West Columbia, SC 29171 Weather

Lexington County3:58 AM EDT33.93°N, 81.25°W

Current conditions

Clear
43°
Clear
Feels like 41°
High 73°·Low 46° tonight
WindSSW 3 mph
Humidity100%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.18 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover31%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:35 AM
Sunset6:45 PM

Observed at Columbia, Columbia Metropolitan Airport · 23 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Overnight

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind around 5 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 7 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Clear, with a low around 43. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Partly Cloudy 48°
  2. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 48°
  3. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 48°
  4. 6 AM Sunny 46°
  5. 7 AM Sunny 46°
  6. 8 AM Sunny 48°
  7. 9 AM Sunny 51°
  8. 10 AM Sunny 57°
  9. 11 AM Sunny 62°
  10. 12 PM Sunny 66°
  11. 1 PM Sunny 69°
  12. 2 PM Sunny 71°
  13. 3 PM Sunny 71°
  14. 4 PM Sunny 73°
  15. 5 PM Sunny 71°
  16. 6 PM Clear 69°
  17. 7 PM Clear 66°
  18. 8 PM Clear 60°
  19. 9 PM Clear 57°
  20. 10 PM Clear 55°
  21. 11 PM Clear 53°
  22. Thu12 AM Clear 52°
  23. 1 AM Clear 51°
  24. 2 AM Clear 51°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy46°
  2. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny43°73°
  3. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny45°73°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny46°70°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny46°66°
  6. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny46°70°
  7. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny48°73°
  8. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny75°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy52°74°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny52°74°

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

37
Good
Ozone

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

Columbia, SC reporting area · 58 min 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 · 75% lit
Moonrise 4:10 PM Moonset 2:53 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 1 hr ago

What Has Changed

Little change in the forecast the remainder of this week. Aviation discussion for the 06z TAFs.

Key Messages

- 1. Dry weather continues the remainder of this week and into the weekend with temperatures near to just below normal.

Discussion

Key Message 1: Dry weather continues the remainder of this week and into the weekend with temperatures near to just below normal.

Another fairly rinse and repeat forecast is expected over the coming 5 days or so. After a chilly morning with temperatures in the low to mid 40s, afternoon temperatures today are expected to top out near normal values, in the mid to upper 70s. This comes as high pressure lingers in the region with a very dry airmass (PWAT's under 0.50"). Heading into the late week, a deep trough currently off the southern CA coast, will slowly work eastward into the Four Corners region, further amplifying the central CONUS ridge and troughing over the eastern US. While this upper level pattern should not bring any significant changes to the pattern we are currently in, high temperatures Friday and Saturday continue to trend cooler, toward the upper 60s to low 70s Friday and the mid to upper 60s Saturday. Late this weekend into early next week, temperatures likely near normal values again as global models show the ridge finally building overhead with surface high pressure working into the Carolinas. As discussed the past few days, the chance for meaningful rainfall remains very low into early next week with minimal moisture advection into the Southeast.

Aviation

VFR conditions likely through the next 24 hours.

Light northerly flow will remain in place with strong high pressure still over the region. Expect clear or mostly clear skies. North or NNE winds around 5 kts will become light and variable or calm around sunset and remain that way overnight. Shallow fog off the river will be possible at AGS early Thursday morning but confidence is low at this point.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...Moisture creeps back into the area this weekend. Some patchy fog will be possible late in the extended.

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