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Columbia, SC 29215 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Columbia - Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · 33 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 6 mph.
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Tonight
Clear, with a low around 44. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
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Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now74°
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- Thu12 AM51°
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10-day forecast
Details- TodayOct 21Sunny44°74°
- ThuOct 22Sunny46°75°
- FriOct 23Sunny49°71°
- SatOct 24Sunny49°69°
- SunOct 25Sunny48°71°
- MonOct 26Sunny46°73°
- TueOct 27Sunny49°75°
- WedOct 28Cloudy51°73°
- ThuOct 29Sunny53°77°
- FriOct 30Partly cloudy55°79°
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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More weather news- UPDATE: Lake wind advisory for Midlands until Sunday evening - gusts to hit 35 mph
An updated lake wind advisory was issued by the NWS Columbia SC on Saturday at 12:28 p.m. in effect until Sunday at 8 p.m. The advisory is for Northern Lancaster, Southern Lancaster, Northwestern Orangeburg, Central…
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South Carolina's Drought Conditions ImprovePUBLISHED ON October 16, 2026 After reviewing drought indicators statewide, the DRC voted to reduce drought severity in 27 counties. The maps attached illustrate changes in drought status between the DRC’s September 8…
- UPDATE: Lake wind advisory affecting Midlands Saturday and Sunday
An updated lake wind advisory was issued by the NWS Columbia SC on Friday at 7:22 p.m. valid from Saturday 2 a.m. until Sunday 8 p.m. The advisory is for Northern Lancaster, Southern Lancaster, Northwestern Orangeburg…
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Trudy strengthens to a hurricane as system nears Mexico’s coast with major storm expectedWIS News 10 Trudy was located about 300 miles (480 kilometers) southwest of Acapulco, Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The hurricane was…
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Record warm temperatures likely this afternoonCOLUMBIA, SC (WACH) — The next several afternoons will be more typical of what we would expect in the middle of September rather than the middle of October. Forecast highs today through Friday are in the upper 80s to…
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Near-record temps expected in SC this week. Here’s when it’ll cool down: ForecastIt may be the middle of October, but it sure doesn’t feel like it in South Carolina. Summer-like temperatures have started creeping back this week throughout the state, and it’s only supposed to get hotter before the…
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Drought levels across state improving, but Golden Corner remains dryThe shoreline recedes Tuesday at South Cove County Park in Seneca amid an ongoing drought affecting Oconee, Pickens and Anderson counties. COLUMBIA — Drought levels around the state are receding, according to officials…
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Summerlike heat now, a taste of fall by the weekendCOLUMBIA, S.C. — The Midlands are in for a stretch of unusually warm October weather before a strong cold front brings a taste of fall this weekend. Skies will remain clear tonight, with temperatures dropping into the…
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Cold Mornings with Warmer Afternoons in South Carolina: October 20 forecastCooler mornings with warm afternoons ahead. Sunshine and comfortable temperatures expected this week in the Upstate. The forecast remains quiet this week as a high pressure keeps the area dry. Highs sit in the 70s with…
- Quiet weather ahead this week in South Carolina: October 19 forecast
Sunshine and comfortable temperatures expected this week in the Upstate. The forecast remains quiet this week as a high pressure keeps the area dry. Highs sit in the 70s with lows in the 40s. The temperatures will be…
Air quality
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
Almanac
MonthlyColumbia Area, records since 1887. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Sumter 59 km
- Saint Andrews 13 km
- Lexington 25 km
- West Columbia 10 km
- Seven Oaks 17 km
- Dentsville 7 km
- Cayce 11 km
- Orangeburg 58 km
- Irmo 21 km
- Forest Acres 2 km
- Oak Grove 16 km
- Red Bank 26 km
Forecasters' discussion
From the National Weather Service office in CAE, issued 2 hrs ago
What Has Changed
The forecast remains on track for the remainder of this week. Aviation discussion updated for 18z 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.
After a chilly start to this morning, temperatures have risen fairly quickly, partially due to how dry the airmass continues to be, and we should top out in the mid to upper 70s. Without much change in the overall pattern today and tonight, expect another cool night with lows generally dropping to the mid 40s under mainly clear skies.
Otherwise, another fairly rinse and repeat forecast is expected over the coming several days. As we head into the later part of the work 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 return to 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
Mainly VFR conditions likely through the next 24 hours.
No real significant changes to our weather pattern over the next 24 hours. Winds remaining out of the north to northeast through the day time hours, generally between 5-10 knots this afternoon, then light and variable to calm overnight and through much of Thursday morning. High pressure should keep skies mostly clear, with an occasional passing mid/upper level cloud possible. There may be a slight increase in low-level moisture overnight, especially closer to rivers and bodies of water. Because of this, dewpoints may be a little higher during the morning hours than the past few days, and with the clear skies and light winds, some shallow patchy ground fog can no longer be completely ruled out, especially at ags/ogb towards sunrise. Confidence is still on the lower side at this point, but may need to begin including a tempo for mvfr visibilities with later taf updates if confidence increases.
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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