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National Weather Service Charleston SC
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

SCZ050-270800-
Charleston International Airport-Charleston SC
32.91N  80.03W Elev. 45 ft
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Date           04/26/25      Sun 04/27/25            Mon 04/28/25            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                      63          80          58          79          60
Temp          82 74 69 68 65 65 73 79 78 70 64 61 59 62 75 79 77 70 65 62 60 64
Dewpt         65 64 65 65 64 61 59 58 58 58 58 57 55 55 55 55 56 57 58 58 58 59
RH            56 71 87 90 97 87 62 49 50 66 81 87 87 78 50 44 48 63 78 87 93 84
Wind dir      SW  S SW SW NW NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd      11 11  5  4  4  8 10 10  9  6  5  5  5  6 10 10 11  8  5  2  3  2
Clouds        SC FW FW FW FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     C
Tstms          C


Date           04/29  Wed 04/30/25  Thu 05/01/25  Fri 05/02/25  Sat 05/03/25
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    85      66    87      68    88      65    84
Temp          82 72   64 65 85 74   67 68 86 75   69 70 87 76   69 66 83 74
Dewpt         59 60   61 63 64 63   65 65 65 65   66 67 65 66   65 62 57 58
PWind dir        SE       S     S       S     S       S    SW      SW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5       5    10      10    20      30    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S    C  S     S
Tstms                                                       S    S

$$
GAZ118-270800-
Savannah International Airport-Inland Chatham GA
32.12N  81.20W Elev. 50 ft
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Date           04/26/25      Sun 04/27/25            Mon 04/28/25            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                      64          84          62          80          62
Temp          87 78 70 68 64 67 80 83 81 72 67 65 62 65 75 78 79 72 67 64 62 65
Dewpt         65 66 66 65 64 64 65 64 64 63 64 63 61 59 61 59 60 61 62 61 60 61
RH            48 67 87 90100 90 60 53 56 73 90 93 97 81 62 52 52 68 84 90 93 87
Wind dir       S  S  S SW  W  N NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       8  9  4  3  2  3  6  9 10  8  5  4  5  6 10 10 11  8  5  3  3  3
Clouds        FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10          10          10          10           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00


Date           04/29  Wed 04/30/25  Thu 05/01/25  Fri 05/02/25  Sat 05/03/25
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      62    86      64    88      66    89      64    85
Temp          82 74   64 65 86 76   68 67 88 77   70 68 89 79   69 65 84 75
Dewpt         59 60   62 62 62 62   64 63 62 63   66 64 63 65   64 62 57 55
PWind dir        SE       S     S       S     S       S    SW      SW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5       0    10       5    20      20    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S    S        S
Tstms                                                       S    S

$$
SCZ050-270800-
Charleston Waterfront-Charleston SC
32.78N  79.94W Elev. 10 ft
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Date           04/26/25      Sun 04/27/25            Mon 04/28/25            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          78          64          77          65
Temp          79 73 70 69 66 67 74 78 76 70 65 64 64 64 74 77 76 69 66 65 65 66
Dewpt         69 69 69 68 66 65 60 60 60 60 60 59 57 57 57 57 58 58 59 60 59 60
RH            72 87 97 97100 93 62 54 58 71 84 84 78 78 55 50 54 68 78 84 81 81
Wind dir       S SW SW SW  W  N NE  E  E  E  E NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd      11 11  6  6  5  9 11 11 10  8  6  6  6  8 11 11 11  8  6  4  4  4
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW FW
PoP 12hr                     10           5           0           0           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          S


Date           04/29  Wed 04/30/25  Thu 05/01/25  Fri 05/02/25  Sat 05/03/25
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          80      66    82      68    83      70    84      67    82
Temp          80 71   66 67 82 73   69 69 83 74   70 71 84 75   70 68 82 74
Dewpt         61 61   62 63 64 65   66 66 66 67   68 67 67 67   67 63 60 61
PWind dir        SE       S     S      SW     S       S    SW      SW     W
Wind char        GN      LT    GN      GN    GN      GN    GN      GN    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   SC SC FW FW   FW SC SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     0       5    10      10    20      30    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S    C  S     S
Tstms                                                       S    S

$$
SCZ048-270800-
Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station-Beaufort SC
32.48N  80.72W Elev. 37 ft
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Date           04/26/25      Sun 04/27/25            Mon 04/28/25            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                      64          81          61          79          62
Temp          83 75 70 68 65 67 76 80 78 71 66 64 62 64 75 78 77 71 66 64 63 66
Dewpt         67 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 62 62 62 61 59 58 58 59 60 60 60 61 60 60
RH            59 79 90 93100 90 64 54 58 73 87 90 90 81 55 52 56 68 81 90 90 81
Wind dir       S  S  S SW  W  N NE  E  E  E  E  E NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
Wind spd      11  8  4  4  3  5  8  9  9  5  4  3  5  5  9 10 10  6  4  3  3  3
Clouds        FW FW FW FW FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW CL CL
PoP 12hr                     10          10           5           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          S


Date           04/29  Wed 04/30/25  Thu 05/01/25  Fri 05/02/25  Sat 05/03/25
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          81      63    84      66    86      68    87      64    83
Temp          80 72   65 66 84 74   68 68 85 75   70 70 86 76   69 66 82 73
Dewpt         61 61   62 63 64 64   65 65 65 66   66 65 65 66   64 62 59 58
PWind dir        SE       S     S       S     S       S    SW      SW     W
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      GN    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW FW FW FW   FW FW SC SC   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC SC
PoP 12hr          0       0     5       5    10      10    20      30    20
Rain shwrs                                                  S    C        S
Tstms                                                       S    S

$$
SCZ043-270800-
Walterboro-Inland Colleton SC
32.91N  80.67W Elev. 98 ft
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Date           04/26/25      Sun 04/27/25            Mon 04/28/25            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                      60          79          54          80          55
Temp          84 75 67 64 62 63 72 79 79 70 62 58 56 58 73 80 79 70 62 58 56 59
Dewpt         65 66 65 63 62 60 59 58 58 58 57 56 54 54 55 54 56 57 57 56 56 58
RH            53 74 93 97100 90 64 49 49 66 84 93 93 86 53 41 45 63 84 93100 96
Wind dir       W  W  S SW NW NE NE NE NE  E  E  E NE NE  E  E SE SE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       8  3  3  2  2  6  9  8  6  4  2  2  2  4  6  8  8  5  2  1  1  1
Clouds        SC FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW FW CL CL CL CL
PoP 12hr                     10           5           0           5           0
QPF 12hr                      0           0           0           0           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs     S
Tstms          S


Date           04/29  Wed 04/30/25  Thu 05/01/25  Fri 05/02/25  Sat 05/03/25
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      58    87      61    88      64    89      61    83
Temp          83 72   61 62 86 75   64 64 88 76   67 67 88 75   66 63 82 72
Dewpt         59 60   60 60 64 63   63 63 64 63   64 64 63 65   62 60 55 55
PWind dir        SE       S    SW       S     S       S    SW      SW    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW FW   FW SC FW FW   FW SC SC B1   B1 B1 SC B1   B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          0       0     5       5    20      10    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                                    S             C    S        S
Tstms                                         S             C    S

$$
GAZ099-270800-
Metter-Candler GA
32.40N  82.06W Elev. 197 ft
310 PM EDT Sat Apr 26 2025

Date           04/26/25      Sun 04/27/25            Mon 04/28/25            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                      63          85          60          81          60
Temp          88 80 71 67 64 66 77 83 84 75 67 63 61 62 73 79 80 72 65 62 60 63
Dewpt         60 64 64 63 63 63 62 60 59 62 62 61 60 59 59 58 57 59 61 61 60 60
RH            39 58 79 87 97 90 60 46 43 64 84 93 97 90 62 49 45 64 87 97100 90
Wind dir       W NW NW  S NW NE NE NE NE NE  E  E  E  E  E  E  E SE  E  E  E  E
Wind spd       9  5  3  1  1  4  5  6  6  5  4  3  3  5  6  6  8  6  4  3  3  3
Clouds        FW FW FW CL FW FW FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW FW FW SC
PoP 12hr                      5          20          10          20           0
QPF 12hr                      0        0.01           0        0.03           0
Snow 12hr                 00-00       00-00       00-00
Rain shwrs                             S              S  S  S  S
Tstms                                  S                    S  S


Date           04/29  Wed 04/30/25  Thu 05/01/25  Fri 05/02/25  Sat 05/03/25
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          85      60    89      64    90      65    89      62    84
Temp          83 76   63 63 86 80   66 66 87 81   69 66 86 78   66 64 82 74
Dewpt         59 60   60 61 61 63   59 60 61 60   61 62 60 61   62 59 52 51
PWind dir        SE       S     S       S     S       S    SW       W    NW
Wind char        LT      LT    LT      LT    LT      LT    GN      LT    LT
Avg clouds    FW SC   FW FW FW SC   SC SC SC SC   B1 B1 B1 SC   B1 SC SC FW
PoP 12hr          5       0    10       5    10      10    30      20    20
Rain shwrs                                                  C    S        S
Tstms                                                       C    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