Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
492
FNUS52 KCAE 151618
FWFCAE
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Central South Carolina
and East Central Georgia
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1218 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Hot summer pattern expected to continue into the work week with
heat indices over 105 F likely each afternoon through at least
Monday. Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms are
expected again Sunday across the area. Winds are expected to
gradually strengthen out of the west-southwest Sunday and Monday.
Despite temps around 100 F, RH`s remain above critical thresholds
through Sunday. Slightly drier air and the warmest temps of this
stretch on Monday may yield some RH`s down into the low 30%`s.
Fog potential: Patchy fog possible.
GAZ040-063-064-SCZ018-025-160830-
Lincoln-McDuffie-Columbia-McCormick-Edgefield-
1218 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip 20 20 0 0
Precip Amount 0.02 0.02 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 0 0
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 8 PM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 74 97 75 100
Max/Min RH 100 46 91 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 7pm 85F/10am 8pm 81F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 16 Gen Poor 12 Poor 26 Fair 38 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 32 Fair 3 Very Poor 93 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 8 5 6
Max LVORI Late 7 2 6 1
Mixing Height 5940 9090
Transport Wind W 5 W 9
Ventilation Rate 29700 81810
DSI 3 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
85 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 42 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
89 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent. Light
winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Light winds.
$$
SCZ020-021-026-160830-
Newberry-Fairfield-Saluda-
1218 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Mclear Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip 20 20 0 0
Precip Amount 0.06 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 0
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 1 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 74 94 74 100
Max/Min RH 100 50 92 38
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 84F/10am 8pm 80F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 14 Gen Poor 13 Gen Poor 20 Gen Poor 27 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 31 Fair 3 Very Poor 77 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 8 5 6
Max LVORI Late 7 3 6 1
Mixing Height 5820 8020
Transport Wind W 5 W 8
Ventilation Rate 29100 64160
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
86 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 43 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 90 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 55 percent.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
$$
GAZ065-077-SCZ030-035-041-160830-
Richmond-Burke-Aiken-Barnwell-Bamberg-
1218 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip 20 30 0 0
Precip Amount 0.06 0.04 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 1 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 74 95 74 98
Max/Min RH 100 53 95 43
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 8pm 85F/10am 8pm 81F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 19 Gen Poor 10 Poor 20 Gen Poor 38 Fair
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 31 Fair 4 Very Poor 81 Good
Max LVORI Early 6 8 5 6
Max LVORI Late 8 3 6 1
Mixing Height 5580 8790
Transport Wind W 5 W 8
Ventilation Rate 27900 70320
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
85 percent. West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 46 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 48 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
91 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 96 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ016-022-029-115-116-160830-
Chesterfield-Kershaw-Lee-Northern Lancaster-Southern Lancaster-
1218 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Mclear Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip 20 20 0 0
Precip Amount 0.11 0.01 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 2 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 74 95 75 99
Max/Min RH 100 53 97 39
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 7pm 85F/10am 7pm 81F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 14 Gen Poor 21 Fair 25 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 32 Fair 4 Very Poor 84 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 8 5 7
Max LVORI Late 8 3 7 1
Mixing Height 5260 8160
Transport Wind SW 5 W 9
Ventilation Rate 26300 73440
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
87 percent. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 47 percent.
Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 50 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 56 percent.
North winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent. Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Minimum RH 59 percent.
Northeast winds around 5 mph.
$$
SCZ027-028-031-037-038-135>137-160830-
Lexington-Richland-Sumter-Calhoun-Clarendon-
Northwestern Orangeburg-Central Orangeburg-
Southeastern Orangeburg-
1218 PM EDT Sat Aug 15 2026
Tonight Sun Sun Night Mon
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Mclear
Precip Type Tstms Tstms None None
Chance Precip 20 30 0 0
Precip Amount 0.07 0.06 0.00 0.00
Precip Duration 1 1
Precip Begin 6 PM 2 PM
Precip End 12 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 75 96 75 100
Max/Min RH 99 51 94 40
Wind 20ft/early(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var Lgt/Var
Inversion 7pm 81F/9am 8pm 82F/9am
Dispersion Very Poor None Very Poor None
Max ADI Early 13 Gen Poor 11 Poor 22 Fair 27 Fair
Max ADI Late 2 Very Poor 31 Fair 4 Very Poor 76 Good
Max LVORI Early 5 7 5 6
Max LVORI Late 7 3 6 1
Mixing Height 5620 8410
Transport Wind W 5 W 8
Ventilation Rate 28100 67280
DSI 2 2 2 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
83 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 94 percent. Light
winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 49 percent.
Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Light winds.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. Minimum RH 44 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the mid 70s. Maximum RH 91 percent. Light winds.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Maximum RH 95 percent.
Light winds.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
$$
.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
Temperatures above normal. Precipitation near normal.
$$