Weather in Columbus, Kentucky
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus, KY
Sunday, May 17 at 2:51 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
7:57 PM
Columbus, KY
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
9p
59°
10p
58°
11p
57°
12a
57°
1a
56°
2a
55°
3a
56°
4a
56°
5a
56°
6a
58°
7a
62°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
75°
11a
79°
12p
81°
1p
82°
2p
82°
3p
83°
4p
83°
5p
83°
6p
81°
7p
77°
8p
Columbus, KY
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast18%82°72°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—87°65°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers29%87°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Showers65%88°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle65%70°63°
- ThursdayMay 21Rain32%65°59°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle30%79°64°
Columbus, KY
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Columbus, KY
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SW
219° · veering 47°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Columbus, KY
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 5.2 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.7 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 3.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 97.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Columbus, KY
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 10m
Sunset
7:57 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Columbus, KY
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:57 AM
- Moonset
- 1:24 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Columbus, KY
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.