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Now
Temperature Rain Humidity Gusts 57° 9 AM 64° 12 PM 71° 4 PM 71° 5 PM 72° 7 PM 69° 10 PM 70° 12 AM 70° 1 AM 68° 5 AM 64° 8 AM
92% 78% 77% 80% 79% 97% 93% 90% 98% 100%
15 mph 14 mph 12 mph 12 mph 10 mph 10 mph 10 mph 12 mph 12 mph 13 mph 15 mph 16 mph 20 mph 23 mph 24 mph 26 mph 28 mph 29 mph 29 mph 29 mph 29 mph 30 mph 30 mph 29 mph
Thu 9:00 AM 57° Partly Sunny 11% rain 92% humidity Gusts 15 mph Thu 10:00 AM 59° Slight Chance Rain Showers 17% rain 90% humidity Gusts 14 mph Thu 11:00 AM 61° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24% rain 84% humidity Gusts 12 mph Thu 12:00 PM 64° Slight Chance Rain Showers 19% rain 78% humidity Gusts 12 mph Thu 1:00 PM 66° Slight Chance Rain Showers 18% rain 78% humidity Gusts 10 mph Thu 2:00 PM 67° Mostly Cloudy 6% rain 78% humidity Gusts 10 mph Thu 3:00 PM 69° Mostly Cloudy 5% rain 78% humidity Gusts 10 mph Thu 4:00 PM 71° Mostly Cloudy 7% rain 77% humidity Gusts 12 mph Thu 5:00 PM 71° Mostly Cloudy 9% rain 80% humidity Gusts 12 mph Thu 6:00 PM 71° Mostly Cloudy 12% rain 79% humidity Gusts 13 mph Thu 7:00 PM 72° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20% rain 79% humidity Gusts 15 mph Thu 8:00 PM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 33% rain 87% humidity Gusts 16 mph Thu 9:00 PM 68° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29% rain 93% humidity Gusts 20 mph Thu 10:00 PM 69° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 22% rain 97% humidity Gusts 23 mph Thu 11:00 PM 70° Mostly Cloudy 14% rain 93% humidity Gusts 24 mph Fri 12:00 AM 70° Mostly Cloudy 13% rain 93% humidity Gusts 26 mph Fri 1:00 AM 70° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 16% rain 90% humidity Gusts 28 mph Fri 2:00 AM 70° Partly Cloudy 13% rain 90% humidity Gusts 29 mph Fri 3:00 AM 70° Slight Chance Rain Showers 20% rain 87% humidity Gusts 29 mph Fri 4:00 AM 69° Slight Chance Rain Showers 24% rain 94% humidity Gusts 29 mph Fri 5:00 AM 68° Chance Rain Showers 38% rain 98% humidity Gusts 29 mph Fri 6:00 AM 67° Chance Rain Showers 54% rain 98% humidity Gusts 30 mph Fri 7:00 AM 65° Rain Showers Likely 58% rain 100% humidity Gusts 30 mph Fri 8:00 AM 64° Chance Rain Showers 47% rain 100% humidity Gusts 29 mph 1 Next best time outsideThu 9:30 AM–6:00 PM 2 hours outside within this window Mild temperatures, light wind, rain unlikely. Watch for: thunder and lightning. Not checked: air quality and UV.
A little farther out
The next five days
Today 72° 57°
Fri 70° 48°
Sat 52° 39°
Sun 60° 34°
Mon 66° 38°
Today Today looks fairly quiet.
Rain 33%
Humidity 77–97%
Wind 24 mph Fri Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
Rain 74%
Humidity 69–100%
Wind 30 mph Sat Saturday looks breezy.
Rain 36%
Humidity 45–92%
Wind 30 mph Sun Sunday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 4%
Humidity 38–89%
Wind 13 mph Mon Monday looks fairly quiet.
Rain 4%
Humidity 40–91%
Wind 12 mph Today 72° / 57° Today looks fairly quiet. 33% rain · Humidity 77–97% · Wind 24 mph Fri 70° / 48° Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch. 74% rain · Humidity 69–100% · Wind 30 mph Sat 52° / 39° Saturday looks breezy. 36% rain · Humidity 45–92% · Wind 30 mph Sun 60° / 34° Sunday looks fairly quiet. 4% rain · Humidity 38–89% · Wind 13 mph Mon 66° / 38° Monday looks fairly quiet. 4% rain · Humidity 40–91% · Wind 12 mph Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke 23 Good US AQI Good now, rising to Moderate by Sun 12 PM.
Now 23 Good fine particles 12 PM 50 Good fine particles Fri 12 PM 44 Good fine particles Sat 12 PM 39 Good fine particles Sun 12 PM 56 Moderate fine particles Mon 12 PM 62 Moderate fine particles Sky check
No plume detected overhead Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM Air near ground 23 · Good US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
Catawba radar
Ready when you are See what is moving toward Catawba. Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.
Radar animation for Catawba, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.
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 hours Choose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Now Lower concern 10 AM Lower concern 11 AM Use caution 12 PM Use caution 1 PM Use caution 2 PM Use caution 3 PM Use caution 4 PM Use caution 5 PM Use caution 6 PM Use caution 7 PM Use caution 8 PM Use caution Selected time Now Lower weather concern Humidity is 92% with light wind and gusts below 16 mph.
Humidity 92%
Wind 7 mph
Gusts 15 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 readings Sources and local limits Weather Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.
Air quality This reading describes Columbus area, about 34 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.