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Columbus, OH · now

73°

Partly Cloudy

Feels
74°
High / Low
89° / 70°
Wind
25 mph SSE
Humidity
78%
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Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 5:00 AM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 53% · 6 AM

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What to wear today

Loose, light, and water nearby

89°F — wear breathable fabrics and stay hydrated.

Next 24 hours

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

  1. 11 PM

    78°

    19%

  2. 1 AM

    77°

    18%

  3. 3 AM

    76°

    7%

  4. 5 AM

    75°

    36%

  5. 7 AM

    73°

    46%

  6. 9 AM

    75°

    26%

  7. 11 AM

    80°

    12%

  8. 1 PM

    86°

    30%

  9. 3 PM

    88°

    44%

  10. 5 PM

    86°

    62%

  11. 7 PM

    81°

    56%

  12. 9 PM

    79°

    43%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/10 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 85% 89° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    2. 1 AM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    3. 2 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    4. 3 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 7%
    5. 4 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    6. 5 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 36%
    7. 6 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    8. 7 AM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    9. 8 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 39%
    10. 9 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 26%
    11. 10 AM 78° Partly Sunny 13%
    12. 11 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 12%
    13. 12 PM 84° Partly Sunny 10%
    14. 1 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30%
    15. 2 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 45%
    16. 3 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    17. 4 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    18. 5 PM 86° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 62%
    19. 6 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms 75%
    20. 7 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 56%
    21. 8 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 49%
    22. 9 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 43%
    23. 10 PM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    24. 11 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
  2. Tue 8/11 Showers And Thunderstorms 85% 85° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    2. 1 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    3. 2 AM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    4. 3 AM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 60%
    5. 4 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms 85%
    6. 5 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 50%
    7. 6 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18%
    8. 7 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 42%
    9. 8 AM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    10. 9 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    11. 10 AM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    12. 11 AM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    13. 12 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    14. 1 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    15. 2 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms 85%
    16. 3 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms 85%
    17. 4 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms 85%
    18. 5 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms 85%
    19. 6 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms 85%
    20. 7 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms 85%
    21. 8 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
    22. 9 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
    23. 10 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
    24. 11 PM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
  3. Wed 8/12 Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 84% 86° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
    2. 1 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
    3. 2 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    4. 3 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    5. 4 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    6. 5 AM 71° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    7. 6 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    8. 7 AM 70° Showers And Thunderstorms 84%
    9. 8 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    10. 9 AM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    11. 10 AM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    12. 11 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    13. 12 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    14. 1 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    15. 2 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    16. 3 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    17. 4 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    18. 5 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    19. 6 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    20. 7 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    21. 8 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    22. 9 PM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    23. 10 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    24. 11 PM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
  4. Thu 8/13 Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33% 84° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 73° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    2. 1 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    3. 2 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 33%
    4. 3 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 33%
    5. 4 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 33%
    6. 5 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 33%
    7. 6 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 33%
    8. 7 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 33%
    9. 8 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    10. 9 AM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    11. 10 AM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    12. 11 AM 77° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    13. 12 PM 79° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    14. 1 PM 81° Slight Chance Rain Showers 15%
    15. 2 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    16. 3 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    17. 4 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    18. 5 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    19. 6 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    20. 7 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    21. 8 PM 78° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    22. 9 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    23. 10 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    24. 11 PM 72° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
  5. Fri 8/14 Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31% 80° · 62°
    1. 12 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    2. 1 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 23%
    3. 2 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    4. 3 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    5. 4 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    6. 5 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    7. 6 AM 66° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    8. 7 AM 65° Chance Rain Showers 26%
    9. 8 AM 65° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    10. 9 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    11. 10 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    12. 11 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    13. 12 PM 76° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    14. 1 PM 77° Chance Rain Showers 31%
    15. 2 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    16. 3 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    17. 4 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    18. 5 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    19. 6 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    20. 7 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22%
    21. 8 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    22. 9 PM 74° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    23. 10 PM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    24. 11 PM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
  6. Sat 8/15 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 30% 80° · 65°
    1. 12 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    2. 1 AM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19%
    3. 2 AM 65° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    4. 3 AM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    5. 4 AM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    6. 5 AM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    7. 6 AM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    8. 7 AM 63° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    9. 8 AM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    10. 9 AM 67° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    11. 10 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    12. 11 AM 73° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    13. 12 PM 75° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    14. 1 PM 76° Slight Chance Rain Showers 16%
    15. 2 PM 77° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    16. 3 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    17. 4 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    18. 5 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    19. 6 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    20. 7 PM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    21. 8 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    22. 9 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    23. 10 PM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    24. 11 PM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
  7. Sun 8/16 Chance Rain Showers 37% 83° · —
    1. 12 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    2. 1 AM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 27%
    3. 2 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    4. 3 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    5. 4 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    6. 5 AM 66° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    7. 6 AM 65° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    8. 7 AM 65° Chance Rain Showers 30%
    9. 8 AM 66° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    10. 9 AM 69° Chance Rain Showers 28%
    11. 10 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 28%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Mon 8/17 Drizzle 23% 82° · 71°
  2. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 16% 83° · 65°
  3. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 18% 86° · 66°
  4. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 18% 82° · 67°
  5. Fri 8/21 Mostly Sunny 15% 84° · 64°
  6. Sat 8/22 Cloudy 13% 86° · 68°
  7. Sun 8/23 Rain Showers 27% 78° · 62°
  8. Mon 8/24 Partly Cloudy 36% 75° · 57°
  9. Tue 8/25 Cloudy 32% — · —

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 7 AM

    comfortable at 65°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (26%) · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Bike10 AM

    comfortable at 78°F · light wind (10 mph) · slight chance of rain (13%) · rain should clear by 9 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf10 AM

    comfortable at 78°F · light wind (10 mph) · slight chance of rain (13%) · rain should clear by 9 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic10 AM

    comfortable at 78°F · light wind (10 mph) · slight chance of rain (13%) · rain should clear by 9 AM · 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±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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