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

Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States

Last updated: 7:24 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 30°
Mostly Clear
▲ 36°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
2 mph NW
Humidity
80%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.63 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
4.7
Cloud Cover
29%
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
8:11 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Fairfield County is currently mostly clear at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1843 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:45AM · Sunset: 8:11PM.

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
45 AQI · Good Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
12%
9 AM
28°
29%
10 AM
29°
21%
11 AM
31°
14%
12 PM
32°
14%
1 PM
33°
15%
2 PM
34°
17%
3 PM
33°
17%
4 PM
33°
36%
5 PM
32°
47%
6 PM
33°
40%
7 PM
32°
40%
8 PM
31°
33%
9 PM
29°
33%
10 PM
27°
32%
11 PM
27°
21%
12 AM
26°
18%
1 AM
26°
13%
2 AM
25°
11%
3 AM
24°
11%
4 AM
24°
8%
5 AM
24°
9%
6 AM
23°
5%
7 AM
23°
5%
7-Day Forecast
Today
36° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 47% chance of rain.
Sun
38° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 24% chance of rain.
Mon
39° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 38% chance of rain.
Tue
38° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 58% chance of rain.
Wed
38° 22°
Clear with a 25% chance of rain.
Thu
40° 24°
Rain, 50% chance.
Fri
37° 23°
Drizzle, 90% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Clear 12% 2 mph NW 80%
9 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 29% 2 mph NNW 68%
10 AM 29° Partly Cloudy 21% 2 mph NNW 61%
11 AM 31° Partly Cloudy 14% 2 mph N 56%
12 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 14% 2 mph NNE 52%
1 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 15% 2 mph NNE 49%
2 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 17% 2 mph NE 48%
3 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 17% 2 mph ENE 50%
4 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 36% 4 mph ESE 52%
5 PM 32° Mostly Cloudy 47% 4 mph E 55%
6 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 40% 3 mph E 57%
7 PM 32° Partly Cloudy 40% 3 mph SSE 61%
8 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 33% 3 mph WSW 65%
9 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 33% 3 mph SE 70%
10 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 32% 4 mph ESE 74%
11 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 21% 4 mph ESE 78%
12 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 18% 3 mph SE 80%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 13% 3 mph WSW 83%
2 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 11% 4 mph W 86%
3 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 11% 3 mph NW 88%
4 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 8% 3 mph N 90%
5 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 9% 3 mph N 91%
6 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 5% 3 mph N 90%
7 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 5% 2 mph N 89%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/15
Partly Cloudy
47%
23°
36°
Sun
8/16
Partly Cloudy
24%
23°
38°
Mon
8/17
Mostly Clear
38%
23°
39°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
58%
24°
38°
Wed
8/19
Clear
25%
22°
38°
Thu
8/20
Rain
50%
24°
40°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
90%
23°
37°
Sat
8/22
Rain
83%
21°
36°
Sun
8/23
Rain
83%
19°
34°
Mon
8/24
Rain
66%
20°
33°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
66%
21°
35°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
22°
34°
45
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
45 AQI 8.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
37 AQI 40 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sun 45 Good 37 45
Mon 45 Good 34 45
Tue 52 Moderate 36 52
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
SBCAPE657 J/kg
MLCAPE239 J/kg
MUCAPE657 J/kg
SBCIN-209 J/kg
MLCIN-209 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.2
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear12 kt
0–1 km Shear3 kt
Eff. Shear12 kt
0–1 km SRH-9
0–3 km SRH11
Eff. SRH11
Storm Motion294° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index33.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.01 in
0–3 km LR5.1 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals44.8
LCL959 hPa
LFC750 hPa
EL208 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,574 ft