Local weather forecast

View
Units

Columbus, OH · now

75°

Mostly Clear

Feels
76°
High / Low
80° / 68°
Wind
41 mph WSW
Humidity
69%
NewRoad trip planner — weather you'll actually drive into.
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 2:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 51% · 9 PM

1 PM
·
·
4 PM
·
·
7 PM
·
·
10 PM
·
12 AM

What to wear today

T-shirt and shorts, grab the umbrella

Warm 80°F with passing rain.

Next 24 hours

65° 75° 85° ↑ 80° ↓ 68° 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM 10 AM

  1. 1 PM

    75°

    27%

  2. 3 PM

    80°

    24%

  3. 5 PM

    80°

    35%

  4. 7 PM

    79°

    33%

  5. 9 PM

    75°

    51%

  6. 11 PM

    72°

    38%

  7. 1 AM

    71°

    36%

  8. 3 AM

    71°

    34%

  9. 5 AM

    70°

    3%

  10. 7 AM

    68°

    2%

  11. 9 AM

    72°

    12%

  12. 11 AM

    77°

    9%

Live radar

View full radar →
Open full radar →

7 days

  1. Today 8/12 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 51% 80° · 68°
    1. 1 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    2. 2 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    3. 3 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    4. 4 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    5. 5 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    6. 6 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    7. 7 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    8. 8 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    9. 9 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 51%
    10. 10 PM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    11. 11 PM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
  2. Thu 8/13 Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 63% 84° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    2. 1 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    3. 2 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    4. 3 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 34%
    5. 4 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    6. 5 AM 70° Patchy Fog 3%
    7. 6 AM 69° Patchy Fog 2%
    8. 7 AM 68° Patchy Fog 2%
    9. 8 AM 70° Patchy Fog 12%
    10. 9 AM 72° Patchy Fog 12%
    11. 10 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    12. 11 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    13. 12 PM 77° Mostly Sunny 13%
    14. 1 PM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    15. 2 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    16. 3 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    17. 4 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    18. 5 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    19. 6 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    20. 7 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    21. 8 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    22. 9 PM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    23. 10 PM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    24. 11 PM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
  3. Fri 8/14 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67% 84° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    2. 1 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    3. 2 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 51%
    4. 3 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    5. 4 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 63%
    6. 5 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    7. 6 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    8. 7 AM 69° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    9. 8 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    10. 9 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    11. 10 AM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    12. 11 AM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    13. 12 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    14. 1 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 67%
    15. 2 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    16. 3 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    17. 4 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    18. 5 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    19. 6 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    20. 7 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    21. 8 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    22. 9 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    23. 10 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    24. 11 PM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
  4. Sat 8/15 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44% 86° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    2. 1 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    3. 2 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    4. 3 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    5. 4 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    6. 5 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    7. 6 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    8. 7 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    9. 8 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    10. 9 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    11. 10 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    12. 11 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    13. 12 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    14. 1 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    15. 2 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    16. 3 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    17. 4 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    18. 5 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    19. 6 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    20. 7 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    21. 8 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    22. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    23. 10 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    24. 11 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
  5. Sun 8/16 Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 57% 89° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    2. 1 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    3. 2 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    4. 3 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    5. 4 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    6. 5 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    7. 6 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    8. 7 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    9. 8 AM 73° Mostly Sunny 14%
    10. 9 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 14%
    11. 10 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 14%
    12. 11 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 14%
    13. 12 PM 83° Mostly Sunny 14%
    14. 1 PM 85° Partly Sunny 14%
    15. 2 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    16. 3 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    17. 4 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    18. 5 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    20. 7 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    21. 8 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    22. 9 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    23. 10 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    24. 11 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
  6. Mon 8/17 Chance Rain Showers 39% 84° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    2. 1 AM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 57%
    3. 2 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    4. 3 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    5. 4 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    6. 5 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    7. 6 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    8. 7 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    9. 8 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    10. 9 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    11. 10 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    12. 11 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    13. 12 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    14. 1 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    15. 2 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    16. 3 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    17. 4 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    18. 5 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    19. 6 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    20. 7 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    21. 8 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 10%
    22. 9 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 10%
    23. 10 PM 74° Partly Cloudy 10%
    24. 11 PM 72° Partly Cloudy 10%
  7. Tue 8/18 Sunny 11% 83° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 10%
    2. 1 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 10%
    3. 2 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 4%
    4. 3 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 4%
    5. 4 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 4%
    6. 5 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 66° Mostly Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 67° Mostly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 68° Sunny 11%
    10. 9 AM 70° Sunny 11%
    11. 10 AM 73° Sunny 11%
    12. 11 AM 76° Sunny 11%
    13. 12 PM 78° Sunny 11%
    14. 1 PM 79° Sunny 11%
    15. 2 PM 80° Mostly Sunny 11%
    16. 3 PM 81° Mostly Sunny 11%
    17. 4 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 11%
    18. 5 PM 82° Mostly Sunny 11%
    19. 6 PM 81° Mostly Clear 11%
    20. 7 PM 80° Mostly Clear 11%
    21. 8 PM 78° Mostly Clear 6%
    22. 9 PM 76° Mostly Clear 6%
    23. 10 PM 73° Mostly Clear 6%
    24. 11 PM 71° Mostly Clear 6%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Wed 8/19 Mostly Sunny 12% 87° · 66°
  2. Thu 8/20 Drizzle 20% 89° · 70°
  3. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 11% 76° · 64°
  4. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 11% 69° · 59°
  5. Sun 8/23 Cloudy 13% 71° · 65°
  6. Mon 8/24 Cloudy 35% 76° · 64°
  7. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 29% 82° · 64°
  8. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 29% 82° · 64°
  9. Thu 8/27 Cloudy 21% 67° · 61°

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 66°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent98 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 69°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 69°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic3 PM

    comfortable at 80°F · light wind (8 mph) · slight chance of rain (24%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Magic ShowAnytime

    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

How well did we do?

Average miss by lead time.

Each morning we save the day's predicted high/low. As later days arrive, we grade what we said against what the station actually recorded.

Same day
±7°
2 days graded
1 day out
±7°
2 days graded
3 days out
±8°
2 days graded
7 days out
±9°
2 days graded
Day-by-day, 1 day out7 days
  1. Yesterday±9°
    High85°76°+9°
    Low69°68°+1°
  2. Mon, Aug 10±5°
    High90°85°+5°
    Low71°69°+2°
  3. Sun, Aug 9pending
    High88°——
    Low70°——
  4. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High87°——
    Low68°——
  5. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High86°——
    Low70°——
  6. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High89°——
    Low71°——
  7. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High89°——
    Low70°——

More for Columbus

Popular cities

State alerts