Columbus, Kentucky 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%—92°69°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy30%—90°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast33%—84°71°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast17%—86°67°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear10%—89°68°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear25%—92°72°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%0.01″89°75°-3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:12 PM
- Moonset
- 11:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 42032
16-Day Forecast — Columbus
- Sat92°69°32%
- Sun90°71°30%
- Mon84°71°33%
- Tue86°67°17%
- Wed89°68°10%
- Thu92°72°25%
- Fri89°75°46%
- Sat90°71°43%
- Sun77°66°18%
- Mon84°62°7%
- Tue88°66°4%
- Wed91°71°10%
- Thu88°68°13%
- Fri92°72°28%
- Sat93°76°32%
- Sun94°76°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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
- 42032