Observed 10:55 AM CDT at KBIJ

Columbia, AL weather

Sunny and 68°20°.

Mostly agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the east-northeast. 1016–15 mph24 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; High 12–2 PM · peak 6
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (72°22° then, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Low 52°11° tomorrow at 7 AM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow 9–11 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 53°12° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 73°23° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 54°12° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 10 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	47%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	42%	0%	6
Sat 1p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	37%	0%	6
Sat 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	34%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	34%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	33%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	37%	0%	0
Sat 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph27 km/h	89%	13%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	75%	10%	2
Sun 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	60%	8%	3
Sun 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	55%	7%	5
Sun 12p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	48%	6%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	44%	3%	6
Sun 2p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	40%	2%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	40%	5%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	41%	5%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	43%	8%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	3%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	61%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	2%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	78%	8%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	80%	5%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	86%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	10%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	30%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	44%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	90%	42%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	40%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	89%	23%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	80%	18%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	72%	9%	2
Mon 10a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	65°18°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	2%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 53. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
6
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
6
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
6
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–65°18°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 64°18°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–68°20°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 65°18°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
73°23°–85°29°
Low, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–83°28°
Low, likely
54°12°–66°19°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 76°, low 52°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 53°.
Monday
Dry, high 76°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–80°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chattahoochee River at W.F. George Lock and Dam

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 105 ft
Flow: 8,070 cfs

Forecast peak 104 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Chattahoochee River at George W. Andrews Lock and Dam (USACE)

2.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 81.4 ft

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sawhatchee Creek at Cedar Springs

9.0 mi

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 32 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Chattahoochee River at Fort Gaines

23 mi

Level: 105 ft

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 9 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 2 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:14 PM; Morning 6:34–7:23 AM
Blue hour: 6:14–6:23 PM; Morning 6:25–6:34 AM; first light 6:25 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:23 PM–6:25 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:08 AM · rises 4:54 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Columbia. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Columbia, AL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chattahoochee River at W.F. George Lock and Dam

Chattahoochee River at George W. Andrews Lock and Dam (USACE)

Sawhatchee Creek at Cedar Springs

Chattahoochee River at Fort Gaines

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon