Outdoor conditions in

Columbia

South Carolina

Outside today

A fairly easy outdoor day.

84° now; no major weather interruption is showing in the next 12 hours.

Columbia representative view

Right now84°Feels 90° · Partly Cloudy
Rain
18%peak today
Wind
3 mphright now
Air
41US AQI · Good

How today changes

The next 24 hours

A fairly easy outdoor day: 84° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.

  1. 87°18% rainGusts 6 mph
  2. 84°16% rainGusts 6 mph
  3. 87°14% rainGusts 5 mph
  4. 84°11% rainGusts 6 mph
  5. 84°10% rainGusts 6 mph
  6. 83°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  7. 80°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  8. 78°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  9. 77°6% rainGusts 5 mph
  10. 76°4% rainGusts 3 mph
  11. 75°4% rainGusts 3 mph
  12. 75°4% rainGusts 2 mph
  13. 74°4% rainGusts 2 mph
  14. 73°3% rainGusts 2 mph
  15. 73°3% rainGusts 2 mph
  16. 73°3% rainGusts 2 mph
  17. 72°2% rainGusts 2 mph
  18. 71°2% rainGusts 2 mph
  19. 73°2% rainGusts 2 mph
  20. 76°2% rainGusts 2 mph
  21. 81°0% rainGusts 3 mph
  22. 85°1% rainGusts 3 mph
  23. 87°0% rainGusts 3 mph
  24. 90°1% rainGusts 3 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 87°18% rainGusts 6 mph
  2. 84°16% rainGusts 6 mph
  3. 87°14% rainGusts 5 mph
  4. 84°11% rainGusts 6 mph
  5. 84°10% rainGusts 6 mph
  6. 83°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  7. 80°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  8. 78°9% rainGusts 5 mph
  9. 77°6% rainGusts 5 mph
  10. 76°4% rainGusts 3 mph
  11. 75°4% rainGusts 3 mph
  12. 75°4% rainGusts 2 mph
  13. 74°4% rainGusts 2 mph
  14. 73°3% rainGusts 2 mph
  15. 73°3% rainGusts 2 mph
  16. 73°3% rainGusts 2 mph
  17. 72°2% rainGusts 2 mph
  18. 71°2% rainGusts 2 mph
  19. 73°2% rainGusts 2 mph
  20. 76°2% rainGusts 2 mph
  21. 81°0% rainGusts 3 mph
  22. 85°1% rainGusts 3 mph
  23. 87°0% rainGusts 3 mph
  24. 90°1% rainGusts 3 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
18%
Wind
6 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
7%
Wind
6 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
3%
Wind
8 mph
Wed

Wednesday brings notable heat.

Rain
3%
Wind
8 mph
Thu

Thursday brings notable heat.

Rain
7%
Wind
9 mph
  1. 87° / 76°Today looks fairly quiet.18% rain · Wind 6 mph
  2. 91° / 71°Monday looks fairly quiet.7% rain · Wind 6 mph
  3. 94° / 72°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.3% rain · Wind 8 mph
  4. 96° / 73°Wednesday brings notable heat.3% rain · Wind 8 mph
  5. 96° / 75°Thursday brings notable heat.7% rain · Wind 9 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Columbia area · Updated Sun 1:00 PM
41GoodUS AQI

Good through Sun.

See air-quality report

Sky check

No smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 1:42 PM

Air near ground41 · Good US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes Columbia area, about 1 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Columbia radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 2:20 PM EDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 2:20 PM EDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Columbia for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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Sources and limits

Weather observations, forecasts, alerts, and radar come from official NOAA and National Weather Service sources. Environmental sections keep their own source labels and update times. The default view represents Columbia, SC, not every street.