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Columbia, SC 29218 Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Columbia - Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · 25 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind around 3 mph.
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Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 5 mph.
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Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. North wind 0 to 3 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 7 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now54°
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- 12 PM66°
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- Thu12 AM53°
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10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 20Mostly Clear48°
- TodayOct 21Sunny48°74°
- ThuOct 22Sunny46°75°
- FriOct 23Sunny47°70°
- SatOct 24Sunny48°67°
- SunOct 25Sunny48°71°
- MonOct 26Sunny50°75°
- TueOct 27Sunny77°
- WedOct 28Cloudy50°76°
- ThuOct 29Sunny54°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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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 Metropolitan Ap, records since 1948. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).
Nearby
- Saint Andrews 8 km
- Lexington 19 km
- West Columbia 4 km
- Seven Oaks 12 km
- Dentsville 10 km
- Cayce 5 km
- Orangeburg 59 km
- Irmo 17 km
- Forest Acres 5 km
- Oak Grove 10 km
- Red Bank 20 km
- Woodfield 12 km
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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