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Columbus, OH · now

66°

Cloudy

High / Low
85° / 69°
Wind
21 mph SSE
Humidity
94%
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Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 7:00 AM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 37% · 5 PM

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What to wear today

T-shirt and shorts weather

85°F today — easy summer dressing.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 90° ↑ 84° ↓ 68° 6 AM 9 AM 12 PM 3 PM 6 PM 9 PM 12 AM 3 AM

  1. 6 AM

    68°

    19%

  2. 8 AM

    69°

    24%

  3. 10 AM

    73°

    21%

  4. 12 PM

    78°

    7%

  5. 2 PM

    82°

    23%

  6. 4 PM

    83°

    29%

  7. 6 PM

    82°

    26%

  8. 8 PM

    79°

    21%

  9. 10 PM

    75°

    13%

  10. 12 AM

    73°

    26%

  11. 2 AM

    72°

    25%

  12. 4 AM

    71°

    12%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/12 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37% 85° · 69°
    1. 6 AM 68° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    2. 7 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    3. 8 AM 69° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    4. 9 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    5. 10 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    6. 11 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    7. 12 PM 78° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    8. 1 PM 79° Partly Sunny 5%
    9. 2 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    10. 3 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    11. 4 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    12. 5 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 37%
    13. 6 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    14. 7 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    15. 8 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    16. 9 PM 77° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    17. 10 PM 75° Mostly Cloudy 13%
    18. 11 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
  2. Thu 8/13 Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 83% 85° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    2. 1 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    3. 2 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 25%
    4. 3 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 14%
    5. 4 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 12%
    6. 5 AM 71° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    7. 6 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17%
    8. 7 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    9. 8 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    10. 9 AM 72° Partly Sunny 13%
    11. 10 AM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 21%
    12. 11 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 22%
    13. 12 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    14. 1 PM 82° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    15. 2 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    16. 3 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    17. 4 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    18. 5 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    19. 6 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 42%
    20. 7 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    21. 8 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72%
    22. 9 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72%
    23. 10 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72%
    24. 11 PM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72%
  3. Fri 8/14 Showers And Thunderstorms 83% 85° · 67°
    1. 12 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72%
    2. 1 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 72%
    3. 2 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 83%
    4. 3 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 83%
    5. 4 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 83%
    6. 5 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 83%
    7. 6 AM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms 83%
    8. 7 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms 83%
    9. 8 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    10. 9 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    11. 10 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    12. 11 AM 77° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    13. 12 PM 79° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    14. 1 PM 81° Chance Rain Showers 38%
    15. 2 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    16. 3 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    17. 4 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    18. 5 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    19. 6 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    20. 7 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    21. 8 PM 80° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    22. 9 PM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    23. 10 PM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    24. 11 PM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
  4. Sat 8/15 Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28% 86° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    2. 1 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    3. 2 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    4. 3 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    5. 4 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    6. 5 AM 68° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    7. 6 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    8. 7 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    9. 8 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    10. 9 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    11. 10 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    12. 11 AM 77° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    13. 12 PM 79° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    14. 1 PM 81° Chance Rain Showers 27%
    15. 2 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    16. 3 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    17. 4 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    18. 5 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    19. 6 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    20. 7 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    22. 9 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    23. 10 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    24. 11 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
  5. Sun 8/16 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43% 90° · 71°
    1. 12 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    2. 1 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 28%
    3. 2 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    4. 3 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    5. 4 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    6. 5 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    7. 6 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    8. 7 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    9. 8 AM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    10. 9 AM 74° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    11. 10 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    12. 11 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    13. 12 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    14. 1 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    15. 2 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    16. 3 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    17. 4 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    18. 5 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    19. 6 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    20. 7 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    21. 8 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    22. 9 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    23. 10 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    24. 11 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
  6. Mon 8/17 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18% 83° · 64°
    1. 12 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    2. 1 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    3. 2 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    4. 3 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    5. 4 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    6. 5 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    7. 6 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    8. 7 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    9. 8 AM 72° Partly Sunny 12%
    10. 9 AM 73° Partly Sunny 12%
    11. 10 AM 75° Partly Sunny 12%
    12. 11 AM 77° Partly Sunny 12%
    13. 12 PM 79° Partly Sunny 12%
    14. 1 PM 80° Partly Sunny 12%
    15. 2 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    16. 3 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    17. 4 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    18. 5 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    19. 6 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    20. 7 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    21. 8 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 8%
    22. 9 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 8%
    23. 10 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 8%
    24. 11 PM 71° Partly Cloudy 8%
  7. Tue 8/18 Sunny 10% 83° · 64°
    1. 12 AM 69° Partly Cloudy 8%
    2. 1 AM 68° Partly Cloudy 8%
    3. 2 AM 67° Mostly Clear 3%
    4. 3 AM 66° Mostly Clear 3%
    5. 4 AM 65° Mostly Clear 3%
    6. 5 AM 65° Mostly Clear 3%
    7. 6 AM 64° Sunny 3%
    8. 7 AM 64° Sunny 3%
    9. 8 AM 65° Sunny 4%
    10. 9 AM 68° Sunny 4%
    11. 10 AM 72° Sunny 4%
    12. 11 AM 75° Sunny 4%
    13. 12 PM 77° Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 79° Sunny 4%
    15. 2 PM 80° Sunny 7%
    16. 3 PM 81° Sunny 7%
    17. 4 PM 82° Sunny 7%
    18. 5 PM 82° Sunny 7%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Wed 8/19 Mostly Sunny 12% 86° · 65°
  2. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 17% 88° · 70°
  3. Fri 8/21 Drizzle 13% 81° · 70°
  4. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 10% 76° · 63°
  5. Sun 8/23 Light Rain 19% 82° · 63°
  6. Mon 8/24 Severe Thunderstorms 30% 85° · 73°
  7. Tue 8/25 Severe Thunderstorms 39% 91° · 72°
  8. Wed 8/26 Drizzle 27% 88° · 71°
  9. Thu 8/27 Cloudy 23% — · —

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

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  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
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