Columbus, North Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast——97°77°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle27%0.02″96°79°-1°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers72%1.2″96°67°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle62%—93°69°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast38%—83°68°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle42%—90°68°+7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle32%—96°70°+6°
AQI 70 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 95 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 109 around 1 PM.
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 95 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 109 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 95
- UV peak
- 8.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 109
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.9 µg/m³ (AQI 64) with a 0.78 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.78
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 10:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 28722
16-Day Forecast — Columbus
- Sat97°77°8%
- Sun96°79°27%
- Mon96°67°72%
- Tue93°69°62%
- Wed83°68°38%
- Thu90°68°42%
- Fri96°70°32%
- Sat98°68°39%
- Sun95°70°30%
- Mon92°68°13%
- Tue76°64°22%
- Wed83°63°39%
- Thu88°64°35%
- Fri78°68°32%
- Sat76°68°36%
- Sun89°71°41%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, 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 tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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
- 28722
- 28756