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Columbus, OH · now

72°

Light Rain

Feels
73°
High / Low
85° / 69°
Wind
21 mph S
Humidity
88%
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Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 7:00 AM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 81% · 5 PM

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What to wear today

Rain jacket and umbrella

Plan for showers (66%). Skip cotton or anything that dries slow.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 90° ↑ 84° ↓ 70° 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM

  1. 6 AM

    72°

    50%

  2. 8 AM

    71°

    66%

  3. 10 AM

    76°

    30%

  4. 12 PM

    80°

    23%

  5. 2 PM

    82°

    40%

  6. 4 PM

    82°

    52%

  7. 6 PM

    80°

    78%

  8. 8 PM

    75°

    75%

  9. 10 PM

    73°

    74%

  10. 12 AM

    71°

    19%

  11. 2 AM

    70°

    18%

  12. 4 AM

    70°

    28%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 81% 85° · 69°
    1. 6 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    2. 7 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 50%
    3. 8 AM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    4. 9 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    5. 10 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    6. 11 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    7. 12 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    8. 1 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    9. 2 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    10. 3 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    11. 4 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    12. 5 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms 81%
    13. 6 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    14. 7 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    15. 8 PM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms 75%
    16. 9 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    17. 10 PM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74%
    18. 11 PM 72° Chance Rain Showers 47%
  2. Wed 8/12 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 62% 85° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    2. 1 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    3. 2 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    4. 3 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    5. 4 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    6. 5 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    7. 6 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    8. 7 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    9. 8 AM 70° Partly Sunny 7%
    10. 9 AM 72° Partly Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 75° Partly Sunny 7%
    12. 11 AM 77° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    13. 12 PM 79° Mostly Cloudy 12%
    14. 1 PM 81° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    15. 2 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    16. 3 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    17. 4 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    18. 5 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    19. 6 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    20. 7 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    21. 8 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    22. 9 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    23. 10 PM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    24. 11 PM 73° Rain Showers Likely 59%
  3. Thu 8/13 Rain Showers Likely 62% 85° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 72° Rain Showers Likely 59%
    2. 1 AM 71° Rain Showers Likely 59%
    3. 2 AM 71° Rain Showers Likely 62%
    4. 3 AM 70° Rain Showers Likely 62%
    5. 4 AM 70° Rain Showers Likely 62%
    6. 5 AM 69° Rain Showers Likely 62%
    7. 6 AM 69° Rain Showers Likely 62%
    8. 7 AM 70° Rain Showers Likely 62%
    9. 8 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    10. 9 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    11. 10 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    12. 11 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    13. 12 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    14. 1 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    15. 2 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    16. 3 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    17. 4 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    18. 5 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    19. 6 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    20. 7 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    21. 8 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    22. 9 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    23. 10 PM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    24. 11 PM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
  4. Fri 8/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44% 82° · 62°
    1. 12 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    2. 1 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 59%
    3. 2 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    4. 3 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    5. 4 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    6. 5 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    7. 6 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    8. 7 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    9. 8 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    10. 9 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    11. 10 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    12. 11 AM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    13. 12 PM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    14. 1 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    15. 2 PM 80° Partly Sunny 8%
    16. 3 PM 81° Partly Sunny 8%
    17. 4 PM 82° Partly Sunny 8%
    18. 5 PM 81° Partly Sunny 8%
    19. 6 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 8%
    20. 7 PM 79° Partly Cloudy 8%
    21. 8 PM 76° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 69° Partly Cloudy 5%
  5. Sat 8/15 Slight Chance Rain Showers 35% 81° · 66°
    1. 12 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 67° Partly Cloudy 5%
    3. 2 AM 66° Partly Cloudy 5%
    4. 3 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 5%
    5. 4 AM 65° Partly Cloudy 5%
    6. 5 AM 64° Partly Cloudy 5%
    7. 6 AM 63° Mostly Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 62° Mostly Sunny 5%
    9. 8 AM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    10. 9 AM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    11. 10 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    12. 11 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    13. 12 PM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    14. 1 PM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24%
    15. 2 PM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    16. 3 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    17. 4 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    18. 5 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    19. 6 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    20. 7 PM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    21. 8 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    22. 9 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    23. 10 PM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    24. 11 PM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
  6. Sun 8/16 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52% 87° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    2. 1 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    3. 2 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    4. 3 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    5. 4 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    6. 5 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    7. 6 AM 67° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    8. 7 AM 67° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    9. 8 AM 68° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    10. 9 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    11. 10 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    12. 11 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    13. 12 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    14. 1 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    15. 2 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    16. 3 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    17. 4 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    18. 5 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    19. 6 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    20. 7 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    21. 8 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    22. 9 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    23. 10 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    24. 11 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
  7. Mon 8/17 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25% 83° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    2. 1 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 52%
    3. 2 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    4. 3 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    5. 4 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    6. 5 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    7. 6 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    8. 7 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    9. 8 AM 71° Partly Sunny 13%
    10. 9 AM 73° Partly Sunny 13%
    11. 10 AM 75° Partly Sunny 13%
    12. 11 AM 77° Partly Sunny 13%
    13. 12 PM 79° Partly Sunny 13%
    14. 1 PM 80° Partly Sunny 13%
    15. 2 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    16. 3 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    17. 4 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    18. 5 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 5% 82° · 62°
  2. Wed 8/19 Cloudy 8% 88° · 66°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 12% 92° · 71°
  4. Fri 8/21 Cloudy 9% 99° · 75°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 19% 86° · 75°
  6. Sun 8/23 Partly Cloudy 19% 90° · 69°
  7. Mon 8/24 Drizzle 26% 80° · 66°
  8. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 19% 78° · 57°
  9. Wed 8/26 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 63°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 8 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike11 AM

    comfortable at 78°F · light wind (8 mph) · slight chance of rain (24%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 7 AM

    comfortable at 69°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (19%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic11 AM

    comfortable at 78°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.

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Day-by-day, 1 day out7 days
  1. Yesterday±5°
    High90°85°+5°
    Low71°69°+2°
  2. Sun, Aug 9±4°
    High88°88°0°
    Low70°66°+4°
  3. Sat, Aug 8pending
    High87°——
    Low68°——
  4. Fri, Aug 7pending
    High86°——
    Low70°——
  5. Thu, Aug 6pending
    High89°——
    Low71°——
  6. Wed, Aug 5pending
    High89°——
    Low70°——
  7. Tue, Aug 4pending
    High86°——
    Low65°——

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