Columbia, MS Weather

Marion County6:02 PM CDT31.25°N, 89.84°WElevation 148 ft
Special Weather Statement until 7:00 PM Thu

Current conditions

Clear
82°
Clear
Feels like 80°
High 87° Thursday·Low 48° tonight
WindCalm
Humidity25%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.14 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover14%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:07 AM
Sunset6:22 PM

Observed at Columbia-Marion County Airport · 52 min ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Wednesday Night

    Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northeast wind around 0 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 87. North wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Thursday Night

    Clear, with a low around 49. North northeast wind around 0 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 day ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Mostly Clear 75°
  2. 7 PM Mostly Clear 67°
  3. 8 PM Mostly Clear 64°
  4. 9 PM Mostly Clear 61°
  5. 10 PM Clear 59°
  6. 11 PM Clear 57°
  7. Thu12 AM Clear 56°
  8. 1 AM Clear 55°
  9. 2 AM Clear 53°
  10. 3 AM Clear 52°
  11. 4 AM Clear 51°
  12. 5 AM Clear 49°
  13. 6 AM Sunny 48°
  14. 7 AM Sunny 49°
  15. 8 AM Sunny 54°
  16. 9 AM Sunny 61°
  17. 10 AM Sunny 68°
  18. 11 AM Sunny 74°
  19. 12 PM Sunny 78°
  20. 1 PM Sunny 82°
  21. 2 PM Sunny 85°
  22. 3 PM Sunny 86°
  23. 4 PM Sunny 85°
  24. 5 PM Sunny 82°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 19 Clear Clear50°
  2. TueOct 20 Sunny Sunny48°84°
  3. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny48°86°
  4. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny49°87°
  5. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny50°87°
  6. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny50°82°
  7. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny49°81°
  8. MonOct 26 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny82°
  9. TueOct 27 Sunny Sunny52°79°
  10. WedOct 28 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy53°77°

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

36
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Hattiesburg, MS reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:07 AM
Sunset 6:22 PM
Daylight 11 h 15 min (−1 min 48 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 80% lit
Moonrise 3:43 PM Moonset 2:31 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

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Forecasters' discussion

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

Key Messages

- Fire danger concerns will persist through the upcoming week due to very dry ground conditions and low humidity each day.

- Daytime temperatures will be above normal through most of the week, with cool overnights and mornings.

Discussion

Issued at 202 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Our dry weather continues today, as it will through the remainder of the forecast period. High pressure is maintaining steady control across the eastern half of the CONUS. PWs will remain below 3/4 inch over the next few days, then as low level flow shifts more easterly, the airmass will be reinforced by drier and somewhat cooler air, with PW falling to 1/4-1/2 inch (around 50 pct of normal) in most areas. Within this dry regime, diurnal temperature ranges will be greater, with cool mornings and warm afternoons. With the shift to easterly flow, high temps won't be quite as warm over the weekend into Monday, but they will still be near to slightly above normal.

Given the persistent dry pattern, fire weather will remain the primarily concern over the upcoming week. Antecedent ground conditions/fuels are exceptionally dry (daily max ERCs in the 90th+ percentile) with RHs falling to 20-30 percent each afternoon and at times falling into the teens. However, winds are forecast to remain relatively light throughout this time frame, which is why we don't imminently anticipate a more critical situation worthy of red flag products. Regardless, great caution is still warranted with any outdoor burning over the next several days, or it should be avoided altogether, as local burn bans continue to be added across our area. If there are any signs in later forecasts of stronger wind, messaging may need to be elevated accordingly. /DL/

Aviation

(18Z TAFS) Issued at 1223 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Quiet weather will occur across all TAF sites with VFR conditions prevailing. /CR/

Preliminary Point Temps

Jackson 51 83 50 83 / 0 0 0 0 Meridian 47 80 45 80 / 0 0 0 0 Vicksburg 49 83 47 84 / 0 0 0 0 Hattiesburg 47 84 46 83 / 0 0 0 0 Natchez 49 83 49 85 / 0 0 0 0 Greenville 50 82 49 82 / 0 0 0 0 Greenwood 46 82 47 83 / 0 0 0 0

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