Atkins, South Carolina Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS62 KCAE 090453
AFDCAE
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Columbia SC
1253 AM EDT Tue Sep 9 2025
.SYNOPSIS...
High pressure will dominate the weather pattern through the week
with dry conditions and a slow warming trend.
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.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
Key Message(s):
- Continued dry weather with temps a bit below normal.
High pressure sprawling from New England into the Carolinas will
dominate the weather today and tonight. Low level winds from the
northeast will continue modest cool advection with temperatures
running 5 to 10 degrees below normal. There will be periods of high
clouds as an upper level disturbance turns jet level winds to the
south and brings in high level moisture, but no concerns of any
precipitation this far inland due to the dry low levels.
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.SHORT TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
Key message(s):
- High pressure maintains a dry pattern with gradually warming
  temperatures.
Upper trough axis to our west at the start of the period moves
east and then southeast on Friday. An upper low may develop over
North Carolina Friday night as the trough sharpens. At the
surface, the pattern changes little with strong high pressure to
our north maintaining a dry air mass. A reinforcing shot of dry
air drops PWATs into the 0.5 to 0.75 inch range Wednesday
morning, gradually recovering through the remainder of the
period. With this in mind, dewpoints were lowered on Wednesday
and Wednesday night. Guidance continues to show a gradual
warming trend despite the aforementioned upper pattern with near
normal daytime temperatures Thursday and Friday, likely due to
the abundant sunshine expected combined with the September sun
angle.
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.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
Key message(s):
- Slightly cooler on Saturday followed by another warming trend.
- A dry forecast continues through the extended.
Upper trough and possible upper low will be positioned along the
east coast on Saturday, replaced by ridging on Sunday and
especially Monday. High pressure at the surface maintains dry
conditions through the period with rain not expected.
Temperatures on Saturday could be slightly cooler than Friday,
followed by a warming trend early next week.
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.AVIATION /06Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
VFR conditions for the next 24 hours (and beyond). There will be
some periodic mid to high level ceilings, but nothing low enough to
cause impacts at the terminals. There will be periods of wind gusts
again today, but they should mainly be 20 knots or less.
EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...Mainly VFR conditions expected.
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.CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SC...None.
GA...None.
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