Columbia, South Carolina Weather Forecast
Today in Columbia: clear skies with a high near 87°F and a low around 65°F. Rain chance 0%. Best chance of rain is Saturday at 64%. Cooling trend: highs fall from 87°F today to 64°F by Monday.
Forecast updated 10:05 PM EDT, Oct 16
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7-Day Forecast for Columbia
Today 10/16
87°65°
Sat 10/17
64%
74°51°
Sun 10/18
60°44°
Mon 10/19
64°46°
Tue 10/20
70°48°
Wed 10/21
71°51°
Thu 10/22
71°51°
Next 24 Hours
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| Temp | 75° | 74° | 74° | 73° | 72° | 69° | 66° | 63° | 60° | 58° | 56° | 56° | 57° | 57° | 59° | 60° | 60° | 61° | 61° | 60° | 60° | 58° | 55° | 53° |
| Rain | 0% | 0% | 3% | 3% | 9% | 17% | 28% | 32% | 46% | 64% | 60% | 40% | 20% | 12% | 5% | 0% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Wind | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 14 | N 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
Growing Conditions
Growing degree days
4,905
since Apr 1, base 50°F
Rain, last 30 days
2.91 in
model analysis
Rain, year to date
25.86 in
since Jan 1
2-inch soil temperature
73°F
yesterday, daily average
Reference ET, last 7 days
0.88 in
FAO-56 grass reference
Through Oct 15. Season totals use model analysis for this point and update every morning.
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Current Stats & Observations
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About Columbia Weather
Columbia sits at about 318 feet above sea level in Richland County, South Carolina. About 560,041 people live in the Columbia area. Official forecasts and warnings for the area come from the National Weather Service CAE office, and the nearest NEXRAD radar site is KCAE. The city is in USDA plant hardiness zone 8b, where the coldest winter night typically falls between 15 to 20°F. Over the past ten years the last spring freeze has come around Mar 8 and the first fall freeze around Dec 1.
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