Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC
832
FNUS52 KCHS 071818
FWFCHS
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SE South Carolina and SE Georgia
National Weather Service Charleston SC
218 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
.DISCUSSION...
Atlantic high pressure will prevail. Typical summertime showers
and thunderstorms are expected into the weekend and early next
week.
SCZ045-080800-
Inland Berkeley-
218 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 70 20 60
Precip Amount 0.00 0.46 0.05 0.04
Precip Duration 4 0 4
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing 7 AM
Precip End Continuing 5 AM 6 PM
Min/Max Temp 71 87 72 90
Max/Min RH % 100 73 100 66
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 2000 0900 2000 0900
Dispersion Very Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 4 Very Poor 26 Fair 3 Very Poor 24 Fair
Max ADI Late 1 Very Poor 32 Fair 1 Very Poor 45 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early 8 10 9 10
Max LVORI Late 10 4 10 3
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 400 3100 400 4900
Transport Wind (mph) E 0 SE 7 W 0 SW 7
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 0 21700 0 34300
DSI 2 2
Turner Stability 6 1 6 1
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 65 percent. Chance of
precipitation 70 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 57 percent.
West winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. Maximum RH
92 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Minimum RH 53 percent. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Charleston-
218 PM EDT Fri Aug 7 2026
Tonight Sat Sat Night Sun
Cloud Cover Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy Pcldy
Precip Type None Tstms Tstms Tstms
Chance Precip (%) 0 70 40 50
Precip Amount 0.00 0.66 0.09 0.05
Precip Duration 5 1 2
Precip Begin 6 AM Continuing Continuing
Precip End Continuing Continuing Continuing
Min/Max Temp 74 86 74 90
Max/Min RH % 100 79 100 72
Wind 20ft/early(mph) SE 5 G15 Lgt/Var SE 3 Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph) SE 3 SE 5 Lgt/Var S 6 G15
Inversion 2000 0900 2000 0900
Dispersion Poor Very Poor
Max ADI Early 6 Very Poor 17 Gen Poor 5 Very Poor 19 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late 3 Very Poor 25 Fair 2 Very Poor 37 Fair
Max LVORI Early 6 8 7 10
Max LVORI Late 7 4 8 3
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl) 400 2700 400 4000
Transport Wind (mph) SE 5 SE 9 SW 3 SW 8
Vent Rate (mph-ft) 2000 24300 1200 32000
DSI 2 2
Turner Stability 6 2 6 2
Remarks...None.
.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 99 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with showers and thunderstorms likely.
Highs around 90. Minimum RH 74 percent. Chance of precipitation
70 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH 97 percent.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 66 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum RH
93 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH
61 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 89 percent. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 63 percent.
West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s. Maximum
RH 91 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Minimum RH 67 percent.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.