Columbus, Kansas Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Clear——78°63°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm13%—82°63°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail39%—85°68°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm65%0.24″76°63°-9°
- FridayJun 19Overcast36%—76°60°0°
- SaturdayJun 20Thunderstorm27%—81°59°+5°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hvy Hail56%—88°73°+7°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~84%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:15 AM
- Moonset
- 9:57 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Columbus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Columbus
- Mon78°63°1%
- Tue82°62°13%
- Wed85°68°39%
- Thu76°63°65%
- Fri76°60°36%
- Sat81°59°27%
- Sun88°73°56%
- Mon80°66°56%
- Tue86°71°30%
- Wed79°66°28%
- Thu87°68°22%
- Fri90°71°17%
- Sat87°71°32%
- Sun87°75°23%
- Mon89°71°29%
- Tue89°73°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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
- 66725