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Columbus, Mississippi Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Columbus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Columbus, MS
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:16 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
57%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
7:59 PM
Columbus, MS
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastColumbus, MS: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 81°
Columbus, MS
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    82°67°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    81°63°-1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°61°+8°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    13%
    89°64°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    60%
    0.09″
    75°69°-14°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    56%
    91°69°+16°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    58%
    87°72°-4°
Columbus, MS
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · veering 45°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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
avg 7 · pk 22 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 217SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 45° from the e.
Columbus, MS
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.8
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.94 inHg
Now
1013.8
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.21013.01014.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Columbus, MS
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
100μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 47 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 47
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 47

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Columbus, MS
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
70.7mi
UNLIMITED
77 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:16 UTC ·Columbus, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:16 UTC ·Columbus, MS · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Columbus, MS
Satellite · infrared · animated
Columbus, MS
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Columbus, MS
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
10:17 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
7:59 PM
Civil dusk
1:29 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Columbus, MS
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:23 AM
Moonset
1:13 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Columbus, MS
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Columbus at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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.

ZIP codes in Columbus

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.