National Weather Service: Special Statement

Charleston, SC

Current Conditions

Overcast

55 °F

Overcast

7 mph from the NE

48 °F

30.39 in

77%

10.0 miles

Charleston, SC

Updated — 9:55 PM EST on February 03, 2012

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Forecast for Charleston (29401)

Saturday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 67° / L 54°
Sunday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 72° / L 49°
Monday
chancerain
Chance of Rain
H 61° / L 45°
Tuesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 65° / L 45°
Wednesday
partlycloudy
Partly Cloudy
H 63° / L 47°
Saturday

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming south in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers...mainly after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Sunday

Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows around 50. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming north 10 to 15 mph after midnight.

Monday

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 60s.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 40s.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 60s.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.

Statement as of 9:34 PM EST on February 3, 2012

Special Statement


... Smoke affecting portions of the Charleston Metro area...

Smoke from an unknown source is reducing visibilities in parts of
the Charleston Metro area this evening... mainly between Summerville
and downtown Charleston. This includes North Charleston and parts
of west Ashley... Goose Creek and Hanahan. Surface observations
and spotter reports indicate visibilities have been as low as 2 to
3 miles at times. The smoke is expected to gradually dissipate
after midnight... but may produce reduced visibilities across parts
of interstates 26 and 526 as well as highways 17 and 52 for the
next few hours.

In addition to poor visibilities... poor air quality can be
expected where smoke occurs. People who have respiratory ailments
that can be triggered by smoke should consider staying indoors.
Motorists should also be alert for sudden changes in visibilities.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

If you observe smoke... email your report to chs.Skywarn@noaa.Gov
or send a tweet to @nwscharlestonsc with the hashtag wxreport.






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