64 65 66 67 66 66 66 65 65
RH               93 90 93 97 93 82 79 74 76 79 81 84 87 71 62 65 69 79 81 87 87
Wind dir          E  E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd         11 10  9 10 11 14 18 19 14 13 12 13 13 14 14 16 11 10  9 10 10
Clouds           OV B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC FW SC SC FW FW FW SC FW
PoP 12hr                     50          50          20          20          10
QPF 12hr                   0.25        0.12        0.04           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  S  C  C  C  C  C  C  S  S              S  S
Tstms             C  S  S  C  S  C  C  C  S  S              S


Date           09/02  Wed 09/03/25  Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          82      70    83      71    85      72    87      71    85
Temp          80 77   71 71 81 77   73 73 83 80   76 74 85 80   75 73 83 79
Dewpt         65 66   66 67 70 70   71 71 72 73   73 72 72 72   70 68 68 70
PWind dir        NE      NE     E       E    SE      SW    SW       W     E
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC B1   B1 B1 SC B1   SC SC SC SC   FW SC FW SC
PoP 12hr         10      10    30      30    30      20    20      10    20
Rain shwrs                   S  C    C  C  S  C    S  S     S             S
Tstms                        S  C    C  S  S  C    S        S             S

$$
SCZ048-310800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
534 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

Date           08/30/25      Sun 08/31/25            Mon 09/01/25            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      69          82          65          83          66
Temp             72 71 71 69 70 77 81 80 75 72 70 67 66 75 81 81 75 71 69 67 67
Dewpt            70 70 69 68 68 70 70 69 68 66 64 62 61 63 64 64 63 63 63 62 63
RH               93 97 93 97 93 79 69 69 79 81 81 84 84 66 56 56 66 76 81 84 87
Wind dir         NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE  N NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          9  8  6  9 10 13 13 12 10 10 10 11 12 13 11 10  6  5  5  9 10
Wind gust        19 18
Clouds           B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     30          40          10          20           5
QPF 12hr                   0.03        0.04           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        C  S              C  C                    S  S
Tstms             C  S              C  C                    S  S


Date           09/02  Wed 09/03/25  Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          83      67    84      69    86      70    88      69    87
Temp          81 76   69 68 82 75   71 71 84 79   73 72 86 79   72 70 85 77
Dewpt         63 64   64 65 68 69   69 69 70 72   70 70 69 71   67 65 66 68
PWind dir        NE      NE     E       E    SE      SW    SW       W    NE
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW SC B1   B1 SC SC B1   FW FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr         10       5    30      30    30      10    20       5    20
Rain shwrs                      C    C  S     C             S             S
Tstms                           C    C  S     C             S             S

$$
SCZ043-310800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
534 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

Date           08/30/25      Sun 08/31/25            Mon 09/01/25            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      65          80          62          81          61
Temp             69 68 67 65 67 76 79 78 72 68 66 64 64 74 79 79 72 66 64 63 63
Dewpt            69 67 67 65 67 68 66 64 65 63 61 60 59 59 60 59 61 60 60 60 61
RH              100 97100100100 76 64 62 79 84 84 87 84 59 52 50 68 81 87 90 93
Wind dir          E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          5  5  5  6  8 10 11 10  8  6  6  9 10 11 10 10  5  5  5  6  8
Clouds           OV B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     20          30           5          10           0
QPF 12hr                   0.01        0.01           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs        S                 S  C
Tstms             S                 S  C


Date           09/02  Wed 09/03/25  Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          82      63    83      66    85      67    86      65    84
Temp          80 74   64 65 81 74   67 68 83 78   70 69 85 77   69 67 82 74
Dewpt         60 62   62 63 65 68   67 68 68 70   69 69 66 67   64 63 62 65
PWind dir        NE      NE     E       E     W      SW     W       W     N
Wind char        GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW B1   SC SC SC B1   FW FW FW SC   SC FW FW FW
PoP 12hr          5       5    30      20    30      10    20       5    10
Rain shwrs                      C    S  S     C             S
Tstms                           C    S        C             S

$$
GAZ099-310800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
534 PM EDT Sat Aug 30 2025

Date           08/30/25      Sun 08/31/25            Mon 09/01/25            Tue
EDT 3hrly     17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08
UTC 3hrly     21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12

Min/Max                      66          85          64          84          62
Temp             71 69 68 66 67 76 82 81 75 70 68 66 65 74 81 82 74 68 65 63 64
Dewpt            68 67 67 66 66 68 67 66 65 65 63 61 59 59 58 57 58 58 57 57 58
RH               90 93 97100 97 76 61 60 71 84 84 84 81 59 46 43 57 70 75 81 81
Wind dir          E NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE
Wind spd          5  4  3  5  5 10 10 10  5  4  4  6  8 10 10 10  4  3  3  4  5
Clouds           B1 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          30           0           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             C
Tstms                                  C


Date           09/02  Wed 09/03/25  Thu 09/04/25  Fri 09/05/25  Sat 09/06/25
EDT 6hrly     14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20   02 08 14 20
UTC 6hrly     18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00   06 12 18 00

Max/Min          86      63    87      66    89      68    90      66    88
Temp          84 77   65 65 85 76   68 68 87 80   70 69 88 78   70 68 86 76
Dewpt         60 60   61 61 62 65   67 67 67 67   68 66 64 64   61 61 60 61
PWind dir        NE       E     E      SE     W      SW     W      NW     N
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   FW FW FW SC   SC FW FW SC
PoP 12hr          5       5    30      20    20       5    10       5    10
Rain shwrs                      C    S        S
Tstms                           C    S        S

$$

PRODUCT KEY...

--- Cloud Cover ---
CODE   PERCENTAGE            SKY COVER DAY/NIGHT
 CL    0 TO <=5 percent      Sunny/Clear
 FW    >5 TO <=25 percent    Sunny/Mostly Clear
 SC    >25 TO <=50 percent   Partly Cloudy
 B1    >50 TO <=69 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 B2    >69 TO <=87 percent   Mostly Cloudy
 OV    >87 TO 100 percent    Cloudy

--- Obstructions to Visibility ---    --- Weather Coverage ---
CODE   TYPE                           CODE   QUALIFYING TERM
 F     Fog                             S     Slight
 PF    Patchy Fog                      C     Chance
 F+    Dense Fog                       L     Likely
 PF+   Patchy Dense Fog                O     Occasional
 H     Haze                            D     Definite
 BS    Blowing Snow
 K     Smoke
 BD    Blowing Dust
 AF    Volcanic Ashfall

--- Extended Wind Forecast Character ---
                           12-HR MAX SUSTAINED
CODE   WIND CHARACTER          WIND SPEED
 LT    Light                   < 8 mph
 GN    Gentle                  8-14 mph
 BZ    Breezy                  15-22 mph
 WY    Windy                   23-30 mph
 VW    Very Windy              31-39 mph
 SD    Strong/Damaging         >=40 mph