Outdoor conditions in

Columbus

Minnesota
Now
  1. 47°Chance Light Rain50% rain96% humidityGusts 3 mph
  2. 48°Light Rain79% rain93% humidityGusts 3 mph
  3. 49°Light Rain91% rain93% humidityGusts 3 mph
  4. 49°Light Rain94% rain93% humidityGusts 6 mph
  5. 48°Light Rain96% rain96% humidityGusts 6 mph
  6. 47°Rain100% rain100% humidityGusts 7 mph
  7. 47°Rain100% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 47°Rain100% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  9. 46°Rain96% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  10. 47°Rain91% rain96% humidityGusts 10 mph
  11. 47°Rain79% rain96% humidityGusts 9 mph
  12. 47°Light Rain Likely63% rain96% humidityGusts 15 mph
  13. 48°Chance Light Rain45% rain93% humidityGusts 21 mph
  14. 48°Chance Light Rain31% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  15. 48°Slight Chance Light Rain16% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 47°Slight Chance Light Rain16% rain83% humidityGusts 26 mph
  17. 47°Slight Chance Light Rain20% rain83% humidityGusts 28 mph
  18. 46°Slight Chance Light Rain23% rain86% humidityGusts 26 mph
  19. 45°Chance Light Rain32% rain93% humidityGusts 26 mph
  20. 45°Chance Light Rain38% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
  21. 45°Chance Light Rain37% rain93% humidityGusts 29 mph
  22. 44°Chance Light Rain39% rain100% humidityGusts 31 mph
  23. 45°Chance Light Rain33% rain93% humidityGusts 33 mph
  24. 45°Slight Chance Light Rain20% rain89% humidityGusts 38 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
100%
Humidity
80–100%
Wind
26 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
39%
Humidity
47–100%
Wind
38 mph
Sat

Saturday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–96%
Wind
29 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–80%
Wind
25 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
46–96%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 49° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.100% rain · Humidity 80–100% · Wind 26 mph
  2. 49° / 37°Friday looks breezy.39% rain · Humidity 47–100% · Wind 38 mph
  3. 59° / 30°Saturday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 40–96% · Wind 29 mph
  4. 65° / 42°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 45–80% · Wind 25 mph
  5. 66° / 42°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 46–96% · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Northern Twin Cities Metro area · Updated Thu 7:25 AM
35GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground35 · 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?

Weather is less concerning around 4 PM–7 PM.

Humidity stays higher and winds stay lighter for at least three hours.

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

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
96%
Wind
0 mph
Gusts
3 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington

About 14 miles away, the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington hub looks more deeply at Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. It reflects that wider area rather than Columbus’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 Northern Twin Cities Metro area, about 9 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, MN, 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.