West Columbia, SC 29170 Weather

Lexington County6:34 PM EDT33.96°N, 81.14°W

Current conditions

Clear
71°
Clear
Feels like 71°
High 70° Friday·Low 45° tonight
WindN 5 mph
Humidity31%
Dew point39°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover1%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:36 AM
Sunset6:44 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Clear, with a low around 45. North wind 1 to 5 mph.

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Clear, with a low around 47. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 16 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 71°
  2. 7 PM Clear 67°
  3. 8 PM Clear 61°
  4. 9 PM Clear 59°
  5. 10 PM Clear 56°
  6. 11 PM Clear 55°
  7. Fri12 AM Clear 53°
  8. 1 AM Clear 52°
  9. 2 AM Clear 51°
  10. 3 AM Clear 50°
  11. 4 AM Clear 48°
  12. 5 AM Clear 47°
  13. 6 AM Sunny 46°
  14. 7 AM Sunny 45°
  15. 8 AM Sunny 45°
  16. 9 AM Sunny 49°
  17. 10 AM Sunny 55°
  18. 11 AM Sunny 60°
  19. 12 PM Sunny 63°
  20. 1 PM Sunny 67°
  21. 2 PM Sunny 68°
  22. 3 PM Sunny 68°
  23. 4 PM Sunny 70°
  24. 5 PM Sunny 69°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny45°74°
  2. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny47°70°
  3. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny46°68°
  4. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny46°70°
  5. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny45°71°
  6. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny48°74°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny50°74°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy0.04 in60°76°
  9. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy57°77°
  10. SatOct 31 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny52°70°

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

47
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 7:36 AM
Sunset 6:44 PM
Daylight 11 h 7 min (−1 min 58 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 88% lit
Moonrise 4:37 PM Moonset 3:52 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low74° / 50°
Record high90° (1984)
Record low23° (1952)
Wettest3.32 in (1990)
Yesterday76° / 41°
Month to date1.69 in (normal 2.35 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 5 hrs ago

What Has Changed

The forecast remains on track. Aviation discussion updated for 18z TAFs.

Key Messages

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

Discussion

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

Dry weather will persist through the end of the week and into the weekend as an upper-level blocking pattern remains in place. A rinse and repeat forecast is expected with slightly cooler max temperatures starting Friday and into the weekend as highs generally reach the upper 60s to lower 70s. Large diurnal temperature swings will continue, with overnight lows dipping into the 40s for most locations each night. At the surface this weekend, high pressure should ridge down from New England with a tightening pressure gradient, so breezy winds could be possible Saturday and Sunday. Heading into next week, surface high pressure is expected to become centered across the Carolinas during the early week, bringing continued dry weather and temperatures just below normal. A bit more uncertainty in the upper pattern into the middle of next week is seen across deterministic/AI guidance, but overall, any chance for rain remains low.

Aviation

VFR conditions expected through the next 24 hours.

With little change to the pattern this afternoon and overnight, expect much of the same through tonight. Skies will be mostly clear, winds variable around 5 kts this afternoon, then light overnight and into early Friday morning. Winds may be stronger by mid-morning Friday with slightly better mixing. This could bring winds back up to around 7-10 kts, and gusts around 15 kts towards 14z-15z at all locations. As for fog, can not completely rule out another morning of patchy shallow ground fog, but no significant restrictions expected.

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

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