Forecast Details for Columbia, SC

Recent Locations: West Covina, CA Columbia, SC

Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly between 1am and 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 63. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers between 8am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Light east wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday: Showers. High near 72. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 77. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday: Showers likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Wednesday Night: Showers likely. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

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Weather Topic: What is Fog?

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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the ground and obscures visibility.

It is usually created when humidity in the air condenses into tiny water droplets. Because of this, some places are more prone to foggy weather, such as regions close to a body of water.

Fog is similar to mist; both are the appearance of water droplets suspended in the air, but fog is the term applied to the condition when visibility is less than 1 km.

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Weather Topic: What is Freezing Rain?

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Freezing rain is a condition where precipitation which has fallen in the form of water droplets reaches temperatures which are below freezing and freezes upon coming into contact with surface objects. The result of this precipitation is a glaze of ice which can be damaging to plants and man-made structures. A severe onset of freezing rain which results in a very thick glaze of ice is known as an ice storm.

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