Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.
Forecast for Charleston
Updated: 9:37 PM EST on February 9, 2010
Wind Advisory in effect from 9 am to 6 PM EST Wednesday...
Overnight
Mostly cloudy...then clearing. Cooler with lows in the lower 30s. Breezy. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph... becoming west 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 40s. Windy. West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
Mostly clear in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s...except in the lower 30s near the coast. Northwest winds around 5 mph...except northwest 10 to 15 mph at the coast.
Friday
Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain. Highs in the lower 50s.
The Flood Warning continues for the lower Santee river near Jamestown. * At 8 PM Tuesday the stage was 17.6 feet. * Flood stage is 10.0 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring. * Forecast... the river will continue rising to 18.2 feet by Thursday evening. Additional rises may be possible thereafter. * At 14.2 feet... extensive flooding of swamplands may be expected. Logging operations and cattle grazing should be moved to higher ground. River is approximately 9000 feet wide.
Wind Advisory
Statement as of 9:48 PM EST on February 09, 2010
... Wind Advisory remains in effect from 9 am to 6 PM EST Wednesday...
A Wind Advisory remains in effect from 9 am to 6 PM EST Wednesday.
As low pressure deepens off the mid Atlantic coast... strong westerly winds will impact southeast South Carolina and southeast Georgia Wednesday. West winds are expected to increase to 20 to 30 mph by mid morning Wednesday... and strong winds will persist through the afternoon. Gusts as high as 45 mph are also possible. Winds may be even stronger on elevated bridges and overpasses.
Winds should diminish after sunset Wednesday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution... especially on bridges and overpasses.
