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Columbia, SC Weather
Current conditions
Observed at Columbia - Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · 26 min ago
Forecast
10-day-
Overnight
Clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 3 mph.
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Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
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Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North wind 2 to 6 mph.
National Weather Service forecast updated 2 hrs ago.
Hourly
Hourly forecast- Now45°
- 6 AM45°
- 7 AM44°
- 8 AM45°
- 9 AM50°
- 10 AM58°
- 11 AM63°
- 12 PM67°
- 1 PM71°
- 2 PM73°
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- 4 PM74°
- 5 PM75°
- 6 PM71°
- 7 PM67°
- 8 PM66°
- 9 PM62°
- 10 PM59°
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- Wed12 AM56°
- 1 AM55°
- 2 AM54°
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10-day forecast
Details- TonightOct 19Clear44°
- TodayOct 20Sunny49°76°
- WedOct 21Sunny45°74°
- ThuOct 22Sunny49°75°
- FriOct 23Sunny47°72°
- SatOct 24Sunny46°67°
- SunOct 25Sunny47°72°
- MonOct 26Sunny76°
- TueOct 27Cloudy47°74°
- WedOct 28Sunny49°76°
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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Quiet weather ahead this week in South Carolina: October 19 forecastSunshine 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…
- Cold start to Sunday in South Carolina: October 18 forecast
Frost and Freeze across the area this morning, warming up through the week. Afternoon highs will warm into the low to mid-60s by Sunday afternoon. Frost and freeze conditions remain possible Monday and Tuesday mornings…
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
- 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 3 hrs ago
What Has Changed
Temperatures this morning may start a bit cooler than previously forecast. Aviation discussion updated for 06z TAFs.
Key Messages
- 1. Dry weather continues the remainder of this week with temperatures that warm to near normal by the mid week.
Discussion
Key Message 1: Dry weather continues the remainder of this week with temperatures that warm to near normal by the mid week.
The main note over the coming hours toward daybreak is that nearly ideal radiational cooling conditions have setup with most locations seeing calm conditions or light and variable winds under clear skies. This has allowed temperatures to quickly drop into the low to mid 40s, but these may continue to fall a few degrees lower into the upper 30s to lower 40s by daybreak.
After another chilly morning, more of the same expected the remainder of the week. There is fairly high confidence across deterministic and ensemble guidance in the synoptic evolution over the next 4-6 days. Temperatures gradually warm toward the mid to upper 70s over the coming days with high pressure building back in but, 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, but there is high confidence in the airmass remaining 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 clear skies. Light winds early this morning will pick back up around 7 to 10 knots after 15z from the north to northeast. These winds will continue through the afternoon, becoming light and variable around sunset. We cannot totally rule out a few gusts near 16 kts from 15z-19z but they should be intermittent. Fog not expected to be a concern given the very dry air mass in place.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...Significant aviation concerns unlikely through Saturday.
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