Outdoor conditions in

Columbia

Maryland
Now
  1. 62°Mostly Cloudy7% rain72% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 63°Mostly Cloudy12% rain70% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain72% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 63°Chance Rain Showers25% rain72% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 62°Chance Rain Showers45% rain75% humidityGusts 9 mph
  6. 61°Chance Rain Showers37% rain78% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 61°Chance Rain Showers42% rain81% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 61°Chance Rain Showers33% rain81% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain81% humidityGusts 9 mph
  10. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  11. 59°Cloudy13% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  12. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  13. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  14. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  15. 59°Chance Rain Showers27% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  16. 58°Chance Rain Showers34% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  17. 59°Patchy Fog21% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  18. 59°Patchy Fog14% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  19. 59°Patchy Fog15% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  20. 60°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 14 mph
  21. 61°Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  22. 61°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  23. 63°Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
  24. 64°Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
45%
Humidity
70–100%
Wind
15 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
64%
Humidity
63–100%
Wind
28 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
64%
Humidity
50–96%
Wind
28 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
45–79%
Wind
15 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
60–100%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 63° / 59°Today has a real shower chance.45% rain · Humidity 70–100% · Wind 15 mph
  2. 81° / 58°Friday has a real shower chance.64% rain · Humidity 63–100% · Wind 28 mph
  3. 59° / 43°Saturday has a real shower chance.64% rain · Humidity 50–96% · Wind 28 mph
  4. 56° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 45–79% · Wind 15 mph
  5. 61° / 41°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 60–100% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Suburban DC area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
21GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground21 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Columbia radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Columbia.

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
72%
Wind
7 mph
Gusts
13 mph

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

Nearby regional view

Explore Baltimore

About 15 miles away, the Baltimore hub looks more deeply at Baltimore, MD. It reflects that wider area rather than Columbia’s exact conditions.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

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

Air quality

This reading describes Suburban DC area, about 13 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 Columbia, MD, 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.