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Columbus, OH · now

73°

Mostly Clear

Feels
75°
High / Low
89° / 71°
Wind
0 mph N
Humidity
94%
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Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 8:00 AM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 65% · 10 AM

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What to wear today

Rain jacket and umbrella

Plan for showers (65%). Skip cotton or anything that dries slow.

Next 24 hours

70° 85° 95° ↑ 88° ↓ 73° 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM

  1. 5 AM

    75°

    10%

  2. 7 AM

    73°

    21%

  3. 9 AM

    75°

    53%

  4. 11 AM

    80°

    50%

  5. 1 PM

    84°

    18%

  6. 3 PM

    87°

    38%

  7. 5 PM

    88°

    42%

  8. 7 PM

    84°

    33%

  9. 9 PM

    80°

    36%

  10. 11 PM

    77°

    41%

  11. 1 AM

    75°

    44%

  12. 3 AM

    74°

    26%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/10 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65% 89° · 71°
    1. 6 AM 74° Partly Sunny 11%
    2. 7 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    3. 8 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    4. 9 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    5. 10 AM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    6. 11 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    7. 12 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    8. 1 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    9. 2 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    10. 3 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    11. 4 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    12. 5 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    13. 6 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    14. 7 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    15. 8 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    16. 9 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    17. 10 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 51%
    18. 11 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
  2. Tue 8/11 Showers And Thunderstorms 93% 86° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    2. 1 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    3. 2 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    4. 3 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    5. 4 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    6. 5 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    7. 6 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 75%
    8. 7 AM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms 75%
    9. 8 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    10. 9 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    11. 10 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    12. 11 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    13. 12 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    14. 1 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    15. 2 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 58%
    16. 3 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms 93%
    17. 4 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 70%
    18. 5 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    19. 6 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 62%
    20. 7 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    21. 8 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    22. 9 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    23. 10 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    24. 11 PM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
  3. Wed 8/12 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 76% 86° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    2. 1 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    3. 2 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 76%
    4. 3 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 76%
    5. 4 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 76%
    6. 5 AM 71° Rain Showers 76%
    7. 6 AM 70° Rain Showers 76%
    8. 7 AM 70° Rain Showers 76%
    9. 8 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    10. 9 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    11. 10 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    12. 11 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    13. 12 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    14. 1 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    15. 2 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    16. 3 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    17. 4 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    18. 5 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    19. 6 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    20. 7 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 61%
    21. 8 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    22. 9 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    23. 10 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64%
    24. 11 PM 74° Rain Showers Likely 64%
  4. Thu 8/13 Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47% 85° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 73° Rain Showers Likely 64%
    2. 1 AM 72° Rain Showers Likely 64%
    3. 2 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    4. 3 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    5. 4 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    6. 5 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    7. 6 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    8. 7 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    9. 8 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    10. 9 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    11. 10 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    12. 11 AM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    13. 12 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    14. 1 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    15. 2 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    16. 3 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    17. 4 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    18. 5 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    19. 6 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    20. 7 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    21. 8 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    22. 9 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    23. 10 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    24. 11 PM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
  5. Fri 8/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40% 82° · 63°
    1. 12 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    2. 1 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    3. 2 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    4. 3 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    5. 4 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    6. 5 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    7. 6 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    8. 7 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    9. 8 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    10. 9 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    11. 10 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    12. 11 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    13. 12 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    14. 1 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    15. 2 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    16. 3 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    17. 4 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    18. 5 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    19. 6 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    20. 7 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    21. 8 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    22. 9 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    23. 10 PM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    24. 11 PM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
  6. Sat 8/15 Slight Chance Rain Showers 35% 83° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    2. 1 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    3. 2 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 12%
    4. 3 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 12%
    5. 4 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 12%
    6. 5 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 12%
    7. 6 AM 64° Mostly Sunny 12%
    8. 7 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 12%
    9. 8 AM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    10. 9 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    11. 10 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    12. 11 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    13. 12 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    14. 1 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    15. 2 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    16. 3 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    17. 4 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    18. 5 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    19. 6 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    20. 7 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    21. 8 PM 79° Chance Rain Showers 35%
    22. 9 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 35%
    23. 10 PM 74° Chance Rain Showers 35%
    24. 11 PM 72° Chance Rain Showers 35%
  7. Sun 8/16 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32% 85° · —
    1. 12 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 35%
    2. 1 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 35%
    3. 2 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    4. 3 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    5. 4 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    6. 5 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    7. 6 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    8. 7 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    9. 8 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    10. 9 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    11. 10 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    12. 11 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    13. 12 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    14. 1 PM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    15. 2 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    16. 3 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    17. 4 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Mon 8/17 Drizzle 25% 75° · 64°
  2. Tue 8/18 Partly Cloudy 16% 81° · 61°
  3. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 20% 86° · 64°
  4. Thu 8/20 Heavy Rain Showers 18% 76° · 68°
  5. Fri 8/21 Thunderstorms 23% 81° · 68°
  6. Sat 8/22 Partly Cloudy 22% 72° · 60°
  7. Sun 8/23 Mostly Sunny 32% 74° · 55°
  8. Mon 8/24 Sunny 26% 81° · 58°
  9. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 40% — · —

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.

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.

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  1. Yesterday±4°
    High88°88°0°
    Low70°66°+4°
  2. Sat, Aug 8±3°
    High87°90°-3°
    Low68°69°-1°
  3. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High86°——
    Low70°——
  4. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High89°——
    Low71°——
  5. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High89°——
    Low70°——
  6. Tue, Aug 4pending
    High86°——
    Low65°——
  7. Mon, Aug 3pending
    High82°——
    Low63°——

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