


Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
124 FOUS52 KCAE 120906 PFMCAE Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Columbia SC 505 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 SCZ027-122000- Columbia Metropolitan Airport-Lexington SC 33.95N 81.12W Elev. 225 ft 505 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 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 74 66 82 63 82 Temp 67 70 73 74 71 70 68 67 68 74 79 81 74 68 66 64 66 75 80 82 77 Dewpt 67 70 70 69 68 68 67 67 67 69 66 65 66 66 65 63 65 67 67 67 68 RH 100100 90 84 90 93 97100 97 84 64 58 76 93 97 97 97 76 65 61 74 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 9 10 10 12 9 5 4 2 2 4 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 2 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 100 70 60 50 70 QPF 12hr 0.51 0.24 0.04 0.07 0.20 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D L L L L L C C C L L C C S S C C L L S Tstms C C C C C C S S S S C C C S S S C C S Heat index 83 82 85 Max heat 84 82 85 Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 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 64 88 70 93 72 91 67 90 Temp 67 67 86 82 72 72 90 87 75 74 87 83 71 70 88 83 Dewpt 66 67 69 70 68 70 73 71 69 69 72 70 68 67 66 67 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 5 5 10 20 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S C C S S Tstms S S S S $$ SCZ028-122000- Columbia Owens Downtown Airport-Richland SC 33.97N 80.98W Elev. 212 ft 505 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 66 82 63 82 Temp 67 70 72 73 71 69 68 67 67 73 79 80 74 68 66 64 66 74 80 81 77 Dewpt 67 69 69 68 68 67 67 66 67 68 65 64 66 66 65 63 65 66 66 65 67 RH 100 97 90 84 90 93 97 97100 84 62 58 76 93 97 97 97 76 62 58 71 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW SW SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 8 9 10 11 8 5 4 2 2 3 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 3 6 6 2 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 100 80 60 50 70 QPF 12hr 0.65 0.30 0.03 0.07 0.23 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D L L L D L C C C L L C C S S C C L L S Tstms C C C C C C S S S S C C C S S S C C S Heat index 82 82 83 Max heat 83 82 83 Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 64 88 70 92 71 90 67 90 Temp 67 67 85 82 72 72 89 86 75 73 87 83 71 70 88 83 Dewpt 66 67 68 70 68 69 71 70 69 69 70 69 67 67 65 66 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 10 5 10 20 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S C C S S Tstms S S S S $$ SCZ031-122000- Shaw Air Force Base-Sumter SC 33.97N 80.47W Elev. 242 ft 505 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 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 73 66 82 64 82 Temp 68 71 73 73 71 69 68 67 68 75 80 81 75 69 66 65 66 75 80 82 76 Dewpt 68 70 69 69 68 68 67 66 68 69 67 65 67 66 65 63 66 67 67 66 67 RH 100 97 87 87 90 97 97 97100 82 65 58 76 90 97 93100 76 65 58 74 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SW S S S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 9 11 12 12 8 6 5 3 3 4 6 8 3 2 2 2 2 4 6 8 3 Wind gust 19 23 25 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 100 80 60 40 70 QPF 12hr 0.92 0.30 0.10 0.04 0.25 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D D L L D L C C C C L C C S S C C L L S Tstms C C C C C C S S S S S C C C S S S C C S Heat index 83 83 82 84 Max heat 83 84 83 85 Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 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 65 88 69 92 72 91 67 90 Temp 67 67 86 82 72 72 90 85 75 73 87 83 71 70 88 83 Dewpt 66 67 68 70 68 70 73 72 69 70 71 70 68 68 65 66 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 10 0 10 10 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S S C S S Tstms S S S $$ SCZ136-122000- Orangeburg Municipal Airport-Orangeburg SC 33.45N 80.85W Elev. 197 ft 505 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 65 81 63 82 Temp 67 70 72 73 70 69 67 66 67 74 79 80 74 68 66 63 65 75 80 81 77 Dewpt 67 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 67 66 64 63 65 65 65 63 65 65 64 64 66 RH 100 93 87 84 90 93100100100 76 60 56 74 90 97100100 71 58 56 69 Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW SW SW SW Wind spd 9 10 12 13 10 6 4 3 3 5 8 9 5 3 2 2 2 5 8 9 3 Wind gust 23 24 Clouds OV OV OV OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 100 80 60 40 60 QPF 12hr 0.34 0.19 0.04 0.03 0.14 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D L D D D L C S S C L C C S S C C L L Tstms C C C C C C S S S C C C S S S S C C Heat index 81 82 83 Max heat 82 82 83 Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 64 88 69 91 70 91 67 89 Temp 67 67 85 82 71 71 89 85 74 72 87 83 72 68 86 82 Dewpt 66 67 66 68 68 69 70 70 69 69 69 69 68 67 65 66 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W Wind char LT GN LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 10 10 30 20 20 Rain shwrs S C S S Tstms S $$ GAZ065-122000- August Regional Airport at Bush Field-Richmond GA 33.37N 81.97W Elev. 148 ft 505 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 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 75 63 82 61 84 Temp 66 70 74 74 71 67 66 65 66 74 79 79 74 66 64 62 64 75 82 83 78 Dewpt 66 68 67 67 66 66 66 65 66 65 62 62 64 64 63 61 64 66 64 64 65 RH 100 93 79 79 84 97100100100 74 56 56 71 93 97 97100 74 55 53 64 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W SW SW Wind spd 9 10 12 12 9 5 2 1 2 5 8 8 4 2 1 1 2 5 9 9 3 Wind gust 23 23 Clouds OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 90 70 50 40 40 QPF 12hr 0.39 0.07 0.03 0.04 0.08 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D L D D L L C C S S C C C C S S C C C C Tstms C C C L C C S C C C S S S S C C Heat index 83 84 Max heat 83 83 85 Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 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 63 88 67 93 68 90 65 90 Temp 66 67 86 82 71 71 91 85 72 71 87 83 69 69 88 83 Dewpt 65 65 65 68 68 69 68 68 69 68 67 68 67 67 63 66 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W Wind char LT GN LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 10 20 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S S S $$ GAZ065-122000- Augusta Daniel Field-Richmond GA 33.47N 82.03W Elev. 423 ft 505 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 73 65 80 64 82 Temp 66 69 72 73 70 69 67 66 67 72 77 78 75 70 67 66 65 75 80 82 79 Dewpt 66 67 67 67 66 66 66 66 65 64 62 62 63 63 63 63 64 64 64 63 64 RH 100 93 84 81 87 90 97100 93 76 60 58 66 78 87 90 97 69 58 53 60 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW SW SW S S S SW SW SW W SW SW Wind spd 10 10 10 11 8 5 4 3 4 5 6 6 4 2 2 3 3 5 6 6 3 Wind gust 21 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B2 SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 90 80 60 40 50 QPF 12hr 0.44 0.08 0.03 0.04 0.10 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D L D D D L C C S S C L C C S S C C C C Tstms C C C L C C S C C C S S S S C C Heat index 82 83 Max heat 81 82 83 Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 67 88 71 91 72 89 69 88 Temp 70 68 85 84 74 72 89 86 76 72 86 83 73 69 85 83 Dewpt 64 64 64 65 67 68 68 67 68 68 67 66 67 66 63 64 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT GN LT LT Avg clouds FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 10 20 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S S S $$ SCZ116-122000- Lancaster County Airport-Lancaster SC 34.72N 80.86W Elev. 486 ft 505 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 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 72 64 78 61 79 Temp 66 69 70 71 69 67 66 65 67 72 78 78 71 66 63 61 63 73 77 79 73 Dewpt 66 68 68 67 67 66 66 65 66 67 65 63 65 64 63 61 63 65 65 64 66 RH 100 97 93 87 93 97100100 97 84 64 60 81 93100100100 76 67 60 79 Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S N N N SW SW SW N Wind spd 8 10 11 10 5 4 2 2 3 3 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 3 0 Wind gust 21 Clouds OV OV OV OV OV OV OV B2 B2 B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B2 B1 SC B1 SC SC PoP 12hr 100 80 70 50 70 QPF 12hr 0.66 0.29 0.17 0.03 0.16 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D D L D D D C C C L L C C S S C C L L S Tstms S S C C C C C S S S S C C S S S S C C S Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 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 63 85 69 89 69 87 64 86 Temp 65 65 83 78 70 71 87 82 71 70 85 79 67 66 84 79 Dewpt 64 65 66 68 68 70 71 70 68 68 68 67 65 65 62 64 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 10 5 20 20 50 10 20 Rain shwrs S S S S C C S Tstms S S S $$ SCZ020-122000- Newberry County Airport-Newberry SC 34.30N 81.64W Elev. 570 ft 505 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 EDT 3hrly 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 Max/Min 72 64 78 61 80 Temp 66 69 71 72 70 67 66 66 66 72 77 77 72 65 63 62 63 73 79 80 74 Dewpt 66 68 68 67 67 66 66 65 66 66 64 63 66 64 63 61 63 66 65 64 67 RH 100 97 90 84 90 97100 97100 81 64 62 81 97100 97100 79 62 58 79 Wind dir E SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S S SW SW S S SW SW SW SW SW S Wind spd 10 10 10 11 8 5 4 3 3 4 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 4 6 6 2 Wind gust 21 Clouds OV OV OV B2 OV OV OV OV B2 B1 SC SC B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 90 80 70 50 60 QPF 12hr 0.35 0.15 0.03 0.07 0.13 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D L D D L L L C C L L C C S S C C L L S Tstms C C C C C C C S S S C C C S S S S C C S Heat index 82 Max heat 82 Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 EDT 6hrly 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Min/Max 63 85 68 90 69 87 64 87 Temp 66 65 83 80 71 70 88 82 73 71 86 79 68 67 85 80 Dewpt 65 65 67 70 68 69 71 71 69 68 70 69 66 66 64 66 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW SW W W Wind char LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 5 5 20 30 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S S S C C C S S Tstms S S S S S $$ SCZ010-122000- McCormick County Airport-McCormick SC 33.92N 82.30W Elev. 459 ft 505 AM EDT Mon May 12 2025 Date Mon 05/12/25 Tue 05/13/25 Wed 05/14/25 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 73 64 78 61 82 Temp 66 69 72 73 69 66 66 65 66 73 78 77 71 64 63 62 63 75 80 81 76 Dewpt 66 69 70 69 67 66 66 64 65 67 65 65 66 64 63 61 63 67 67 67 68 RH 100100 93 87 93100100 97 97 81 64 67 84100100 97100 76 65 63 76 Wind dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SW S SW S S SW SW SW W W SW SW Wind spd 5 6 8 8 5 3 2 1 2 3 5 5 3 2 1 1 2 3 5 4 2 Clouds OV OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW PoP 12hr 90 80 60 40 40 QPF 12hr 0.49 0.07 0.06 0.10 0.12 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs D D D L D L C C C C L L C C S S C C C C Tstms C C C C C C C S S C C C S S S C C Heat index 82 83 Max heat 82 84 Date Thu 05/15/25 Fri 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 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 63 87 68 91 69 89 66 89 Temp 66 65 85 81 71 70 89 82 72 70 86 81 68 68 87 81 Dewpt 66 65 69 71 69 69 72 72 69 69 72 70 67 67 66 67 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 5 0 10 30 40 20 20 Rain shwrs S C C C S S Tstms S S S S $$