West Columbia, SC 29170 Weather

Lexington County12:31 AM EDT33.96°N, 81.14°W

Current conditions

Mostly Clear
48°
Mostly Clear
Feels like 48°
High 74°·Low 47° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity87%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.19 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover22%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:35 AM
Sunset6:45 PM

Observed at Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport · 41 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 3 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 6 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Clear, with a low around 49. North wind 0 to 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 4 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 56°
  2. 1 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  3. 2 AM Mostly Clear 54°
  4. 3 AM Mostly Clear 53°
  5. 4 AM Mostly Clear 52°
  6. 5 AM Mostly Clear 50°
  7. 6 AM Sunny 49°
  8. 7 AM Sunny 47°
  9. 8 AM Sunny 48°
  10. 9 AM Sunny 52°
  11. 10 AM Sunny 57°
  12. 11 AM Sunny 62°
  13. 12 PM Sunny 66°
  14. 1 PM Sunny 70°
  15. 2 PM Sunny 72°
  16. 3 PM Sunny 72°
  17. 4 PM Sunny 73°
  18. 5 PM Sunny 72°
  19. 6 PM Clear 70°
  20. 7 PM Clear 67°
  21. 8 PM Clear 61°
  22. 9 PM Clear 59°
  23. 10 PM Clear 56°
  24. 11 PM Clear 55°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear47°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny49°74°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny47°74°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny47°70°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny48°66°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny48°71°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny50°74°
  8. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny76°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy51°75°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny53°75°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

43
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Columbia, SC reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:35 AM
Sunset 6:45 PM
Daylight 11 h 9 min (−1 min 59 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 74% lit
Moonrise 4:10 PM Moonset 2:52 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low75° / 50°
Record high89° (1943)
Record low29° (1974)
Wettest1.61 in (1985)
Month to date1.69 in (normal 2.26 in)

Columbia Area, records since 1887. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in CAE, issued 4 hrs ago

What Has Changed

Slight changes to overnight temperatures. Aviation discussion for the 00z TAFs.

Key Messages

- 1. Dry weather continues the remainder of this week with temperatures near normal.

Discussion

Key Message 1: Dry weather continues the remainder of this week with temperatures near normal.

There is little change in the forecast for overnight lows tonight, as another chilly night is expected with strong radiational cooling conditions. Passing cirrus are seen at the moment and may continue overnight, but these clouds appear fairly thin and may have limited impact on temperatures. Overall, another night with lows into the mid 40s is expected, but a few spots could dip into the lower 40s.

Confidence remains high across deterministic and ensemble guidance in the synoptic evolution over the next 4-6 days. Temperatures remain near normal, in the mid to upper 70s over the coming days as high pressure builds back By the weekend, a deep trough is expected to dig in across the western CONUS. This should amplify the downstream features, being the ridge over the central part of the country and troughing across the east. Increased troughing this weekend should yield temperatures perhaps slightly below normal, potentially as soon as Friday. Despite the relatively minor uncertainty in temperatures late in the week, there is high confidence that the airmass continues to be quite moisture-starved with LREF probabilities for dewpoints reaching above 50F below 20% majority of the forecast period. Greater uncertainty in the current pattern does not enter until early next week, but even then, chances for deeper moisture to advect into the region remains low.

Aviation

VFR conditions likely through the next 24 hours.

Strong high pressure over the region will keep northerly flow in place with mostly clear skies and a few passing high clouds. With a loss of daytime heating, winds have become light and variable and remain that way overnight. Winds increase to around 5 knots tomorrow out of the NNE.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...Significant aviation concerns unlikely through Sunday.

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