Observed 2:05 AM CDT at KCPS

Columbia, IL weather

Clear and 48°9°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Light through 2 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 48°9°, dew point 46°8° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 61Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (48°9° then, 49°9° now)

Good hours for

Low 48°9° today at 6 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 76°24° today at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tonight 6–9 PM (72°22° → 60°16°)
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM

TonightNear 50°10° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 76°24° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 1 AM · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sat 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	25%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	19%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	55%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	32%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	37%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	43%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	23%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	29%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	34%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	51%	37%	4
Sat 1p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	75%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	41%	80%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	75°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	61%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	64%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	41%	30%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	63%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	37%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	43%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	50%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	55%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	55%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	52%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	50%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	49%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	58%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	62%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	31%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	36%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	43%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	45%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	48%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	70%	65%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	75%	3
Sun 12p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	51%	79%	4
Sun 1p	Cloudy	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 78°26°)	76°24°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	45%	81%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	45%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 80°27°)	77°25°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	43%	81%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	81%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	45%	83%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	83%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	65%	74%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	75%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	87%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	88%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	90%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 79°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
76°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 77°25°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 76°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 67°19°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
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
70°21°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 62°17°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.4 mm
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
70°21°–79°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 41 mph67 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 78°, low 51°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–80°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LSX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Mississippi River at St. Louis

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.2 ft
Flow: 173,000 cfs

Forecast peak 8.0 ft Sat 7 AM

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Meramec River at Arnold

7.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.8 ft
Flow: 7,250 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Meramec River at Fenton

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Mississippi River at Herculaneum

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.1 ft

Reading from Sat 12:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 13Typical 82

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Cahokia St. Louis Downtown Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1997–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−9°−5°SatOct 17
−6°−3°SunOct 18
−2°−1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Columbia weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:33–6:27 PM; Morning 7:02–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:27–6:37 PM; Morning 6:51–7:02 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2:38–5 AM, but the moon is 96% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:07 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Columbia. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,100 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Columbia, IL weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Mississippi River at St. Louis

Meramec River at Arnold

Meramec River at Fenton

Mississippi River at Herculaneum

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon