400 FXUS62 KCAE 051043 AFDCAE Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Columbia SC 643 AM EDT Fri Jun 5 2026 .WHAT HAS CHANGED... Aviation discussion updated. && .KEY MESSAGES... - 1. Warming temps into the weekend but with dry conditions. Diurnal rain chances return early next week. && .DISCUSSION... Key Message 1: Warming temps into the weekend but with dry conditions. Diurnal rain chances return early next week. Surface high pressure and deep ridging will dominate the pattern over the weekend and into next week. Following a relatively dry Friday and Saturday with well below average PWAT's and surface dew points, moisture returns with southwesterly flow across the area along with steadily building heights; 90th percentile heights and temps expected throughout much of the period, so temps up around 90 F are likely each day. Rain chances hold off until Monday when we reach sufficient low level moisture for diurnally driven showers and storms. Diurnal scattered showers and storms are expected most days next week with a fairly typically summer pattern in place. && .AVIATION /12Z FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... VFR conditions remain likely through the 24 hour TAF period. All sites vfr through the period with dry high pressure still in control across the region. Winds will be light and variable at issuance time, then turn more out of the southwest with speeds around 6 knots by late morning. Skies remaining mostly clear, with possibly a few thin cirrus passing across the region. With the dry airmass in place, do not expect any fog formation. EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...Drier air continues to hang on through the weekend with mainly VFR conditions expected. Some increase in moisture and rain chances Monday into Tuesday could bring periods of restrictions in showers/storms. && .CAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SC...None. GA...None. && $$ DISCUSSION...42 AVIATION...CAL