Showers and thunderstorms are expected to keep building through the holiday weekend, with pockets of fog reducing visibility this morning and scattered storm chances staying elevated into Sunday and Monday.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The holiday weekend doesn’t start quietly. This morning, motorists are being warned to watch for pockets of fog that can cut visibility to less than a mile, especially in areas that saw heavy rainfall yesterday.
After that first hit of low visibility. the bigger concern shifts to what’s still in the sky: scattered showers and thunderstorms will remain in the forecast through the rest of the holiday weekend. The chance of storms stays elevated. with additional storm chances expected to flare up both Sunday and Monday—particularly in the afternoon and evening.
An unsettled weather pattern is expected to stick around for most of the week, keeping the forecast restless rather than settled. Rainfall totals could exceed 1–2 inches through the next 7 days.
Sunday is forecast to bring scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening, with a 50% chance of rain. Highs are expected to reach the middle 80s.
Memorial Day brings more of the same timing—scattered showers and storms, especially in the afternoon and evening, again with a 50% chance of rain and highs in the middle 80s.
Tuesday continues with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible, with a 50% chance of rain and highs in the middle 80s.
Wednesday shifts slightly lower in temperature but not in uncertainty: scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible again, with a 40% chance of rain. Highs are expected to be in the upper 50s.
Thursday rounds out the week’s outlook with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, with highs expected in the upper 80s.
All together, it’s a stretch where the sky can change quickly—fog in the morning, storm chances building later on key days, and a broader pattern that keeps rain and thunder possible through most of the week.
First Alert Columbia SC holiday weekend forecast fog visibility showers thunderstorms Memorial Day rainfall totals
So it’s just gonna be foggy and stormy nonstop? Great for my plans 🙄
They keep saying “pockets of fog” like that’s helpful. If visibility is under a mile, how is anyone supposed to drive??
Is this the same storm system that hit yesterday? I heard heavy rain = the storms are done, but now they’re saying more thunder Sunday and Monday? Feels backwards honestly.
1–2 inches in 7 days doesn’t sound like a lot, but everyone’s acting like it’s the end of the world. Also why does Thursday suddenly go upper 80s like nothing happened? I’m in Columbia and it always gets weird around Memorial Day, so… yeah I’m confused.