Weather Information for SE GA / SE SC
Today is Thursday, August 20, 2026 ... Day 232 of the Year
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Pat's Forecast for SE GA / SE SC
*** DANGEROUS HEAT Continues through Friday ***
Highs will be in the upper 90s to around 100 today and mid to upper 90s on Friday. For Savannah, there has been 10 days of 99° or above since June with three of those days at 100° in July. Yesterday's high was at 99°. That tied the record set in 1900. More hot weather today as highs will once again be around 99°. Heat index values will be a touch lower today due to a bit lower humidity values.
There is an indication it will be less hot beginning Saturday with a gradual drop in temperature for several days thereafter, but it will still be hot with highs in the mid 90s, but overnight lows will be in the low to mid 70s, unlike the upper 70s of over the past several nights. The rain chances will be quite low today but will rise to moderate to likely chances tomorrow and Saturday in the form of those afternoon and evening thunderstorms, with the risk of some becoming severe, with damaging winds. Warm dry air will flow into the region for Sunday and Monday with mostly sunny conditions along with respectable humidity levels, which should keep the heat index in the lower 100s.
Tropical Weather:
All Quiet in the Atlantic. However, waves of convection continues to move off the African coast and travel westward into the Tropical Atlantic. Even through there could be some slow development, none of them are expected to form into storms. The next names on the list are "Dolly" and "Edouard".
The drought conditions have improved a bit over the past week with those periods of rain. (See Drought Maps).
Normal High for Today is 90 and Normal Low is 72
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Thursday
Aug 20 | Daytime High: 99°
Overnight Low: 77°
Rain Chance: 10% | *** DANGEROUS HEAT ***
Fair to partly cloudy, hot and humid, but not as humid as it has been. Highs will be in the upper 90s and overnight lows around in the mid 70s. Record high: 102° set in 1900.
The HEAT INDEX will be 103-108°, but a bit higher along the islands.
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Friday
Aug 21 | Daytime High: 97°
Overnight Low: 74°
Rain Chance: 50% | *** DANGEROUS HEAT ***
Partly cloudy hot and humid with a moderate to good chance for showers and thunderstorms, particularly late in the day and at night. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s and overnight lows in the mid 70s. Record high: 101° set in 1902.
The HEAT INDEX will be 102-105°.
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Saturday
Aug 22
| Daytime High: 94°
Overnight Low: 74°
Rain Chance: 70% | Partly to mostly cloudy with a good chance for showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the mid 90s and lows in the low to mid 70s. The HEAT INDEX will be 101-105°.
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Sunday, Aug 23
Daytime High: 95°
Overnight Low: 73°
Rain Chance: 15%
| Monday, Aug 24
Daytime High: 95°
Overnight Low: 74°
Rain Chance: 10%
| Tuesday, Aug 25
Daytime High: 94°
Overnight Low: 74°
Rain Chance: 40%
| Wednesday, Aug 26
Daytime High: 93°
Overnight Low: 74°
Rain Chance: 50%
| Thursday, Aug 27
Daytime High: 93°
Overnight Low: 75°
Rain Chance: 50%
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See the FORECAST RAIN CHANCES/AMOUNTS ... FORECAST TEMPERATURES ... and the FORECAST CLOUDS & WINDS for your area
Beach Water Temperatures are around 87°F (30.6°C)
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