Observed 2:35 PM CST at KD50

Columbus, ND weather

Windy and 46°8°, gusts to 31 mph49 km/h today.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Windy · Feels like 38°3°

Feels like: 38°3°; Wind chill from 23 mph37 km/h wind · air 46°8°
Wind: 23 mph37 km/hgusts 30 mph48 km/h; From the west. Easing to 12 mph19 km/h by 7 PM
Dew point: 19°−7°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.22 inHg1023 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

23°13° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 33 mph53 km/h until 6 PM
Below 40°4° tonight after 7 PM
Hard freeze tonight 11 PM–10 AM (low 24°−4°)
Above 30°−1° tomorrow by 9 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 7 PM–11 AM (low 21°−6°)

This afternoonNear 46°8° · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Clear
TonightDown to 25°−4° by 5 AM · freezing, low 25°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 37°3° by 11 AM · freezing, low 24°−4° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 40°4° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 21°−6° by 5 AM · freezing, low 21°−6° · Clear
Monday morningUp to 36°2° by 11 AM · freezing, low 21°−6° · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 40°4° · Partly 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 3p	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	39°4°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from W, gusts 33 mph53 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	38°3°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from W, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	43%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 43°6°)	34°1°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	29°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	26°−3°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	61%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	66%	6%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 35°2°)	23°−5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 34°1°)	23°−5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 33°1°)	22°−6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	36%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 32°0°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	81%	13%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	78%	35%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	81%	18%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	24°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	25°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 30°−1°)	21°−6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	84%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	30°−1° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	3%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	34°1° (likely 32°0° to 34°1°)	29°−2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	64%	2%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	37°3° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	32°0°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	2%	2
Sun 12p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	46%	1%	3
Sun 1p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	1%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	0%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	38%	0%	2
Sun 4p	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	41%	0%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 37°3°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 34°1°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 32°0°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 31°−1°)	20°−7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	26°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 31°−1°)	19°−7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 30°−1°)	18°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	25°−4° (likely 24°−4° to 29°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	24°−4° (likely 23°−5° to 28°−2°)	17°−8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	81%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	23°−5° (likely 23°−5° to 27°−3°)	15°−9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)	14°−10°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	22°−6° (likely 22°−6° to 26°−3°)	14°−10°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	18%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 26°−3°)	12°−11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	43%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 26°−3°)	12°−11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	84%	25%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	21°−6° (likely 21°−6° to 26°−3°)	11°−12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	88%	37%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	23°−5° (likely 22°−6° to 27°−3°)	13°−11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	54%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	27°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 29°−2°)	18°−8°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	23%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 34°1°)	22°−6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	28%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	54%	24%	2
Mon 12p	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	48%	13%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	34°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	44%	32%	3
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	34°1°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from E, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	43%	44%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 47°8°, low 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 35°2°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 25°−4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 47. West wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 24, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. West wind 5 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
24°−4°–36°2°
Wind
29 mph46 km/h, gusts 47 mph76 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 42°6°, low 19°−7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 25°−4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 27°−3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 21°−6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 42. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. East wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Low, likely
19°−7°–29°−2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 41°5°, low 23°−5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 23°−5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 42°5°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 33°0°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. East wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
41°5°–44°7°
Low, likely
21°−6°–26°−3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Snow. High 40°4°, low 26°−3°. Snow < 1 in< 2 cm, 20% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Snow, 36°2°
  60% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 35°1°
  50% chance · 0.1 in0.3 cm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Southeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A chance of rain and snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
35°2°–40°4°
Low, likely
26°−3°–33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 45°7°, low 24°−4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 35°2°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Fog, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 30°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 5 to 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–49°9°
Low, likely
24°−4°–35°2°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 45°7°, low 25°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. North wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. East wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Low, likely
25°−4°–33°1°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. East wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain and snow showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
36°2°–47°8°
Low, likely
26°−3°–40°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 42°6°, low 36°2°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  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
34°1°–47°8°
Low, likely
28°−2°–44°7°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 43°6°, low 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  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
38°3°–49°9°
Low, likely
29°−2°–44°7°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 50°10°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  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
43°6°–56°13°
Low, likely
30°−1°–37°3°
Wind
30 mph48 km/h, gusts 52 mph84 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 47°, low 24°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 42°, low 19°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 41°, low 23°.
Rest of week
Highs 40–50°; chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 18 min; Losing 3 min 22 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 2 h 4 min less
Golden hour: 4:59–6:04 PM; Morning 7:05–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:04–6:16 PM; Morning 6:53–7:05 AM; first light 6:53 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:16 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 4:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Columbus. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 13 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Stars tonight? Fair

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