Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KFQD

Columbus, NC weather

Sunny and 63°17°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north. 35–8 mph13 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 45Good; EPA forecast · PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 46°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 64°18° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 47°8° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 3 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · 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 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	88%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	18%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	92%	60%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	92%	45%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	94%	21%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	30%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	98%	50%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	100%	23%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	92%	7%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	80%	2%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	73%	7%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	13%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	67%	16%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	65%	15%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	10%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	6%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	4%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	95%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	92%	5%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	6%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	9%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	91%	23%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	90%	25%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	95%	15%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	12%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	8%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	95%	7%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	7%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	97%	8%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	85%	3%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	59%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	55%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ENE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	0%	5
Mon 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	52%	0%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. North northeast wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. North northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 41°5°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 39°4°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 38°3°. Rain 0.4 in10 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°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
64°18°–79°26°
Low, likely
46°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–74°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GSP) (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

Green River (NC) at Lake Summit Dam

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 100 ft

Reading from Sat 4:49 PM · NWS gauge page

South Pacolet River near Campobello

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.8 ft
Flow: 92 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Broad River in NC/SC at Lake Lure Dam

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 990 ft

Reading from Sat 4:35 PM · NWS gauge page

Broad River at highway 9 near Chimney Rock

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sat 4:40 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 88

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

HENDERSONVILLE 1 NE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1898–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
−10°−6°MonOct 19
−5°−3°TueOct 20
−1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
−1°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 13 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–6:58 PM; Morning 7:26–8:17 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:08 PM; Morning 7:17–7:26 AM; first light 7:17 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:08 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:58 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Columbus. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,100 ft, 2 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Columbus, NC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Green River (NC) at Lake Summit Dam

South Pacolet River near Campobello

Broad River in NC/SC at Lake Lure Dam

Broad River at highway 9 near Chimney Rock

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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