Charleston, SC – South Carolina’s winter outlook for 2026-27 is beginning to take shape, with federal forecasters favoring wetter-than-normal conditions across the state while signaling increased chances for above-normal temperatures in several regions.
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center, the seasonal outlook issued Thursday, October 15, favors above-normal precipitation across South Carolina from November 2026 through January 2027, with some of the strongest probabilities along the coast.
The precipitation forecast places much of South Carolina within an area showing a 50% to 60% probability of above-normal precipitation, with portions of the southeastern coastline approaching the 60% to 70% category…