Columbus, Wisconsin 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 4Light Drizzle23%—79°68°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——81°64°+2°
- MondayJul 6Clear——78°61°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°57°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8T-storm w/ Hail45%0.03″79°66°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle52%—76°62°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—79°58°+3°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 53925
16-Day Forecast — Columbus
- Sat79°68°23%
- Sun81°63°5%
- Mon78°61°1%
- Tue80°57°5%
- Wed79°66°45%
- Thu76°62°52%
- Fri79°58°13%
- Sat74°56°10%
- Sun76°53°8%
- Mon77°59°8%
- Tue83°65°7%
- Wed81°61°18%
- Thu72°59°26%
- Fri85°67°24%
- Sat84°70°26%
- Sun79°59°26%
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 includes Columbus in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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
- 53925