Heat Advisory — Lincoln, GA, McDuffie, GA, Columbia, GA, Richmond, GA, Burke, GA, Chesterfield, SC, McCormick, SC, Newberry, SC, Fairfield, SC, Kershaw, SC, Edgefield, SC, Saluda, SC, Lexington, SC, Richland, SC, Lee, SC, Aiken, SC, Sumter, SC, Barnwell, SC, Calhoun, SC, Clarendon, SC, Bamberg, SC, Northern Lancaster, SC, Southern Lancaster, SC, Northwestern Orangeburg, SC, Central Orangeburg, SC, Southeastern Orangeburg, SC 7:00 PM

Columbia County, Georgia, United States

Last updated: 7:24 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 29°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
4 mph W
Humidity
84%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.74 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
4.4
Cloud Cover
38%
Sunrise
6:51 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Columbia County is currently partly cloudy at 25°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1889 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:51AM · Sunset: 8:15PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Lincoln, GA, McDuffie, GA, Columbia, GA, Richmond, GA, Burke, GA, Chesterfield, SC, McCormick, SC, Newberry, SC, Fairfield, SC, Kershaw, SC, Edgefield, SC, Saluda, SC, Lexington, SC, Richland, SC, Lee, SC, Aiken, SC, Sumter, SC, Barnwell, SC, Calhoun, SC, Clarendon, SC, Bamberg, SC, Northern Lancaster, SC, Southern Lancaster, SC, Northwestern Orangeburg, SC, Central Orangeburg, SC, Southeastern Orangeburg, SC
Expires 7:00 PM
46 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
10%
9 AM
26°
26%
10 AM
29°
21%
11 AM
31°
21%
12 PM
32°
21%
1 PM
34°
20%
2 PM
36°
23%
3 PM
36°
26%
4 PM
36°
26%
5 PM
35°
42%
6 PM
33°
46%
7 PM
31°
46%
8 PM
30°
47%
9 PM
29°
35%
10 PM
26°
36%
11 PM
25°
26%
12 AM
24°
18%
1 AM
24°
18%
2 AM
24°
8%
3 AM
24°
14%
4 AM
24°
14%
5 AM
24°
11%
6 AM
23°
11%
7 AM
23°
9%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 47% chance of rain.
Sun
39° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 62% chance of rain.
Mon
42° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Tue
39° 24°
Clear with a 27% chance of rain.
Wed
39° 22°
Mostly Cloudy with a 25% chance of rain.
Thu
40° 23°
Rain, 55% chance.
Fri
37° 23°
Drizzle, 60% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Partly Cloudy 10% 4 mph W 84%
9 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 26% 4 mph WNW 74%
10 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 21% 3 mph WNW 67%
11 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 21% 3 mph WNW 62%
12 PM 32° Mostly Clear 21% 3 mph WNW 57%
1 PM 34° Mostly Clear 20% 3 mph WNW 52%
2 PM 36° Mostly Clear 23% 3 mph W 49%
3 PM 36° Mostly Clear 26% 3 mph WNW 47%
4 PM 36° Mostly Clear 26% 3 mph NW 45%
5 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 42% 3 mph NW 46%
6 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 46% 3 mph WNW 50%
7 PM 31° Rain 46% 3 mph S 56%
8 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 47% 4 mph S 61%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 35% 3 mph SSW 65%
10 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 36% 4 mph SW 70%
11 PM 25° Mostly Cloudy 26% 4 mph SW 74%
12 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 18% 3 mph SW 77%
1 AM 24° Overcast 18% 3 mph SW 80%
2 AM 24° Overcast 8% 2 mph WSW 82%
3 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 14% 3 mph WSW 84%
4 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 14% 3 mph W 85%
5 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 11% 4 mph W 86%
6 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 11% 4 mph W 86%
7 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 9% 4 mph W 86%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/15
Partly Cloudy
47%
23°
37°
Sun
8/16
Partly Cloudy
62%
23°
39°
Mon
8/17
Mostly Clear
6%
23°
42°
Tue
8/18
Clear
27%
24°
39°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Cloudy
25%
22°
39°
Thu
8/20
Rain
55%
23°
40°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
60%
23°
37°
Sat
8/22
Rain
66%
21°
37°
Sun
8/23
Rain
72%
21°
35°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
64%
21°
33°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
66%
22°
36°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
23°
35°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
90%
23°
34°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
46
Good
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is satisfactory and poses little or no health risk.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
46 AQI 8.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
37 AQI 41 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sun 46 Good 37 46
Mon 51 Moderate 41 51
Tue 53 Moderate 41 53
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Sat Aug 15, 11:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE408 J/kg
MLCAPE53 J/kg
MUCAPE408 J/kg
SBCIN-213 J/kg
MLCIN-271 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.4
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear10 kt
0–1 km Shear4 kt
Eff. Shear7 kt
0–1 km SRH-12
0–3 km SRH5
Eff. SRH5
Storm Motion247° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index36.4
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.08 in
0–3 km LR5.0 °C/km
700–500 LR5.5 °C/km
Total Totals44.6
LCL972 hPa
LFC747 hPa
EL281 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,673 ft