Columbus, OH 43222 Weather

Franklin County12:09 AM EDT39.96°N, 83.03°W

Current conditions

Clear
49°
Clear
Feels like 47°
High 69°·Low 42° tonight
WindNNE 6 mph
Humidity77%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.33 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover3%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:49 AM
Sunset6:45 PM

Observed at Columbus, Bolton Field Airport · 34 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 3 mph.

  • Wednesday

    Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Wednesday Night

    Patchy fog after 5am. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North wind around 5 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 8 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Clear 49°
  2. 1 AM Clear 48°
  3. 2 AM Patchy Fog 47°
  4. 3 AM Patchy Fog 46°
  5. 4 AM Patchy Fog 44°
  6. 5 AM Patchy Fog 44°
  7. 6 AM Patchy Fog 43°
  8. 7 AM Patchy Fog 43°
  9. 8 AM Patchy Fog 42°
  10. 9 AM Patchy Fog 45°
  11. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 51°
  12. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 56°
  13. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 60°
  14. 1 PM Sunny 65°
  15. 2 PM Sunny 67°
  16. 3 PM Sunny 68°
  17. 4 PM Sunny 69°
  18. 5 PM Sunny 68°
  19. 6 PM Clear 66°
  20. 7 PM Mostly Clear 63°
  21. 8 PM Mostly Clear 57°
  22. 9 PM Mostly Clear 54°
  23. 10 PM Mostly Clear 52°
  24. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 51°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 20 Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog42°
  2. TodayOct 21 Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny43°69°
  3. ThuOct 22 Patchy Fog then Sunny Patchy Fog then Sunny46°69°
  4. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny39°65°
  5. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny42°68°
  6. SunOct 25 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny46°71°
  7. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°72°
  8. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny65°
  9. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy0.09 in43°53°
  10. ThuOct 29 Sunny Sunny37°54°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

68
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • WedModerate (56)
  • ThuGood (50)
  • FriGood (44)

Columbus, OH reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:49 AM
Sunset 6:45 PM
Daylight 10 h 55 min (−2 min 28 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 74% lit
Moonrise 4:24 PM Moonset 2:52 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low63° / 43°
Record high83° (1953)
Record low17° (1952)
Wettest1.54 in (1929)
Month to date1.35 in (normal 1.89 in)

Columbus Area, records since 1878. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in ILN, issued 5 hrs ago

What Has Changed

Added fog in for tonight. Lowered temperatures and added frost into portions of central Ohio for Wednesday night.

Key Messages

1) Fog will be possible across portions of the region overnight.

2) High pressure will persist over the region through the week and into the weekend, bringing dry and seasonable conditions.

Discussion

Key Message 1)

With flow off of the lake, there will be the potential for some stratus and fog across northern and northwestern portions of the region overnight and into the daytime morning hours on Wednesday. In addition there will be the potential for river valley fog as well.

Key Message 2)

Dry conditions are expected through the week. Highs are expected to generally be in the 60s and 70s with lows in the 30s and 40s. Some patchy frost will be possible across central Ohio Wednesday night and Friday night.

Aviation

Calm and clear conditions tonight could lead to some BR/FG formation prior to sunrise. Any visibility restrictions mix out during the morning hours. Light northerly winds develop by Wednesday afternoon.

OUTLOOK...No significant weather expected.

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