Tracking Areas of Winter Weather and Heavy Rainfall

A cold front will move through the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. today, bringing areas of snow and snow squalls which can bring rapid reductions to visibility and slick roads. A storm system will shift from the northern Gulf Coast through the Southeast U.S. today through Friday with areas of heavy to excessive rainfall and light snow further north. Heavy snow is also expected in the Rockies. Read More >

Air Quality Forecasts

The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) - Bureau of Air Quality issues Ground Level Ozone Forecasts each day between April 1st and September 30th. These forecasts are for the Catawba Region, the Pee Dee Region, the Central Midlands, and the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) of South Carolina and Georgia.

When the SCDES Bureau of Air Quality Ground Level Ozone forecast is in an Unhealthy (Orange, Red, or Purple) Category, our office relays the information in a special Air Quality Alert message which is broadcast on NOAA Weather Radio.

DES Bureau of Air Quality homepage

DES Ground-Level Ozone Forecasts

EPA - Ground-Level Ozone Basics

AirNow - AQI numbers and what they mean

AirNow - Current Ozone Observations - South Carolina

AirNow - Current Ozone Observations - Georgia

AirNow - Current Ozone Observations - North Carolina