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

Richland County, South Carolina, United States

Last updated: 7:25 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 29°
Mostly Clear
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 24°
Wind
2 mph WNW
Humidity
79%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.78 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
4.7
Cloud Cover
26%
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Richland County is currently mostly clear at 27°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1862 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:45AM · Sunset: 8:10PM.

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
27°
11%
9 AM
28°
27%
10 AM
30°
20%
11 AM
32°
21%
12 PM
33°
25%
1 PM
35°
25%
2 PM
36°
39%
3 PM
35°
36%
4 PM
33°
39%
5 PM
33°
43%
6 PM
33°
43%
7 PM
32°
44%
8 PM
31°
45%
9 PM
29°
48%
10 PM
28°
49%
11 PM
27°
33%
12 AM
27°
26%
1 AM
26°
16%
2 AM
26°
8%
3 AM
26°
14%
4 AM
25°
14%
5 AM
24°
14%
6 AM
24°
14%
7 AM
24°
14%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 45% chance of rain.
Sun
38° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 40% chance of rain.
Mon
41° 23°
Partly Cloudy.
Tue
38° 24°
Mostly Clear with a 45% chance of rain.
Wed
38° 22°
Clear with a 33% chance of rain.
Thu
39° 24°
Rain, 57% chance.
Fri
36° 24°
Drizzle, 90% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Mostly Clear 11% 2 mph WNW 79%
9 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 27% 3 mph WNW 69%
10 AM 30° Partly Cloudy 20% 2 mph WNW 62%
11 AM 32° Partly Cloudy 21% 2 mph W 57%
12 PM 33° Mostly Clear 25% 2 mph SW 53%
1 PM 35° Mostly Clear 25% 3 mph SW 50%
2 PM 36° Mostly Clear 39% 3 mph SSW 49%
3 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 36% 2 mph NNE 51%
4 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 39% 4 mph NNE 54%
5 PM 33° Mostly Cloudy 43% 4 mph ENE 56%
6 PM 33° Overcast 43% 3 mph ESE 59%
7 PM 32° Overcast 44% 3 mph SSE 62%
8 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 45% 3 mph SSE 66%
9 PM 29° Mostly Cloudy 48% 4 mph SSE 71%
10 PM 28° Mostly Cloudy 49% 4 mph SE 75%
11 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 33% 4 mph SE 79%
12 AM 27° Mostly Cloudy 26% 2 mph SSE 81%
1 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 16% 2 mph S 84%
2 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 8% 2 mph S 85%
3 AM 26° Mostly Cloudy 14% 2 mph SW 86%
4 AM 25° Mostly Cloudy 14% 2 mph NNW 87%
5 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 14% 2 mph NNW 87%
6 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 14% 2 mph N 87%
7 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 14% 2 mph NNE 86%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/15
Partly Cloudy
45%
24°
37°
Sun
8/16
Partly Cloudy
40%
24°
38°
Mon
8/17
Partly Cloudy
13%
23°
41°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
45%
24°
38°
Wed
8/19
Clear
33%
22°
38°
Thu
8/20
Rain
57%
24°
39°
Fri
8/21
Drizzle
90%
24°
36°
Sat
8/22
Rain
83%
22°
36°
Sun
8/23
Rain
90%
20°
34°
Mon
8/24
Rain
75%
20°
33°
Tue
8/25
Clear
66%
21°
35°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
23°
34°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
22°
33°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
23°
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 8.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
44 AQI 49 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sun 46 Good 44 46
Mon 49 Good 39 49
Tue 54 Moderate 38 54
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
SBCAPE929 J/kg
MLCAPE338 J/kg
MUCAPE929 J/kg
SBCIN-184 J/kg
MLCIN-182 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.7
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear12 kt
0–1 km Shear3 kt
Eff. Shear6 kt
0–1 km SRH-5
0–3 km SRH15
Eff. SRH15
Storm Motion274° @ 16 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index36.3
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.15 in
0–3 km LR5.3 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals45.3
LCL958 hPa
LFC766 hPa
EL180 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,663 ft