EARTH DAY: Comfortable weather conditions will make it easy for us to celebrate Earth Day outdoors on Wednesday! Most afternoon cleanups around the Lowcountry should feature temperatures around 80° - generally close to our late-April averages.
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DROUGHT PERSISTS: Data provided by the NOAA National Center for Environmental Information (NCEI) projects that most Lowcountry communities would need to see at least 8" of rain by late May for our drought to come to an end.
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AT THE BEACH: Southerly winds may be keeping temperatures cooler for our coastal communities... but it's also keeping our rip current risk elevated! A "moderate" rip current risk is in effect for Saturday; use extreme caution if you plan to be in the water.
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THIS WEEKEND: Be ready to find ways to cool off, especially if you're going to the High Water Festival! Highs on Saturday are forecast to approach 90° (with feels-like temperatures in the mid/upper 90s), but minor relief arrives on Sunday as a front passes through.
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LATE WEEK: While high pressure is helping to keep conditions dry across the Southeast, rounds of severe weather will continue around its periphery! Remnant moisture will be carried towards the Southeast by Sunday, but rainfall totals appear to stay very low.
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HEAT RETURNS: Looking ahead to the weekend already? Plan accordingly for an unseasonably warm stretch of weather - perhaps accompanied by near-record high temperatures on Friday and Saturday! Both days will feature heat index values very close to 100°.
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SPACEX SATURDAY: Behind a historic #Artemis II mission to start the month, the Lowcountry may have another chance to view a Florida-based rocket launch #Saturday morning! Patchy high clouds could make viewing conditions difficult at times to start the day.
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2026 HURRICANE SEASON FORECAST
- El Nino develops late this spring, and will become stronger during the summer.
- Near/below average number of named tropical systems.
- Slightly below average number of hurricanes and major hurricanes (Category 3+).
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⛳️THE MASTERS: Beautiful golfing weather is on the way for Day 1 of play at #Augusta National!
Similar to most of the SE, temperatures will be very cool to start. Mostly sunny skies should allow temperatures to quickly warm into the 70s in the afternoon.
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FIRST ALERT: A "Red Flag Fire Alert" will go into effect for all of South Carolina beginning 6 AM Wednesday! The combination of gusty winds (30+ MPH) and very dry air (with relative humidity levels under 30%) will lead to an enhanced fire danger across our region
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EASTER WEEKEND: A warm and drier Saturday will give way to unsettled conditions on #Easter Sunday! Although morning events are expected to be rain-free, showers and localized downpours will enter the Lowcountry during the afternoon, persisting through Sunday evening.
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HISTORICALLY DRY MARCH: At Charleston International Airport, March 2026 was the second-driest March on record, falling short of the driest March by only one-hundredth of an inch!
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FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK: The South Carolina Forestry Commission will lift the statewide burning ban at 7 AM Monday! Ongoing drought conditions will still contribute to a limited (non-zero) fire risk this week. Continue to exercise extreme caution outdoors.
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FIRST ALERT: High Surf Advisories are now in effect for the Lowcountry coastline (except for Georgetown County) until 9 AM Sunday! Wind gusts up to 25 KT. (about 30 MPH) will lead to dangerous swimming and surfing conditions.
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BULLHEAD FIRE: Based on information provided by the National Weather Service and other agencies, a 400+ acre wildfire north of Cordesville is mostly contained as of early Friday morning. No structures have been impacted.
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DROUGHT WORSENS: The lack of widespread rain in the last couple of weeks has led to worsening drought conditions across the Palmetto State - and the Southeast as a whole! "Extreme Drought" categories have been introduced to areas south of Colleton County.
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THIS WEEKEND: Have any outdoor plans? Conditions will be very warm across South Carolina as high pressure lingers around! A few isolated thunderstorms are possible in the Upstate and northern Midlands on Saturday. Daytime highs will soar into the 80s on both days.
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WARMTH RETURNS: Daytime temperatures will quickly increase through this weekend in response to a nearby area of high pressure! Inland, we'll warm into the low/mid 80s starting on Saturday, along with a chance of record-challenging temperatures on Sunday and Monday.
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Tomorrow is the First Day of #Spring!
Also known as the Vernal Equinox, the first day of Spring represents the moment that the Sun crosses the celestial equator, providing an equal length of day and night across the world (give or take a few minutes).
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FIRST ALERT: A "Frost Advisory" is in effect for all inland portions of the Lowcountry through early Thursday morning! Although temperatures will stay near/above freezing for most, light winds are supportive of widespread frost formation after midnight.
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FIRST ALERT: Near-freezing lows are likely early this week in the wake of Monday's cold front! Freeze Watches and Warnings have been issued for parts of the Lowcountry for tonight; a greater coverage of near-freezing temperatures is expected Wednesday morning.
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FIRST ALERT: A "Lake Wind Advisory" will go into effect for Orangeburg, Clarendon and Berkeley Counties from 10 AM to 8 PM on Thursday! Wind gusts up to 35 MPH are expected across the Lowcountry, except a touch stronger near/downwind of Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion.
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THURSDAY: Our next front remains on track to bring showers and storms to the Lowcountry around midday Thursday! Areas N/W of the Charleston Quad-County have the greatest - but low - risk of seeing a strong thunderstorm capable of producing marginally severe gusts.
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ON THE WATER: Planning to take advantage of a great beach day? Tuesday and Wednesday will be the best days to do so along the Lowcountry coastline ahead of a late-week cooldown!
Coastal areas should warm into the upper 60s and low 70s on both days.
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FIRST ALERT: We are in great need of beneficial rainfall across the Lowcountry... and that's finally poised to occur within the next two weeks! The latest outlook from @cpc.weather.im signals a greater chance of heavier rains late next week as a front moves east.
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HEAT INDEX: Although record highs are unlikely within the next week, temperatures will still remain unseasonably warm for early March! Dew points should gradually rise as well, bringing forth feels-like temperatures as high as the mid/upper 80s later this week.
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LUNAR ECLIPSE: Tuesday morning's red full moon will be very hard to see across the Lowcountry! Extensive low cloud cover should persist through early Tuesday morning, alongside a growing potential for light patchy fog east of I-95.
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FIRST ALERT: Rain is expected to become more widespread tonight as a front enters the Lowcountry! Our window for localized downpours and isolated roadway ponding will be confined to Friday morning; rain should begin to thin out by Friday evening.
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FIRST ALERT: Beneficial rainfall is on the way as a front draws towards the Lowcountry! Clouds will prevail through Thursday evening alongside 30+ MPH wind gusts. Locally heavy rain is most likely to occur Thursday night into Friday morning.
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LATE-WEEK WARMTH: Our early-week chill is leaving the Lowcountry soon, which will give way to seasonably warm temperatures for the middle of the work week! Wednesday's highs should span the upper 50s and low 60s; temperatures may even approach 70° by late week.
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