Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Columbia, SC

KEY MESSAGES
- 1. Seasonable temperatures and dry conditions continue today before warming into midweek. A frontal system brings increased rain chances and cooler temperatures later in the week.

DISCUSSION
Key Message 1: Seasonable temperatures and dry conditions continue today before warming into midweek. A frontal system brings increased rain chances and cooler temperatures later in the week.

Dry, cool high pressure will persist through the weekend, with high temperatures reaming near climatological normal today. Low dewpoints, light winds, and mostly clear skies will promote large diurnal temperature ranges, with below-normal overnight lows in the 40s expected this morning and again tonight. As the surface high gradually shifts southward, light southerly flow will allow temperatures to steadily rebound through midweek. Dry conditions will continue to support large diurnal temperature swings, with widespread highs in the mid to upper 70s ad overnight lows in the 40s.

Attention will then turn to a complex trough expected to dig across the eastern US late this coming week, bringing cooler temperatures in its wake. Global models continue to show disagreement regarding the placement and intensity of surface development across the southeast. Recent deterministic GFS runs have trended toward a more amplified solution with multiple shortwaves phasing together, while recent ECMWF, GEM, and ensemble guidance continues to favor a more tempered trough. Any associated frontal system is most likely to bring increased precip chances to the region Thursday into Friday, although significant rainfall is not anticipated at this time. Behind the system, much cooler conditions are expected late next week, with temperatures currently forecast to run around 5 to 10 degrees lower than normal.

AVIATION /12Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/
Some shallow MIFG possible through 13z, but with no restrictions, otherwise VFR expected.

Cooler drier air has settled across the region as high pressure moves in at the surface. Some sunrise shallow ground fog is possible through 13z or so, but no restrictions expected.
Otherwise, generally light and variable winds expected today with gusts only to around 5 knots. Some fog is possible Monday morning, but confidence is low so kept one line TAFs for the time being.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...Dry air will likely prevent widespread restrictions through the extended.

CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
SC...None.
GA...None.