James River near Columbia
0.8 mi- Level
- 6.4 ft
- Flow
- 161 cfs
Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 8:45 AM CDT at KABR
Overcast and 48°9°.
Today: low 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 42°6°), high 56°13° (likely 56°13° to 70°21°).
Now 48°9°
Cloudy · Feels like 42°5°
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 41°5° | 20% | 14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 30 mph49 km/h | 74% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 41°5° | 5% | 14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 74% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 42°6° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 68% | 96% | 1 |
| Sat 12p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 60% | 80% | 2 |
| Sat 1p | Cloudy | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 50% | 83% | 3 |
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 43% | 81% | 4 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 40% | 81% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 12 mph19 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h | 36% | 80% | 2 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 36% | 83% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 38% | 84% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 42% | 84% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 45% | 81% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 51% | 78% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Partly cloudy | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 51% | 33% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°) | 39°4° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 53% | 18% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Partly cloudy | 39°4° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°) | 37°3° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 54% | 27% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Partly cloudy | 38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°) | 36°2° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 57% | 36% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 37°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°) | 34°1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 59% | 33% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°) | 33°1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 59% | 64% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Cloudy | 35°2° (likely 32°0° to 37°3°) | 35°2° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 64% | 61% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°) | 34°1° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 64% | 65% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 31°−1° to 37°3°) | 34°1° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 64% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 30°−1° to 37°3°) | 34°1° | 5% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 66% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°) | 30°−1° | 5% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 66% | 90% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°) | 33°1° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 64% | 86% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 57% | 93% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°) | 41°5° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 51% | 99% | 1 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 49% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 44% | 100% | 2 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 44°7° | 5% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 44% | 100% | 1 |
| Sun 3p | Drizzle | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 45°7° | 20% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 42% | 97% | 0 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 30% | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 42% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Rain | 49°9° (likely 42°6° to 50°10°) | 46°8° | 30% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 44% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Rain | 48°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°) | 45°7° | 30% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 47% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 43°6° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 56% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Drizzle | 44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 60% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 62% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Rain | 42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 67% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Rain | 41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 36°2° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Rain | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°) | 35°2° | 40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 70% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Rain | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°) | 33°1° | 20% | 8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Cloudy | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 32°0° | 20% | 9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 76% | 99% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Rain | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°) | 30°−1° | 20% | 10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 75% | 95% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Cloudy | 36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°) | 28°−2° | 20% | 12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 79% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Cloudy | 35°2° (likely 35°2° to 43°6°) | 26°−3° | 20% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 78% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 43°6°) | 25°−4° | 20% | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 78% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Cloudy | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°) | 24°−4° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h | 82% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Rain | 34°1° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°) | 25°−4° | 50%, 0.03 in0.8 mm | 13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 82% | 99% | 0 |
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
40% chance · 0.3 in7.6 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 32. East northeast wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
70% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 0.27 in6.8 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
90% chance · 0.38 in9.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
90% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 43. Northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 30. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Morning
6 AM–noon
50% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain likely before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 49. West southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Night: A chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
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.
Dry, high 56°, low 32°.
34% chance of rain, high 50°, low 32°, cooling off.
72% chance of rain, high 43°, low 30°, cooling off.
Highs 49–61°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ABR) (opens in a new tab)
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 74% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.
On average 13°7° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Columbia weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 8:02 AM, sunset 6:32 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 57% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing