Columbus, Ohio Weather Forecast
Today in Columbus: overcast with a high near 72°F and a low around 57°F. Rain chance 29%. Best chance of rain is Saturday at 58%. Cooling trend: highs fall from 72°F today to 61°F by Sunday.
Forecast updated 2:05 PM EDT, Oct 15
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7-Day Forecast for Columbus
Today 10/15
72°/57°
29%
Fri 10/16
71°/51°
43%
Sat 10/17
54°/42°
58%
Sun 10/18
61°/36°
1%
Mon 10/19
66°/40°
1%
Tue 10/20
69°/43°
0%
Wed 10/21
70°/45°
0%
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 72° | 72° | 72° | 72° | 70° | 69° | 69° | 70° | 70° | 71° | 71° | 71° | 71° | 70° | 70° | 69° | 69° | 66° | 64° | 61° | 60° | 59° | 58° | 58° |
| Rain | 2% | 2% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 8% | 17% | 29% | 25% | 14% | 13% | 17% | 17% | 16% | 24% | 32% | 36% | 43% | 31% | 29% | 11% | 6% | 7% | 4% |
| Wind | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
3,767
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
2.41 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
41.85 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
71°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.74 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 14. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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About Columbus Weather
Columbus sits at about 801 feet above sea level in Franklin County, Ohio. About 1,562,009 people live in the Columbus area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service ILN office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KILN. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 6b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between -5 to 0°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Apr 22 and the first fall freeze around Nov 3.
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