Columbus, North Dakota Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain66%0.38″81°60°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—85°64°+4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—76°63°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle25%0.02″67°57°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast24%—77°52°+10°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm32%0.02″74°58°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%0.02″74°56°0°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 17.1 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.93 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 17.1 µg/m³ (AQI 66) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
- 12:17 AM
- Moonset
- 12:03 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: June 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 58727
16-Day Forecast — Columbus
- Sat81°60°66%
- Sun85°64°13%
- Mon76°63°14%
- Tue67°57°25%
- Wed77°52°24%
- Thu74°58°32%
- Fri74°56°20%
- Sat80°56°13%
- Sun92°69°10%
- Mon84°62°9%
- Tue87°63°13%
- Wed97°67°15%
- Thu93°66°29%
- Fri81°53°11%
- Sat82°59°11%
- Sun74°52°17%
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 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
- 58727