Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Charleston, SC

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for SE South Carolina and SE Georgia
National Weather Service Charleston SC
135 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

.DISCUSSION...
Surface high pressure will extend across the region through mid-
week. A cold front will move over the area Thursday followed by
the return of high pressure.


SCZ045-100800-
Inland Berkeley-
135 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        Tstms        None
Chance Precip (%)     0            40           20           0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                    1            0
Precip Begin                       10 AM        Continuing
Precip End                         Continuing   8 PM
Min/Max Temp          59           84           61           86
Max/Min RH %          100          53           100          44
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var      Lgt/Var
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  3        Lgt/Var      SW  6 G17
Inversion             1900         1200         1900         1100
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Very Poor
Max ADI Early         2 Very Poor  7 Poor       2 Very Poor  16 Gen Poor
Max ADI Late          1 Very Poor  34 Fair      1 Very Poor  91 Good
Max LVORI Early       7            10           6            10
Max LVORI Late        9            3            8            2
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    300          2900         400          5700
Transport Wind (mph)  SW  0        SW 10        SW  2        SW 15
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    0            29000        800          85500
DSI                                3                         3
Turner Stability      6            2            6            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Maximum RH
91 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 65 percent.
Chance of showers 90 percent. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Much colder. Lows in the lower 40s. Maximum RH
74 percent. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Minimum RH 45 percent.
East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 39 percent.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and a slight chance of
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Charleston-
135 PM EDT Mon Mar 9 2026

                      Tonight      Tue          Tue Night    Wed

Cloud Cover           Pcldy        Pcldy        Mclear       Pcldy
Precip Type           None         Tstms        None         None
Chance Precip (%)     0            30           0            0
Precip Amount         0.00         0.01         0.00         0.00
Precip Duration                    1
Precip Begin                       11 AM
Precip End                         6 PM
Min/Max Temp          58           81           60           82
Max/Min RH %          100          60           100          55
Wind 20ft/early(mph)  S  3         Lgt/Var      S  4         SW  4
Wind 20ft/late(mph)   Lgt/Var      SW  5        SW  4        S  9 G19
Inversion             1800         1500         1700         1200
Dispersion            Very Poor                 Poor
Max ADI Early         3 Very Poor  5 Very Poor  3 Very Poor  12 Poor
Max ADI Late          2 Very Poor  21 Fair      3 Very Poor  42 Gen Good
Max LVORI Early       9            10           7            9
Max LVORI Late        10           4            8            3
Mixing Hgt(ft-agl)    400          2900         400          3600
Transport Wind (mph)  SW  2        SW  8        SW  6        SW 14
Vent Rate (mph-ft)    800          23200        2400         50400
DSI                                2                         2
Turner Stability      6            2            6            2

Remarks...None.

.FORECAST FOR DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Maximum
RH 97 percent. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Showers. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 70 percent.
Chance of showers 90 percent. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of
showers. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. Maximum RH 79 percent.
North winds 15 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Minimum RH 54 percent.
East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s. Maximum RH
96 percent. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Minimum RH 52 percent.
North winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
99 percent. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Minimum RH
67 percent. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and a
slight chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Maximum RH
100 percent. Chance of precipitation 50 percent. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s. Minimum RH 62 percent. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph.