National Weather Service

National Weather Service updated forecast (7 a.m. Tuesday) shows the possibility for a higher snow total for Lexington County

As of 7 a.m., Tuesday, the National Weather Service of Columbia issued an update: The Latest trends continue to indicate an uptick in the snow totals with the upcoming winter weather. The earlier forecast called for about one-tenth of an inch of snow for Lexington County. Now the forecast calls for an inch of snow […]

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Snow is likely in Lexington County, but not much accumulation, and it will be cold

Snow is likely in Lexington County on Tuesday night, and it will be cold. The National Weather Service in Columbia puts the chance at 62 percent that Lexington County will see snow, but accumulation is expected to only be one-tenth of an inch or less. There’s a 15 percent chance for an inch of snow […]

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Bitter cold and possible snow in the Lexington County forecast for this week

An Arctic air blast blew into South Carolina Monday, with lows in the mid-20s Monday morning and a high temperature forecast to be around 40 degrees for the day. Expect a low of 19 degrees Monday night and highs only reaching into the 30s Tuesday. The wind chill will make it feel much colder. There […]

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60% chance of snow in Lexington County, Tuesday night – SCDOT preparing for potential winter weather impact

The South Carolina Department of Transportation has begun preparing for potential winter weather impacts throughout the state. In Lexington County, There is a 60 percent chance of snow Tuesday night, according to The Weather Channel forecast. The low Tuesday night is forecast to be 22 degrees. There is a 40 percent chance of snow Tuesday […]

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Winter Storm Warning issued for Lexington County for Friday by the National Weather Service – Ice accumulation predicted

A Winter Storm Watch has been upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning by the National Weather Service for Friday and Friday night. A Winter Weather Advisory is also in effect for areas along and just south of the I-20 corridor. Confidence in impactful ice accumulations has increased in the warned area.

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Hurricane Helene expected to cause rain and high winds in Lexington County Thursday evening into Friday morning

Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall on Florida’s Big Bend (near Tallahassee) Thursday evening as a major category 4 hurricane. Currently, Helene is a category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 MPH. As the hurricane enters the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Early Thursday, it could develop into a category […]

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Flooding expected in Lexington County as Tropical Storm Debby heads toward South Carolina, State of Emergency declared

Tropical Storm Debby was approaching the Big Bend of FL Sunday evening. Considerable to potentially catastrophic flooding is expected as Debby moves across southern GA and stalls near the SC coast this week. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster declared a State of Emergency, Sunday because of the storm.“I have declared a State of Emergency to […]

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Very cold temperatures predicted for the weekend in Lexington County

It’s winter and that means cold weather. The forecast is for it to get really cold by the weekend.Temperatures are dropping and that is expected to continue for the next few days, according to the National Weather Service – Columbia. The low was in the mid-20s for Tuesday night/Wednesday morning. Even colder weather is expected […]

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