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Columbus, Ohio weather · now

68°

Light Rain and Fog/Mist

High / Low
85° / 68°
Wind
8 mph
Humidity
94%
Currently precipitating; clearing around 12:30 PM (48 min).

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 78% · 5 PM

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GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassModerateWeedModerate
Sun 6:40 AM 8:34 PM 13h 54m
Moon Waning Crescent 3% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Columbus, Ohio, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect showers and thunderstorms likely today. Today's high is 85° with a low near 68°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Rain jacket and umbrella

Plan for showers (78%). Skip cotton or anything that dries slow.

Next 24 hours

65° 80° 90° ↑ 83° ↓ 68° 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM 5 AM 8 AM

  1. 11 AM

    77°

    65%

  2. 1 PM

    81°

    33%

  3. 3 PM

    81°

    66%

  4. 5 PM

    80°

    78%

  5. 7 PM

    78°

    25%

  6. 9 PM

    74°

    34%

  7. 11 PM

    72°

    55%

  8. 1 AM

    71°

    44%

  9. 3 AM

    70°

    64%

  10. 5 AM

    70°

    40%

  11. 7 AM

    68°

    19%

  12. 9 AM

    72°

    6%

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7 days

  1. Today 8/11 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 78% 85° · 68°
    1. 11 AM 77° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    2. 12 PM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 41%
    3. 1 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    4. 2 PM 81° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 53%
    5. 3 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66%
    6. 4 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms 77%
    7. 5 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms 78%
    8. 6 PM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 58%
    9. 7 PM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    10. 8 PM 75° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    11. 9 PM 74° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 34%
    12. 10 PM 73° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 47%
    13. 11 PM 72° Rain Showers Likely 55%
  2. Wed 8/12 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 62% 85° · 69°
    1. 12 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 40%
    2. 1 AM 71° Chance Rain Showers 44%
    3. 2 AM 70° Rain Showers Likely 65%
    4. 3 AM 70° Rain Showers Likely 64%
    5. 4 AM 70° Chance Rain Showers 47%
    6. 5 AM 70° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    7. 6 AM 69° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33%
    8. 7 AM 68° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 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%
    19. 6 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    20. 7 PM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 23%
    21. 8 PM 77° Partly Cloudy 11%
    22. 9 PM 75° Partly Cloudy 11%
    23. 10 PM 73° Partly Cloudy 11%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Tue 8/18 Cloudy 4% 80° · 60°
  2. Wed 8/19 Drizzle 9% 83° · 64°
  3. Thu 8/20 Cloudy 13% 82° · 61°
  4. Fri 8/21 Partly Cloudy 13% 91° · 65°
  5. Sat 8/22 Drizzle 26% 87° · 67°
  6. Sun 8/23 Drizzle 19% 70° · 58°
  7. Mon 8/24 Partly Cloudy 13% 69° · 52°
  8. Tue 8/25 Sunny 26% 72° · 52°
  9. Wed 8/26 Cloudy 35% 73° · 54°

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

Best day this week

No standout day in the next week — every day has trade-offs.

Saturday, 8/15

Slight Chance Rain Showers, 81° / 66°, 35% rain

  1. Tomorrow85°69°
  2. Thu85°69°
  3. Fri82°62°
  4. Sat81°66°
  5. Sun87°70°
  6. Mon83°65°

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
  • BikeTomorrow 7 AM

    comfortable at 68°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (19%) · rain should clear by 7 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • GolfTomorrow 7 AM

    comfortable at 68°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (19%) · rain should clear by 7 AM · pollen moderate today

    Excellent100 / 100
  • PicnicTomorrow 7 AM

    comfortable at 68°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (19%) · rain should clear by 7 AM · 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

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Columbus

Columbus in August typically averages 83° highs and 64° lows, with about 13 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 86°); the coldest is January (average low 16°). May is the wettest month on average.

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan30°16°14
Feb39°23°12
Mar58°38°17
Apr67°47°18
May69°52°21
Jun82°64°19
Jul86°69°20
Aug83°64°13
Sep80°60°9
Oct67°47°6
Nov53°38°14
Dec41°27°16

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

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Today
Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 4pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. West wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
Rain showers likely before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
ILN 85,81
Radar station
KILN
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
39.961, -82.999