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National Weather Service Columbia SC
305 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

SCZ027-180800-
Columbia Metropolitan Airport-Lexington SC
33.95N  81.12W Elev. 225 ft
305 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Date           04/17/25      Fri 04/18/25            Sat 04/19/25            Sun
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                      53          85          59          90          61
Temp          79 73 63 57 54 56 74 83 85 78 68 64 61 63 77 87 90 83 73 67 63 62
Dewpt         38 42 45 47 49 52 56 54 55 56 57 58 58 59 60 59 58 59 59 58 59 59
RH            23 33 52 69 83 86 53 37 36 47 68 81 90 87 56 39 34 44 62 73 87 90
Wind dir      SE  E SE  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd       3  2  3  3  2  2  5  9 11 10  9  5  5  5  6  9  9  5  5  5  3  2
Clouds        FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                                       83
Max heat                           82    84                86    89    81


Date           04/20  Mon 04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25
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      62    90      65    86      62    87      63    87
Temp          85 82   67 63 86 83   69 67 84 79   68 65 84 80   68 65 84 80
Dewpt         57 57   58 61 59 58   60 61 62 61   61 62 63 63   63 64 64 64
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S    SW       S     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      20    40      20    40      10    40
Rain shwrs                              S  C  C    S     S  C          S  C
Tstms                                         S    S        S             C

$$
SCZ028-180800-
Columbia Owens Downtown Airport-Richland SC
33.97N  80.98W Elev. 212 ft
305 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Date           04/17/25      Fri 04/18/25            Sat 04/19/25            Sun
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                      53          84          59          90          61
Temp          78 71 62 57 54 56 74 82 84 77 68 64 61 62 77 86 89 83 73 66 63 62
Dewpt         37 41 44 46 48 51 55 53 53 54 56 58 58 59 59 58 56 58 58 58 59 59
RH            23 34 52 67 80 83 51 37 34 45 65 81 90 90 54 39 33 43 59 75 87 90
Wind dir       S  E SE  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd       3  2  2  2  2  2  5  8 10  9  8  5  4  4  5  8  9  5  5  4  3  2
Wind gust                                20 18
Clouds        FW FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                                       83
Max heat                           81    83                85    88    81


Date           04/20  Mon 04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25
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          88      62    90      65    86      62    86      63    87
Temp          85 82   67 63 86 82   69 66 83 80   67 64 83 79   68 65 84 79
Dewpt         56 57   58 60 59 58   60 61 62 60   60 62 62 63   63 63 63 63
PWind dir         S       S    SW       S    SW       S     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      20    40      20    40      10    40
Rain shwrs                              S  C  C    S     S  C          S  C
Tstms                                         S    S        S             C

$$
SCZ031-180800-
Shaw Air Force Base-Sumter SC
33.97N  80.47W Elev. 242 ft
305 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Date           04/17/25      Fri 04/18/25            Sat 04/19/25            Sun
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                      52          83          58          89          60
Temp          77 69 61 56 53 55 74 81 83 74 66 63 60 62 77 86 89 81 70 65 61 62
Dewpt         38 43 45 47 49 52 56 54 53 55 57 58 58 59 59 58 56 59 59 59 59 60
RH            24 39 56 72 86 90 53 39 36 51 73 84 93 90 54 39 33 47 68 81 93 93
Wind dir       S  E  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd       2  2  3  2  2  2  8 10 12 10  8  6  5  5  8  9 10  8  6  5  4  3
Wind gust                                   18
Clouds        CL FW FW CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         81                            81
Max heat                           81    82                86    88


Date           04/20  Mon 04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25
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          88      61    90      64    86      62    86      63    87
Temp          85 80   66 63 86 81   68 66 84 78   66 65 84 78   67 66 84 78
Dewpt         57 58   59 61 59 59   61 62 62 62   63 62 64 63   64 64 63 63
PWind dir        SW       S     S       S    SW       S     S      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC B1   SC B1 SC B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    40      20    40      10    40
Rain shwrs                                 S  C    S     S  C          S  C
Tstms                                         C             C             S

$$
SCZ136-180800-
Orangeburg Municipal Airport-Orangeburg SC
33.45N  80.85W Elev. 197 ft
305 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Date           04/17/25      Fri 04/18/25            Sat 04/19/25            Sun
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                      52          83          57          89          59
Temp          79 71 61 55 52 55 74 81 81 72 65 62 59 61 76 86 88 79 69 63 60 62
Dewpt         38 43 46 49 50 54 55 53 53 54 57 58 58 60 58 57 55 57 59 59 59 60
RH            23 36 58 80 93 96 51 38 38 53 75 87 96 97 54 37 33 47 70 87 96 93
Wind dir       S SE  S  S SE SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       4  3  3  2  2  2  8 10 13 10  8  5  5  5  8 10 11 10  6  5  3  3
Clouds        CL FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW CL FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/20  Mon 04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25
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          88      60    89      63    86      62    86      61    86
Temp          84 79   64 63 85 80   66 65 84 78   66 64 84 78   66 65 84 78
Dewpt         55 57   60 61 58 58   60 61 60 60   61 62 61 61   62 63 61 61
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SW       S     S      SE    SE
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC SC B1
PoP 12hr          0       0     5      10    30      20    30      10    40
Rain shwrs                                 S  C    S        C             C
Tstms                                         S             S             C

$$
GAZ065-180800-
August Regional Airport at Bush Field-Richmond GA
33.37N  81.97W Elev. 148 ft
305 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Date           04/17/25      Fri 04/18/25            Sat 04/19/25            Sun
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                      50          85          56          92          57
Temp          79 71 58 55 51 53 73 83 85 78 66 63 58 60 77 87 91 84 71 65 61 58
Dewpt         35 43 45 47 49 51 56 52 51 54 57 58 57 58 59 56 53 57 58 58 58 58
RH            20 36 62 74 93 93 55 34 31 43 73 84 96 93 54 35 28 40 63 78 90100
Wind dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       4  2  5  3  2  2  8 10 11 10 10  6  5  4  6  9 10  6  6  5  3  2
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/20  Mon 04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25
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      59    91      62    86      60    88      61    88
Temp          86 82   64 63 88 84   68 64 84 79   66 63 85 80   66 63 86 80
Dewpt         53 54   58 60 57 56   59 60 59 58   60 61 59 59   61 62 60 60
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SW       S     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B2   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      20    40      20    30      10    40
Rain shwrs                           S  S  C  C    S     S  C          S  C
Tstms                                         S             S             C

$$
GAZ065-180800-
Augusta Daniel Field-Richmond GA
33.47N  82.03W Elev. 423 ft
305 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Date           04/17/25      Fri 04/18/25            Sat 04/19/25            Sun
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                      56          84          61          90          62
Temp          79 74 66 60 56 56 71 80 83 78 70 65 62 63 76 86 89 84 75 69 65 63
Dewpt         35 39 42 45 48 51 54 52 51 52 55 57 58 58 58 55 53 55 57 57 58 59
RH            20 28 42 58 74 83 55 38 33 40 59 75 87 84 54 35 29 37 54 66 78 87
Wind dir      SE SE SE SE SE SE  S  S  S SE  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       4  2  5  5  4  5  8  9  9  9  9  8  6  5  6  8  8  5  6  6  5  5
Clouds        CL FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         80
Max heat                           80    82                84    87    81


Date           04/20  Mon 04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25
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          88      64    90      66    84      65    86      66    87
Temp          84 82   69 64 84 83   71 67 82 78   69 67 84 80   69 67 85 81
Dewpt         53 52   57 60 57 54   57 60 59 57   59 62 59 58   61 62 60 59
PWind dir         S       S     S       S    SW       S     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B2 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      20    40      20    30      10    40
Rain shwrs                           S  S  C  C    S     S  C          S  C
Tstms                                         S             S             C

$$
SCZ116-180800-
Lancaster County Airport-Lancaster SC
34.72N  80.86W Elev. 486 ft
305 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Date           04/17/25      Fri 04/18/25            Sat 04/19/25            Sun
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                      51          81          58          88          60
Temp          74 65 58 54 52 53 71 79 81 75 67 62 59 61 76 85 88 81 71 65 61 63
Dewpt         34 39 41 43 45 49 53 51 50 53 54 55 56 58 57 56 55 59 59 58 57 59
RH            23 38 53 66 77 86 53 38 34 46 63 78 90 90 52 37 33 47 66 78 87 87
Wind dir       S SE SE  S  S  N  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S SW SW
Wind spd       1  1  1  1  1  0  6 10 10  3  5  5  4  4  9 10  9  2  2  2  1  1
Wind gust                                   16 16 14                12 12 11
Clouds        FW FW SC CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW FW FW SC FW FW SC SC B1 B1 B2 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                                       81
Max heat                                 80                84    86


Date           04/20  Mon 04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25
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      60    88      63    81      60    83      61    83
Temp          83 79   64 63 84 81   67 65 80 75   64 63 81 75   64 63 81 75
Dewpt         56 57   57 59 57 56   59 60 60 60   60 61 60 60   61 62 61 61
PWind dir        SW       S    SW       S    SW       S    SE      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      20    40      20    40      20    50
Rain shwrs                           S  S  S  C    S        C    S     S  C
Tstms                                S        C    S        S    S        S

$$
SCZ020-180800-
Newberry County Airport-Newberry SC
34.30N  81.64W Elev. 570 ft
305 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Date           04/17/25      Fri 04/18/25            Sat 04/19/25            Sun
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                      51          83          57          88          60
Temp          76 68 59 55 52 53 71 80 82 76 67 63 59 60 75 85 88 81 71 65 62 61
Dewpt         37 42 42 45 47 51 54 52 52 55 56 56 57 58 58 57 56 59 59 58 57 59
RH            24 39 53 69 83 93 55 38 35 48 68 78 93 93 55 39 34 47 66 78 84 93
Wind dir      SE  E  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S SW SW SW  S  S  S  S SW
Wind spd       2  2  3  4  3  2  6 10 10  5  9  8  6  5  8  9  9  4  5  5  4  3
Clouds        FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL FW CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                         80                            81
Max heat                           80    82                85    87


Date           04/20  Mon 04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25
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      60    88      63    82      60    84      61    85
Temp          84 80   66 61 84 80   67 65 80 76   65 63 82 77   66 64 83 75
Dewpt         57 57   57 59 59 58   59 60 62 61   60 62 62 61   62 62 63 63
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW    SW       S     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B2 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 B1 SC SC   SC B1 B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      20    40      20    40      20    40
Rain shwrs                           S  S  C  C    S     S  C    S     S  C
Tstms                                S        C    S        S    S        C

$$
SCZ010-180800-
McCormick County Airport-McCormick SC
33.92N  82.30W Elev. 459 ft
305 PM EDT Thu Apr 17 2025

Date           04/17/25      Fri 04/18/25            Sat 04/19/25            Sun
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                      52          84          58          89          60
Temp          78 68 59 56 53 54 72 82 84 76 67 63 60 60 76 86 89 81 70 66 62 61
Dewpt         40 44 44 45 48 51 57 55 54 56 56 58 58 59 60 59 57 60 59 58 57 59
RH            26 42 57 66 83 90 59 40 36 50 68 84 93 96 58 40 34 49 68 75 84 93
Wind dir       E  E  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
Wind spd       3  2  2  3  2  2  5  6  6  3  4  4  3  3  5  5  5  2  2  3  2  2
Clouds        FW FW CL CL CL FW CL FW CL CL FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC B1 B1 B2
PoP 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Heat index                                                       82
Max heat                           81    83                85    88


Date           04/20  Mon 04/21/25  Tue 04/22/25  Wed 04/23/25  Thu 04/24/25
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          88      61    88      63    83      61    86      62    85
Temp          85 80   67 62 84 80   67 64 81 76   65 63 84 78   66 64 83 77
Dewpt         58 58   58 60 60 58   59 61 63 63   61 62 62 63   62 63 64 64
PWind dir         S       S    SW      SW    SW       S     S      SE     S
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    LT
Avg clouds    B1 B1   B1 B1 B1 B1   B1 B2 B2 B1   B1 SC SC SC   SC SC B1 B1
PoP 12hr          0       0    10      30    40      20    30      20    40
Rain shwrs                           S  C  C  C    S  S  S  C    S     S  C
Tstms                                S        S    S        S    S        C

$$