Outdoor conditions in

Columbus

Illinois
Now
  1. 64°Rain Showers78% rain97% humidityGusts 14 mph
  2. 66°Rain Showers76% rain93% humidityGusts 14 mph
  3. 67°Rain Showers Likely69% rain97% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 69°Rain Showers Likely61% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  5. 70°Rain Showers Likely58% rain93% humidityGusts 17 mph
  6. 71°Chance Rain Showers54% rain90% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 72°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms48% rain90% humidityGusts 20 mph
  8. 72°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms37% rain87% humidityGusts 21 mph
  9. 71°Chance Showers And Thunderstorms34% rain84% humidityGusts 22 mph
  10. 67°Scattered Showers And Thunderstorms32% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  11. 63°Scattered Rain Showers34% rain97% humidityGusts 28 mph
  12. 61°Isolated Rain Showers20% rain90% humidityGusts 29 mph
  13. 58°Cloudy12% rain90% humidityGusts 28 mph
  14. 57°Cloudy5% rain90% humidityGusts 28 mph
  15. 55°Mostly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 54°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  17. 53°Mostly Cloudy1% rain89% humidityGusts 25 mph
  18. 52°Mostly Cloudy2% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 51°Mostly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 49°Partly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 30 mph
  21. 48°Sunny0% rain80% humidityGusts 29 mph
  22. 47°Sunny0% rain83% humidityGusts 29 mph
  23. 46°Mostly Sunny0% rain86% humidityGusts 29 mph
  24. 48°Mostly Cloudy0% rain83% humidityGusts 31 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
79%
Humidity
84–100%
Wind
29 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
25%
Humidity
69–93%
Wind
32 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–92%
Wind
18 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
37–85%
Wind
16 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
39–86%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 72° / 57°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.79% rain · Humidity 84–100% · Wind 29 mph
  2. 55° / 45°Friday looks breezy.25% rain · Humidity 69–93% · Wind 32 mph
  3. 58° / 37°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 40–92% · Wind 18 mph
  4. 67° / 38°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 37–85% · Wind 16 mph
  5. 71° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 39–86% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Mark Twain State Park area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
19GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground19 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Columbus radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Columbus.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

View the official forecast ↗

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
97%
Wind
7 mph
Gusts
14 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Mark Twain State Park area, about 49 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Columbus, IL, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.