Freeze Watch · until 3:00 PM Freeze Watch issued November 13 at 11:31AM EST until November 15 at 9:00AM EST by NWS Columbia SC
Bring horses in or check fences before a storm; a frightened horse runs through wire. Calming picks →
Scored for a fit adult horse in regular work; a fat pony or a senior minds the heat sooner.
Next 24 hours
12:00 AM
53°F
100
3:00 AM
47°F
100
6:00 AM
44°F
100
9:00 AM
41°F
100
12:00 PM
39°F
100
3:00 PM
47°F
100
6:00 PM
54°F
100
9:00 PM
56°F
100
Weather data: MET Norway · updated 12:16 AM · refreshes every 15 minutes
Riding around Aiken
Around Aiken the summer problem is humidity: once air temperature plus humidity passes 150, a horse cannot shed heat, so work early, hose after, and keep electrolytes and shade in front of them. Winters are mild enough that most horses go unblanketed with a shelter.
How the score works
We start at 100 and take points off for humid heat (the heat index: air °F plus humidity %, trouble above 150, no work above 180), bitter cold, rain and the wet or frozen footing it leaves, wind and strong UV. A horse copes with cold far better than with humid heat; the score is for a fit adult in work. If your horse is blowing hard or not sweating in the heat, stop, hose and call your vet.
