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I hope you had a great Thursday and ready for Friday and the long weekend ahead! Dry, high pressure will be building in just on time for the long weekend! Look for a beautiful holiday weekend on the way and some not so humid temps. Here's your updated long weekend forecast...

FORECAST
FRI: Mostly Sunny, 85
SAT: Lots of sun, 80
SUN: Sunny, 81
MON: Mostly Sunny, 84
TUE: Partly Cloudy & Muggy, 86

HURRICANE PREDICTIONS
The National Weather Service has issued their hurricane forecast for the upcoming season that kicks off on June 1st. They are going with another above normal season with 13 to 20 named storms, 7 to 11 hurricanes, 3 to 6 of those becoming "major" hurricanes above Category III.

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1-Day Forecast: Charleston

Thursday

Currently in Charleston as of

82°(Feels like 86°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: SSW @ 10 mph
Barometer: 29.86 in.
Sunrise: 06:16
Sunset: 20:18
Humidity: 65%
UV Index: 10.00

1-Day Forecast: Orangeburg

Thursday

87°
°

Partly Cloudy

Currently in Orangeburg as of

84°(Feels like 85°)
Clear
Wind: W @ 8 mph
Barometer: 29.86 in.
Sunrise: 06:18
Sunset: 20:23
Humidity: 48%
UV Index: 10.00

1-Day Forecast: Beaufort

Thursday

88°
°

Partly Cloudy

Currently in Beaufort as of

86°(Feels like 86°)
Clear
Wind: W @ 9 mph
Barometer: 29.87 in.
Sunrise: 06:20
Sunset: 20:20
Humidity: 40%
UV Index: 10.00

1-Day Forecast: Manning

Currently in Manning as of

72°(Feels like 72°)
Thunder
Wind: E @ 8 mph
Barometer: 29.86 in.
Sunrise: 06:15
Sunset: 20:20
Humidity: 100%
UV Index: 0.75

1-Day Forecast: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base

Currently in Myrtle Beach Air Force Base as of

75°(Feels like 79°)
Thunder Storm
Wind: SSW @ 15 mph
Barometer: 29.88 in.
Sunrise: 06:10
Sunset: 20:15
Humidity: 83%
UV Index: 4.00

1-Day Forecast: Hilton Head

Thursday

82°
°

Partly Cloudy

Currently in Hilton Head as of

79°(Feels like 83°)
Partly Cloudy
Wind: S @ 6 mph
Barometer: 29.89 in.
Sunrise: 06:20
Sunset: 20:19
Humidity: 79%
UV Index: 10.00

Regional Conditions

Charleston: 82°
Orangeburg: 84°
Beaufort: 86°
Manning: 72°
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base: 75°
Hilton Head: 79°

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1-Day Forecast: Charleston

Thursday

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1-Day Forecast: Orangeburg

Thursday

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1-Day Forecast: Beaufort

Thursday

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1-Day Forecast: Manning

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1-Day Forecast: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base

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1-Day Forecast: Hilton Head

Thursday

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