Columbus, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle32%—90°69°—
- SundayJul 5Rain22%0.28″87°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle22%—80°68°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——80°65°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——85°63°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm39%—87°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm52%—79°71°-8°
AQI 66 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 12:00 AM
- Moonset
- 11:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 47201, 47203
16-Day Forecast — Columbus
- Sat90°69°32%
- Sun88°71°22%
- Mon80°68°22%
- Tue80°65°6%
- Wed85°63°4%
- Thu87°68°39%
- Fri79°71°52%
- Sat81°66°32%
- Sun77°62°15%
- Mon78°57°8%
- Tue85°61°8%
- Wed82°67°25%
- Thu82°63°19%
- Fri83°65°30%
- Sat93°71°32%
- Sun90°75°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Columbus
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Columbus
SPC has placed Columbus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Columbus
- 47203
- 47201
- 47202