Columbus, Texas 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——95°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°74°0°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——96°74°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle——97°75°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——98°75°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——98°74°0°
- FridayJul 10Clear——98°73°0°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 5.0 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.65 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.65
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 78934
16-Day Forecast — Columbus
- Sat95°74°3%
- Sun95°74°1%
- Mon96°74°3%
- Tue97°75°6%
- Wed98°75°1%
- Thu98°74°1%
- Fri98°73°3%
- Sat99°74°11%
- Sun98°73°12%
- Mon101°74°11%
- Tue103°73°9%
- Wed103°73°16%
- Thu104°78°26%
- Fri95°76°23%
- Sat89°74°19%
- Sun95°75°16%
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 includes Columbus in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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
- 78934