Columbia, Kentucky Weather
Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——77°58°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——83°58°+6°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail26%—84°62°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail82%0.01″77°68°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle82%0.02″75°58°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——76°53°+1°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm30%—84°63°+8°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:25 AM
- Moonset
- 8:15 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Columbia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Columbia
- Mon77°58°1%
- Tue83°58°7%
- Wed84°62°26%
- Thu77°68°82%
- Fri75°58°82%
- Sat76°53°2%
- Sun84°63°30%
- Mon75°66°61%
- Tue75°67°45%
- Wed82°67°19%
- Thu84°69°17%
- Fri87°71°40%
- Sat89°71°35%
- Sun91°73°43%
- Mon90°73°53%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Columbia
SPC has placed Columbia in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Columbia
- 42728