Observed 5:25 AM CDT at KCOU

Columbia, MO weather

Clear and 54°12°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts agree

Now 54°12°

Clear

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the southeast. 58–8 mph13 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 16Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (51°11° then, 54°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 50°10° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 10 AM
High 79°26° today at 3 PM
Below 70°21° tonight after 7 PM

This morningUp to 68°20° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 79°26° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 54°12° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 69°21° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 79°26° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 5 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
Fri 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	0%	0
Fri 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	0%	0
Fri 8a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	0%	0
Fri 9a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	0%	0
Fri 10a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	65%	0%	1
Fri 11a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	1%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 69°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	44%	7%	4
Fri 1p	Sunny	75°24° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	43%	7%	4
Fri 2p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	39%	3%	4
Fri 3p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 75°24° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	36%	1%	3
Fri 4p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	37%	2%	2
Fri 5p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	39%	1%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	46%	4%	0
Fri 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	18%	0
Fri 8p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	63%	55%	0
Fri 9p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	56%	0
Fri 10p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	40%	0
Fri 11p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	67%	0
Sat 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	77%	0
Sat 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	79%	0
Sat 2a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	80%	0
Sat 3a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sat 4a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sat 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sat 7a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	77%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	72%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	66%	1
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	58%	2
Sat 11a	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	51%	48%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	46%	49%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 74°23° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	40%	53%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 76°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	37%	44%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	78°26° (likely 77°25° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	36%	56%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	79°26° (likely 77°25° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	34%	58%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 75°24° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	37%	65%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	74°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	43%	68%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	51%	79%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	62%	81%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	83%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	87%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	89%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	74%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	72%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 23. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
78°26°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind around 2 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 43°6°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 76°24°).
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 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
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°13°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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
52°11°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 79°, low 52°.
Sunday
Dry, high 79°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–77°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

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

Heating this week

About 89% less heating than a typical week.

This week 9Typical 80

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Columbia Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1889–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:36 PM; Morning 7:10–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:36–6:46 PM; Morning 6:59–7:10 AM; first light 6:59 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

91% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:35 AM · rises 4:50 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.