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Columbia, South Carolina weather · now

88°

Clear

Feels
94°
High / Low
97° / 78°
Wind
37 mph W
Humidity
59%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 5:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 33% · 7 PM

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GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassHighWeedLow
Sun 6:21 AM 8:37 PM 14h 17m
Moon Waning Crescent 19% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Columbia, South Carolina, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect sunny then chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 97° with a low near 78°.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 97°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

75° 90° 105° ↑ 97° ↓ 78° 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM 7 PM 10 PM 1 AM 4 AM 7 AM

  1. 10 AM

    86°

    0%

  2. 12 PM

    92°

    1%

  3. 2 PM

    96°

    14%

  4. 4 PM

    97°

    19%

  5. 6 PM

    95°

    32%

  6. 8 PM

    89°

    24%

  7. 10 PM

    84°

    11%

  8. 12 AM

    82°

    18%

  9. 2 AM

    81°

    4%

  10. 4 AM

    80°

    10%

  11. 6 AM

    79°

    6%

  12. 8 AM

    80°

    2%

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7 days

  1. Today 7/10 Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33% 97° · 78°
    1. 10 AM 86° Sunny
    2. 11 AM 90° Sunny
    3. 12 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    4. 1 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 3%
    5. 2 PM 96° Mostly Sunny 14%
    6. 3 PM 96° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16%
    7. 4 PM 97° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    8. 5 PM 96° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    9. 6 PM 95° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 32%
    10. 7 PM 93° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    11. 8 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    12. 9 PM 86° Mostly Clear 13%
    13. 10 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 11%
    14. 11 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
  2. Sat 7/11 Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46% 95° · 74°
    1. 12 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18%
    2. 1 AM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    3. 2 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 4%
    4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Cloudy 12%
    5. 4 AM 80° Mostly Cloudy 10%
    6. 5 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 7%
    7. 6 AM 79° Partly Sunny 6%
    8. 7 AM 78° Partly Sunny 11%
    9. 8 AM 80° Partly Sunny 2%
    10. 9 AM 82° Partly Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 86° Partly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 88° Partly Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 91° Partly Sunny 4%
    14. 1 PM 92° Partly Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 92° Partly Sunny 5%
    16. 3 PM 94° Partly Sunny 5%
    17. 4 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 3%
    18. 5 PM 92° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    19. 6 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    20. 7 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 46%
    21. 8 PM 85° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    22. 9 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    23. 10 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    24. 11 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
  3. Sun 7/12 Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms 79% 92° · 70°
    1. 12 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    2. 1 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 44%
    3. 2 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    4. 3 AM 76° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    5. 4 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    6. 5 AM 75° Mostly Cloudy 9%
    7. 6 AM 75° Partly Sunny 9%
    8. 7 AM 75° Partly Sunny 9%
    9. 8 AM 76° Partly Sunny 11%
    10. 9 AM 79° Partly Sunny 11%
    11. 10 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 11%
    12. 11 AM 85° Mostly Sunny 11%
    13. 12 PM 88° Partly Sunny 11%
    14. 1 PM 90° Mostly Cloudy 11%
    15. 2 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    16. 3 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    17. 4 PM 89° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    18. 5 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    19. 6 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    20. 7 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    21. 8 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    22. 9 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    23. 10 PM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    24. 11 PM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
  4. Mon 7/13 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74% 85° · 68°
    1. 12 AM 75° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    2. 1 AM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms 79%
    3. 2 AM 74° Chance Rain Showers 52%
    4. 3 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 52%
    5. 4 AM 73° Chance Rain Showers 52%
    6. 5 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 52%
    7. 6 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 52%
    8. 7 AM 72° Chance Rain Showers 52%
    9. 8 AM 72° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    10. 9 AM 74° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    11. 10 AM 76° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    12. 11 AM 78° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    13. 12 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    14. 1 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 55%
    15. 2 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74%
    16. 3 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74%
    17. 4 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74%
    18. 5 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74%
    19. 6 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74%
    20. 7 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 74%
    21. 8 PM 76° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    22. 9 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    23. 10 PM 72° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    24. 11 PM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
  5. Tue 7/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33% 85° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    2. 1 AM 71° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    3. 2 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    4. 3 AM 71° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    5. 4 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    6. 5 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    7. 6 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    8. 7 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20%
    9. 8 AM 71° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    10. 9 AM 73° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    11. 10 AM 75° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    12. 11 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    13. 12 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    14. 1 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    15. 2 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    16. 3 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    17. 4 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    18. 5 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    19. 6 PM 83° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    20. 7 PM 82° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    21. 8 PM 80° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 78° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 76° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 74° Mostly Cloudy 5%
  6. Wed 7/15 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15% 90° · 73°
    1. 12 AM 73° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 72° Mostly Cloudy 5%
    3. 2 AM 72° Partly Cloudy 4%
    4. 3 AM 71° Partly Cloudy 4%
    5. 4 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 4%
    6. 5 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 4%
    7. 6 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 4%
    8. 7 AM 70° Mostly Sunny 4%
    9. 8 AM 72° Mostly Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 75° Mostly Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 82° Mostly Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 85° Mostly Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 87° Mostly Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    16. 3 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    17. 4 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    18. 5 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    19. 6 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    20. 7 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    21. 8 PM 86° Partly Cloudy 5%
    22. 9 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 5%
    23. 10 PM 80° Partly Cloudy 5%
    24. 11 PM 78° Partly Cloudy 5%
  7. Thu 7/16 Sunny 8% 96° · 75°
    1. 12 AM 77° Partly Cloudy 5%
    2. 1 AM 76° Partly Cloudy 5%
    3. 2 AM 76° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 75° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 74° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 74° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 73° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 74° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 75° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 78° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 83° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 87° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 92° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 93° Sunny 5%
    16. 3 PM 94° Sunny 5%
    17. 4 PM 95° Sunny 5%
    18. 5 PM 95° Sunny 5%
    19. 6 PM 94° Mostly Clear 5%
    20. 7 PM 92° Mostly Clear 5%
    21. 8 PM 90° Mostly Clear 8%
    22. 9 PM 87° Mostly Clear 8%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Fri 7/17 Cloudy 17% 102° · 82°
  2. Sat 7/18 Drizzle 25% 103° · 79°
  3. Sun 7/19 Drizzle 25% 94° · 75°
  4. Mon 7/20 Drizzle 26% 100° · 76°
  5. Tue 7/21 Partly Cloudy 41% 101° · 76°
  6. Wed 7/22 Drizzle 48% 102° · 77°
  7. Thu 7/23 Rain Showers 45% 95° · 74°
  8. Fri 7/24 Drizzle 51% 96° · 74°
  9. Sat 7/25 Drizzle 61% 96° · 79°

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

Best day this week

Mild temps, low rain chance, clearer skies.

Thursday, 7/16

Sunny, 96° / 75°

  1. Tomorrow95°74°
  2. Sun92°70°
  3. Mon85°68°
  4. Tue85°69°
  5. Wed90°73°
  6. Thu96°75°

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

    warm at 70°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (20%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent90 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 7 AM

    comfortable at 78°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (11%) · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 79°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 79°F · calm wind · no rain expected · rain should clear by 6 AM · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    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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Day-by-day, 1 day out4 days
  1. Yesterday±1°
    High98°99°-1°
    Low78°78°0°
  2. Wed, Jul 8±1°
    High98°99°-1°
    Low78°78°0°
  3. Tue, Jul 7pending
    High95°——
    Low76°——
  4. Sun, Jul 5pending
    High100°——
    Low77°——

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Columbia

Columbia in July typically averages 93° highs and 75° lows, with about 23 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 93°); the coldest is January (average low 34°).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan52°34°10
Feb61°41°12
Mar73°49°8
Apr81°57°8
May82°63°17
Jun92°71°18
Jul93°75°23
Aug86°70°18
Sep84°67°15
Oct74°55°7
Nov68°49°10
Dec57°39°9

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 97. Heat index values as high as 103. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 105. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of rain showers before 8am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
CAE 65,61
Radar station
KCAE
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
34.001, -81.035