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Columbus, OH · now

66°

Light Rain

High / Low
80° / 64°
Wind
21 mph E
Humidity
94%
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Currently precipitating; clearing around 7:45 AM (83 min).

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 59% · 6 AM

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What to wear today

T-shirt and shorts, grab the umbrella

Warm 80°F with passing rain.

Next 24 hours

60° 75° 85° ↑ 79° ↓ 66° 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM

  1. 6 AM

    68°

    59%

  2. 8 AM

    68°

    32%

  3. 10 AM

    71°

    31%

  4. 12 PM

    74°

    29%

  5. 2 PM

    78°

    18%

  6. 4 PM

    79°

    27%

  7. 6 PM

    78°

    21%

  8. 8 PM

    74°

    4%

  9. 10 PM

    71°

    1%

  10. 12 AM

    69°

    1%

  11. 2 AM

    67°

    0%

  12. 4 AM

    66°

    0%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/20 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 93% 80° · 64°
    1. 6 AM 68° Rain Showers Likely 59%
    2. 7 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 36%
    3. 8 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 32%
    4. 9 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    5. 10 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    6. 11 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    7. 12 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    8. 1 PM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    9. 2 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    10. 3 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    11. 4 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    12. 5 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    13. 6 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    14. 7 PM 76° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    15. 8 PM 74° Partly Cloudy 4%
    16. 9 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 1%
    17. 10 PM 71° Mostly Clear 1%
    18. 11 PM 70° Partly Cloudy 2%
  2. Fri 8/21 Sunny 4% 82° · 64°
    1. 12 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 1%
    2. 1 AM 68° Partly Cloudy
    3. 2 AM 67° Partly Cloudy
    4. 3 AM 67° Partly Cloudy
    5. 4 AM 66° Partly Cloudy
    6. 5 AM 66° Partly Cloudy
    7. 6 AM 65° Mostly Sunny
    8. 7 AM 64° Mostly Sunny
    9. 8 AM 66° Mostly Sunny
    10. 9 AM 68° Mostly Sunny
    11. 10 AM 71° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 73° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 76° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 78° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 79° Sunny 2%
    16. 3 PM 81° Sunny 4%
    17. 4 PM 80° Sunny 4%
    18. 5 PM 80° Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 80° Clear 2%
    20. 7 PM 77° Clear
    21. 8 PM 75° Mostly Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 74° Mostly Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 72° Mostly Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 70° Mostly Clear 2%
  3. Sat 8/22 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68% 81° · 62°
    1. 12 AM 69° Mostly Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 68° Mostly Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 2%
    4. 3 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 2%
    5. 4 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 2%
    6. 5 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 2%
    7. 6 AM 65° Mostly Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 64° Mostly Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    10. 9 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    11. 10 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    12. 11 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    13. 12 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    14. 1 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    15. 2 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    16. 3 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    17. 4 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    18. 5 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    19. 6 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    20. 7 PM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 68%
    21. 8 PM 72° Partly Cloudy 11%
    22. 9 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 11%
    23. 10 PM 70° Partly Cloudy 11%
    24. 11 PM 69° Partly Cloudy 11%
  4. Sun 8/23 Sunny 8% 76° · 58°
    1. 12 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 11%
    2. 1 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 11%
    3. 2 AM 66° Mostly Clear 1%
    4. 3 AM 65° Mostly Clear 1%
    5. 4 AM 64° Mostly Clear 1%
    6. 5 AM 64° Mostly Clear 1%
    7. 6 AM 63° Sunny 1%
    8. 7 AM 62° Sunny 1%
    9. 8 AM 62° Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 65° Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 68° Sunny 2%
    12. 11 AM 71° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 73° Sunny 2%
    14. 1 PM 74° Sunny 2%
    15. 2 PM 75° Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 75° Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 74° Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 73° Mostly Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 72° Mostly Clear 8%
    20. 7 PM 70° Mostly Clear 8%
    21. 8 PM 70° Mostly Clear 2%
    22. 9 PM 68° Mostly Clear 2%
    23. 10 PM 66° Mostly Clear 2%
    24. 11 PM 65° Mostly Clear 2%
  5. Mon 8/24 Sunny 1% 76° · 58°
    1. 12 AM 64° Mostly Clear 2%
    2. 1 AM 63° Mostly Clear 2%
    3. 2 AM 62° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 61° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 60° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 59° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 58° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 58° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 59° Sunny
    10. 9 AM 61° Sunny
    11. 10 AM 65° Sunny
    12. 11 AM 68° Sunny
    13. 12 PM 71° Sunny
    14. 1 PM 73° Sunny
    15. 2 PM 74° Sunny 1%
    16. 3 PM 75° Sunny 1%
    17. 4 PM 75° Sunny 1%
    18. 5 PM 75° Sunny 1%
    19. 6 PM 74° Mostly Clear 1%
    20. 7 PM 72° Mostly Clear 1%
    21. 8 PM 70° Mostly Clear 1%
    22. 9 PM 68° Mostly Clear 1%
    23. 10 PM 66° Mostly Clear 1%
    24. 11 PM 64° Mostly Clear 1%
  6. Tue 8/25 Mostly Sunny 5% 78° · 61°
    1. 12 AM 62° Mostly Clear 1%
    2. 1 AM 61° Mostly Clear 1%
    3. 2 AM 60° Mostly Clear
    4. 3 AM 59° Mostly Clear
    5. 4 AM 58° Mostly Clear
    6. 5 AM 58° Mostly Clear
    7. 6 AM 58° Sunny
    8. 7 AM 59° Sunny
    9. 8 AM 60° Mostly Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 66° Mostly Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 69° Mostly Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 72° Mostly Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 74° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 76° Mostly Sunny 2%
    16. 3 PM 77° Mostly Sunny 2%
    17. 4 PM 77° Mostly Sunny 2%
    18. 5 PM 77° Mostly Sunny 2%
    19. 6 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 2%
    20. 7 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 2%
    21. 8 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 3%
    22. 9 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 3%
    23. 10 PM 69° Partly Cloudy 3%
    24. 11 PM 67° Partly Cloudy 3%
  7. Wed 8/26 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18% 81° · —
    1. 12 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 3%
    2. 1 AM 64° Partly Cloudy 3%
    3. 2 AM 63° Partly Cloudy 5%
    4. 3 AM 62° Partly Cloudy 5%
    5. 4 AM 61° Partly Cloudy 5%
    6. 5 AM 61° Partly Cloudy 5%
    7. 6 AM 61° Mostly Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 62° Mostly Sunny 5%
    9. 8 AM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    10. 9 AM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    11. 10 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    12. 11 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    13. 12 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    14. 1 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    15. 2 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    16. 3 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    17. 4 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    18. 5 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Thu 8/27 Drizzle 19% 86° · 64°
  2. Fri 8/28 Cloudy 7% 85° · 65°
  3. Sat 8/29 Drizzle 8% 87° · 67°
  4. Sun 8/30 Rain Showers 12% 82° · 68°
  5. Mon 8/31 Drizzle 26% 85° · 69°
  6. Tue 9/1 Cloudy 13% 88° · 66°
  7. Wed 9/2 Cloudy 24% 83° · 64°
  8. Thu 9/3 Cloudy 24% 73° · 56°
  9. Fri 9/4 Cloudy 23% — · —

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

    comfortable at 65°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 11 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike1 PM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (21%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf2 PM

    comfortable at 78°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (18%) · rain should clear by 11 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic1 PM

    comfortable at 76°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (21%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
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    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.

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  1. Yesterday±1°
    High79°79°0°
    Low65°64°+1°
  2. Tue, Aug 18±4°
    High81°82°-1°
    Low64°68°-4°
  3. Mon, Aug 17pending
    High82°——
    Low64°——
  4. Sun, Aug 16pending
    High88°——
    Low71°——
  5. Sat, Aug 15pending
    High87°——
    Low73°——
  6. Fri, Aug 14pending
    High84°——
    Low67°——
  7. Thu, Aug 13pending
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    Low70°——

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