Columbus, Kentucky Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Thunderstorm——88°65°—
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm55%0.13″85°66°-3°
- FridayJun 19Overcast35%—81°63°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast18%—83°62°+2°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle55%—83°63°0°
- MondayJun 22Overcast71%—75°56°-8°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast18%—79°57°+4°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.
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
- 8:06 AM
- Moonset
- 10:22 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Columbus
- Wed88°65°6%
- Thu85°66°55%
- Fri81°63°35%
- Sat83°62°18%
- Sun83°63°55%
- Mon75°56°71%
- Tue79°57°18%
- Wed75°62°15%
- Thu83°61°12%
- Fri88°69°17%
- Sat91°69°22%
- Sun82°69°32%
- Mon85°68°30%
- Tue85°68°39%
- Wed87°70°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Columbus
SPC has placed Columbus in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Columbus
- 42032