Point Forecast Matrices
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
969 FOUS52 KCAE 162106 PFMCAE Point Forecast Matrices National Weather Service Columbia SC 505 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 SCZ027-170800- Columbia Metropolitan Airport-Lexington SC 33.95N 81.12W Elev. 225 ft 505 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 Date 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 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 75 89 71 88 69 Temp 86 80 78 76 75 83 89 88 83 77 72 71 72 82 87 87 82 76 72 69 72 Dewpt 70 70 70 69 67 69 70 71 69 68 67 66 67 66 64 65 66 66 66 66 67 RH 59 72 76 79 76 63 54 57 63 74 84 84 84 58 46 48 58 71 81 90 84 Wind dir SW SW SW W W W W W W W W SW W W W W SW N N N NW Wind spd 3 3 1 4 6 11 14 16 10 3 3 1 2 6 8 9 4 0 0 0 1 Wind gust 25 26 Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 91 83 87 94 94 87 84 88 89 84 Max heat 97 88 94 95 88 90 Date 05/19 Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 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 91 69 93 70 87 63 77 56 78 Temp 89 82 71 72 90 86 74 72 85 79 69 64 75 72 59 58 76 73 Dewpt 69 70 69 69 69 68 66 68 72 68 63 58 57 54 52 52 54 56 PWind dir SW SW W SW SW W NW N NW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 10 20 20 60 30 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C S S S C L C S Tstms S S S C $$ SCZ028-170800- Columbia Owens Downtown Airport-Richland SC 33.97N 80.98W Elev. 212 ft 505 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 Date 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 75 89 71 88 69 Temp 87 80 78 76 76 82 89 88 83 77 73 71 72 82 87 87 82 75 72 69 72 Dewpt 69 70 70 69 68 69 70 70 69 68 67 66 66 66 63 64 66 66 66 65 67 RH 55 72 76 79 76 65 54 55 63 74 81 84 81 58 45 46 58 74 81 87 84 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W N W W W W W N N N N Wind spd 3 3 1 2 5 10 13 14 8 3 2 0 2 5 8 9 4 0 0 0 1 Wind gust 24 26 Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 5 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 91 83 85 94 93 87 84 88 88 84 Max heat 97 89 94 94 88 89 Date 05/19 Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 90 69 92 70 87 63 77 56 77 Temp 89 81 71 72 90 85 74 72 85 79 69 64 75 72 59 58 75 73 Dewpt 68 69 69 69 68 67 66 68 70 67 63 58 56 54 51 51 52 55 PWind dir SW SW W SW SW W NW N NW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 30 10 20 20 60 30 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C S S S C L C S Tstms S S S C $$ SCZ031-170800- Shaw Air Force Base-Sumter SC 33.97N 80.47W Elev. 242 ft 505 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 Date 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 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 75 89 71 88 68 Temp 86 80 78 76 76 82 89 88 82 77 73 71 73 83 87 88 82 75 71 68 72 Dewpt 71 70 70 69 68 70 70 71 70 68 67 66 66 66 63 63 65 66 65 65 67 RH 61 72 76 79 76 67 54 57 67 74 81 84 79 57 45 43 56 74 81 90 84 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W SW W W W W SW W W W W W N N N N Wind spd 4 4 2 4 9 12 14 17 9 4 3 1 3 8 9 9 3 0 0 0 1 Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 10 5 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Heat index 91 83 86 95 94 85 85 88 89 84 Max heat 98 88 96 96 88 89 Date 05/19 Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 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 90 68 91 70 87 63 77 55 77 Temp 88 81 71 72 89 85 73 72 85 79 69 65 75 72 59 58 75 72 Dewpt 68 70 69 69 70 69 66 68 70 68 64 60 57 55 51 52 53 56 PWind dir W SW W SW SW W NW N NW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 10 20 20 50 20 20 5 10 Rain shwrs S S S S C C S S Tstms S S S S $$ SCZ136-170800- Orangeburg Municipal Airport-Orangeburg SC 33.45N 80.85W Elev. 197 ft 505 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 Date 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 72 89 71 87 68 Temp 85 78 75 74 73 83 89 88 83 77 73 71 74 83 87 87 80 74 71 68 71 Dewpt 71 70 69 68 68 69 70 71 70 69 69 68 68 65 62 61 65 67 66 66 67 RH 63 76 82 82 84 63 54 57 65 76 87 90 82 55 43 42 60 79 84 93 87 Wind dir SW SW SW W SW W SW W W W W W W W W W W N N N NW Wind spd 4 2 3 5 8 12 14 17 9 4 2 1 4 8 9 10 5 0 0 0 2 Clouds SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 20 5 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 90 87 94 94 87 85 87 87 82 Max heat 96 85 94 95 83 87 87 Date 05/19 Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 91 68 93 70 87 63 79 55 78 Temp 88 81 71 72 90 86 72 72 85 80 69 64 76 73 59 58 76 72 Dewpt 67 69 68 69 67 67 67 68 69 68 64 59 56 54 53 52 52 55 PWind dir W SW SW SW SW W NW N NW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 10 10 50 20 20 5 10 Rain shwrs S C C S S Tstms S S S $$ GAZ065-170800- August Regional Airport at Bush Field-Richmond GA 33.37N 81.97W Elev. 148 ft 505 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 Date 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 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 72 88 70 86 67 Temp 84 77 75 72 74 80 86 88 82 75 72 71 72 81 86 83 78 73 69 67 70 Dewpt 71 70 69 68 69 70 71 70 69 69 68 67 68 69 64 65 67 67 67 66 68 RH 65 79 82 87 84 72 61 55 65 82 87 87 87 67 48 55 69 81 93 97 93 Wind dir SW S SW SW SW W W W W W W N W W W W SW N N N W Wind spd 4 2 2 4 8 11 13 14 9 2 1 0 2 4 8 8 3 0 0 0 1 Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 5 20 5 20 5 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 89 83 91 93 85 84 87 85 Max heat 98 83 91 93 88 86 Date 05/19 Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 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 92 67 93 68 89 60 79 53 79 Temp 90 82 70 72 91 86 72 70 86 80 67 61 76 73 58 56 77 74 Dewpt 67 68 68 69 65 65 66 68 67 64 62 58 55 53 51 51 51 53 PWind dir W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 10 20 50 20 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S S C C S Tstms S S S $$ GAZ065-170800- Augusta Daniel Field-Richmond GA 33.47N 82.03W Elev. 423 ft 505 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 Date 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 74 87 73 86 70 Temp 85 79 77 74 74 79 85 87 83 78 74 73 74 80 86 83 80 76 73 70 73 Dewpt 70 70 69 68 68 70 70 69 69 68 68 67 67 67 62 64 66 65 66 67 67 RH 61 74 76 82 82 74 61 55 63 71 82 81 79 65 45 53 62 69 79 90 81 Wind dir SW S SW W W W W W W W W W W W W W SW N N N W Wind spd 4 2 3 4 6 10 12 13 8 3 2 1 3 5 8 6 4 0 0 0 2 Wind gust 23 Clouds FW SC B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC SC SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 5 20 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S S Tstms S S S Heat index 90 90 91 87 82 86 84 82 Max heat 96 85 90 92 84 86 86 Date 05/19 Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 91 71 92 72 87 64 77 57 78 Temp 88 81 73 74 90 86 75 72 84 79 69 64 74 72 62 58 75 74 Dewpt 66 66 67 68 65 63 66 67 67 63 61 56 54 52 50 50 50 51 PWind dir W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN GN GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 10 20 50 20 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S S C C S Tstms S S S $$ SCZ116-170800- Lancaster County Airport-Lancaster SC 34.72N 80.86W Elev. 486 ft 505 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 Date 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 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 75 87 69 85 65 Temp 83 78 76 75 75 81 87 87 81 74 71 69 70 79 84 85 79 71 68 65 68 Dewpt 70 70 69 69 69 69 68 66 61 58 57 57 61 62 60 60 63 65 64 63 64 RH 65 76 79 82 82 67 53 50 51 57 61 66 73 56 44 43 58 81 87 93 87 Wind dir SW SW SW W SW SW W W W W W N W W W W SW N N N N Wind spd 2 2 2 3 6 10 14 14 6 2 1 0 2 5 8 6 2 0 0 0 0 Wind gust 20 25 25 Clouds B1 SC B2 B2 B2 B1 SC FW FW FW SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 5 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S S Tstms S S Heat index 87 84 91 89 82 84 85 Max heat 95 85 91 91 84 85 Date 05/19 Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 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 67 88 69 83 60 73 53 74 Temp 84 78 69 70 86 82 71 71 81 76 63 62 72 68 55 56 72 69 Dewpt 64 69 67 68 68 68 66 68 67 65 59 58 53 52 50 51 51 54 PWind dir SW NW W SW SW W NW N NW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW SC PoP 12hr 30 10 20 30 60 30 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C S C C C L C S Tstms S S S S C $$ SCZ020-170800- Newberry County Airport-Newberry SC 34.30N 81.64W Elev. 570 ft 505 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 Date 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon EDT 3hrly 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 11 14 17 20 23 02 05 08 UTC 3hrly 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 Min/Max 74 87 69 85 66 Temp 83 77 77 74 74 79 86 87 80 74 71 69 70 79 85 84 78 72 69 66 69 Dewpt 70 70 69 69 68 69 69 67 66 63 62 63 64 66 64 63 64 65 65 65 66 RH 65 79 76 84 82 72 57 52 62 69 73 81 81 64 50 49 62 79 87 97 90 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W W W W W W W W N N N NW Wind spd 4 4 3 4 9 12 14 14 8 3 2 2 3 6 9 9 4 0 0 0 2 Wind gust 25 26 Clouds SC B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 SC SC FW SC B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 20 20 5 10 5 QPF 12hr 0 0 0 0 0 Snow 12hr 00-00 00-00 00-00 Rain shwrs S Tstms S Heat index 87 80 90 90 82 80 86 85 Max heat 94 85 92 91 86 86 Date 05/19 Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 EDT 6hrly 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 02 08 14 20 UTC 6hrly 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 Max/Min 87 66 89 68 83 60 74 52 74 Temp 86 79 69 70 87 82 71 70 81 76 65 60 73 68 56 55 72 69 Dewpt 68 70 67 68 67 69 66 68 70 66 61 56 55 54 50 50 52 56 PWind dir SW SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT GN LT GN LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC B1 SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC PoP 12hr 30 5 10 30 50 20 20 10 10 Rain shwrs C S S C C C S S Tstms S S S S S $$ SCZ010-170800- McCormick County Airport-McCormick SC 33.92N 82.30W Elev. 459 ft 505 PM EDT Fri May 16 2025 Date 05/16/25 Sat 05/17/25 Sun 05/18/25 Mon 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 74 85 69 84 66 Temp 83 77 77 74 74 81 85 85 80 74 71 69 70 79 84 83 78 71 69 66 69 Dewpt 71 70 70 68 68 71 71 70 68 66 66 66 67 69 66 63 67 67 67 66 68 RH 67 79 79 82 82 72 63 61 67 76 84 90 90 72 55 51 69 87 93100 97 Wind dir SW SW SW SW SW W W W W W SW N W W W SW W N N N W Wind spd 2 2 1 2 5 10 11 11 5 2 1 0 1 4 5 6 2 0 0 0 1 Wind gust 23 23 Clouds SC SC B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 SC FW SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC SC PoP 12hr 10 20 5 20 5 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 88 85 90 90 83 86 84 Max heat 96 83 90 90 86 86 Date 05/19 Tue 05/20/25 Wed 05/21/25 Thu 05/22/25 Fri 05/23/25 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 89 68 91 69 85 60 76 53 76 Temp 87 79 70 71 89 84 71 71 83 76 65 60 74 69 56 55 74 70 Dewpt 71 71 68 69 69 69 67 69 72 66 62 57 58 55 51 51 55 56 PWind dir W SW SW SW SW W NW NW NW Wind char LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT Avg clouds SC SC SC SC SC SC SC B1 B1 SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW PoP 12hr 20 5 10 30 50 20 10 5 5 Rain shwrs S S C C C S Tstms S S S S $$