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Synopsis...
ON THE WEATHER MAP... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA TODAY BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH A BREAK FROM THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FOR MOST OF THE AREA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE A DEGREE OR TWO BELOW NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS NEAR NORMAL.
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Regional Hourly Observations For LANCASTER County
900 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2024


...UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ANDERSON       MOCLDY    60  53  77 NE7       30.28S                  
LIBERTY        CLOUDY    58  56  90 NE6       30.30R                  
SPARTANBURG    CLOUDY    61  52  72 NE7       30.31R                  
GREENVILLE     CLOUDY    59  55  87 NE8       30.31S                  
GREENWOOD      CLOUDY    60  56  86 NE5       30.30R                  
GREER          CLOUDY    58  54  86 NE6       30.31S                  
ROCK HILL      CLOUDY    62  55  77 CALM      30.31S                  
LAURENS        CLOUDY    61  55  82 NE5       30.30R                  


...CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
COLUMBIA APT   CLOUDY    66  57  72 E6        30.28R                  
COLUMBIA OWENS CLOUDY    67  56  67 CALM      30.29R                  
MCENTIRE ANGB  CLOUDY    66  57  71 E5        30.28R                  
ORANGEBURG     MOCLDY    71  55  56 VRB7      30.29R                  
SUMTER SHAW    CLOUDY    67  56  68 E3        30.29R                  
NEWBERRY       MOCLDY    61  59  94 NE6       30.32S                  
AIKEN          MOCLDY    66  57  72 E12       30.28R                  
BARNWELL       CLOUDY    72  59  64 E9        30.26S                  
MANNING        CLOUDY    64  54  68 SE6       30.31R                  
CAMDEN         CLOUDY    64  55  72 CALM      30.31S                  
LANCASTER      CLOUDY    63  57  82 CALM      30.31S                  
WINNSBORO      CLOUDY    63  55  77 E5        30.29F                  


...EASTERN AND COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MYRTLE BEACH   MOCLDY    67  54  63 E10G17    30.33R                  
N MYRTLE BCH   MOCLDY    67  48  50 E12       30.31S                  
CONWAY         MOCLDY    64  50  59 E5        30.33R                  
MARION         MOCLDY    64  55  72 SE3       30.32R                  
HARTSVILLE     CLOUDY    64  55  72 CALM      30.31S                  
FLORENCE       CLOUDY    67  58  72 NE3       30.31R                  
DARLINGTON     CLOUDY    66  58  75 E3        30.32R                  
CHARLESTON APT MOCLDY    67  57  70 NE12      30.30R                  
MOUNT PLEASANT MOCLDY    66  64  94 CALM      30.30S                  
WALTERBORO     PTCLDY    68  52  56 E9        30.30R                  
BEAUFORT       PTCLDY    69  59  70 E12       30.28R                  
HILTON HEAD    PTCLDY    66  63  88 E8G18     30.29R                  


...EASTERN GEORGIA...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
AUGUSTA BUSH F PTCLDY    68  55  63 E6        30.23R                  
AUGUSTA DANIEL PTCLDY    72  57  59 E10G20    30.24S                  
THOMSON        CLEAR     67  60  78 NE7       30.25R                  
WASHINGTON     PTCLDY    64  58  83 NE7       30.25S                  
CLAXTON        CLEAR     70  60  71 SE8       30.25S                  
SYLVANIA       CLEAR     67  58  73 SE6       30.27S                  
STATESBORO     CLEAR     68  57  68 E5        30.26S                  
SAVANNAH       MOCLDY    68  60  75 E12G21    30.27R                  


...SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CHARLOTTE      CLOUDY    64  52  64 E5        30.32R                  
MONROE         CLOUDY    63  54  72 VRB3      30.31S                  
ASHEVILLE      CLOUDY    55  52  89 S7        30.33R                  

Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel


Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in South Carolina
Based on observations at 900pm EDT, Friday April 26, 2024

Across South Carolina...temperatures are near 59 degrees west, near 66 degrees central, and near 67 degrees east. Current sky conditions are cloudy west, cloudy central, and mostly cloudy east. In the west, relative humidity is near 87%, and the dew point is near 55 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 72%, and the dew point is near 57 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 70%, and the dew point is near 57 degrees. Winds are from the northeast at 8 mph west, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the east at 6 mph central, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Winds are from the northeast at 12 mph east, where conditions are favorable for spraying. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 71 degrees at Orangeburg. The lowest temperature is 58 degrees at Greer.


Current NOWCAST not available:
Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when
precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these
forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook For LANCASTER County
Hazardous report currently not available
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Medium & Long Range Outlook For South Carolina
                           S CAROLINA                                                                     
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                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY 
                 MAY 2-MAY 6 MAY 4-MAY 10    JUN       JUN-AUG                      
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   Temperature:      Above        Above                                            
 Precipitation:     Normal       Normal                                            

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook
Almanac Information

Friday April 26, 2024 the 117th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 14.000000
Distance 0.999718 AU
Rise 06:39 EDT Set 20:05 EDT
Transit Meridian 13:21 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:14 EDT Ends 20:30 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy


Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today

APRIL 26TH
HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1834...
Killer frosts were reported in the Deep South. The frost was quite severe
around Huntsville AL, and highlighted a backward spring in the South that
year. (David Ludlum)
...1978...
An unusually strong occluded front swept out of the Gulf of Alaska and
produced the first April thunderstorm of record at Fairbanks. Pea size hail
fell northeast of Fairbanks from thunderstorms whose tops were less than
8000 feet. (The Weather Channel)
...1984...
Severe thunderstorms associated with an intense cyclone spawned a total of
forty-seven tornadoes in two days from Louisiana to Upper Michigan. The
tornadoes killed 16 persons and injured 259 others. (Storm Data)


Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky