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Columbia, Missouri weather

United States · America/Chicago · 38.95, -92.33

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Columbia, MO Weather Today

Current conditions, hourly and 7 day forecast, official severe weather alerts, and air quality for Columbia, Missouri. Every section shows where the data came from and when it was last checked.

Your briefing

Columbia, Missouri

Right now
No official warning for this location. 53° and light rain.Observed
Next few hours
Light rain expected around 6:00 PM.Forecast
Your day
  • Take an umbrella.Our reading
  • Evening commute: rain may affect travel.Our reading

What happens next

  1. NowLight rainObserved
  2. NextLight rain expected around 6:00 PM.Forecast
  3. ThenLight rain expected around evening travel time, near 6:00 PM.Forecast
  4. AfterConditions forecast to improve after about 7:00 PM.Forecast

Official warnings for this location come from NOAA / National Weather Service. Lines marked Our reading are WeatherSignal’s reading of the measurements and forecast, not an official statement.

Columbia, Missouri

53°

Light rain

Feels like 48° · High 55° · Low 53°

Rain is falling here right now.

Cool and rainy this evening. 53° and feels like 48°. Sunset is at 1:00 PM. Temperatures hold fairly steady for the next few hours.

  • Sunset 1:00 PM
  • Overnight low 53°
  • Rain this evening 0%

Next few hours

  1. Now

    53°

    —

  2. 1 PM

    55°

    —

  3. 2 PM

    54°

    —

  4. 3 PM

    55°

    —

  5. 4 PM

    55°

    —

Rain chance
0%
Wind
19 mph NW
Humidity
62%
Air quality
No reading
1:00 AM 1:00 PM Dew point 40° Cloud cover 55%

Source updated: 5:51:22 PM · WeatherSignal checked: 5:51:22 PM

Source: Open-Meteo (national weather-service models)

What matters today

Six quick answers for Columbia. Tap Why? on any of them to see the reasoning.

Umbrella

Nah (Good)

Best time

1 AM (Good)

Dog walk

9 PM (Good)

Car wash

Wait (Not good)

Cookout

Doable with a plan (Mixed)

Windows

Keep them up (Not good)

Today's Signal

Excellent day

86/100

Mostly favorable, but the wind and poor visibility will make it less comfortable outside.

Wind 19 mph · Visibility 0.0 mi

Today is about 10° cooler than the rest of the week.

See exactly how this number was worked out

Every location starts at 100. Points come off for heat, cold, rain, wind, UV, humidity, poor visibility, and any official alert. Nothing is ever added back.

  • Starting score100
  • Wind 19 mph-4
  • Visibility 0.0 mi-10
  • Final Signal86
Full methodology

Next 12 hours

No big swings coming in the next 12 hours.

  • 3 PMWarmest stretch · 55°
  • 3 PMWind picks up to about 22 mph
  • 12 AMCoolest stretch · 47°
55°54°55°55°54°53°52°51°50°48°47°47°
  1. 1 PM—55 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  2. 2 PM—54 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  3. 3 PM—55 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  4. 4 PM—55 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  5. 5 PM—54 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  6. 6 PM—53 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  7. 7 PM—52 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  8. 8 PM—51 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  9. 9 PM—50 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  10. 10 PM—48 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  11. 11 PM—47 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  12. 12 AM—47 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain

The line is temperature by hour. The number under each hour is the chance of rain. Scroll sideways for the full 12 hours.

Next change

It keeps cooling down overnight

Temperatures fall from about 55° to 47° over the next 12 hours. There is no meaningful rain signal in the next several hours.

WeatherSignal NOW: Columbia, Missouri

One number for everything happening around you, from 0 to 100.

Keep me safe

95

NORMAL

Nothing here needs your attention right now.

Tap any line to see exactly what added or subtracted points. Every rule is published on our methodology page. This is an informational signal, not a safety rating: official warnings always come first.

What this means

Generated from the forecast values above using fixed rules: not an AI guess.

  • No significant precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.

Next 24 hours

Will it rain during your commute? When does the storm arrive?

See all 47 hours (2 days) — free

Hourly forecast for the next 24 hours
TimeConditionTempFeelsPrecip %AmountWindHumidity
1 PMLight rain55°50°0%0.02″20 NNW64%
2 PMPartly cloudy54°49°0%0.00″19 NNW72%
3 PMPartly cloudy55°50°0%0.00″22 NNW60%
4 PMOvercast55°50°0%0.00″22 NNW58%
5 PMOvercast54°49°0%0.00″19 NNW58%
6 PMOvercast53°48°0%0.00″18 NNW59%
7 PMMainly clear52°48°0%0.00″15 NNW58%
8 PMClear sky51°46°0%0.00″13 N59%
9 PMClear sky50°46°0%0.00″10 N62%
10 PMClear sky48°44°0%0.00″9 N64%
11 PMClear sky47°43°0%0.00″9 NNW66%
12 AMClear sky47°42°0%0.00″9 N64%
1 AMClear sky46°41°0%0.00″9 N63%
2 AMClear sky45°40°0%0.00″8 N65%
3 AMClear sky44°39°0%0.00″7 N69%
4 AMClear sky42°39°0%0.00″6 N73%
5 AMClear sky41°38°0%0.00″5 N77%
6 AMClear sky41°37°0%0.00″5 N80%
7 AMClear sky40°36°0%0.00″5 N82%
8 AMClear sky41°36°0%0.00″6 NNE81%
9 AMClear sky45°42°0%0.00″4 NE73%
10 AMClear sky49°47°0%0.00″5 ENE63%
11 AMClear sky52°51°0%0.00″4 E53%
12 PMClear sky54°54°0%0.00″3 ESE49%

7-day forecast

Confidence decreases the further out you look.

  • Today

    Partly cloudy

    55° / 53°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.03″
    Wind:
    22 mph
    UV:
    4.2
    Sun:
    1 AM to 1 PM
  • Sat, Oct 17

    Clear sky

    58° / 40°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    15 mph
    UV:
    4.8
    Sun:
    1 AM to 1 PM
  • Sun, Oct 18

    Clear sky

    63° / 42°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    9 mph
    UV:
    4.8
    Sun:
    1 AM to 1 PM
  • Mon, Oct 19

    Clear sky

    65° / 44°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    1 AM to 1 PM
  • Tue, Oct 20

    Clear sky

    67° / 49°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    1 AM to 1 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Wed, Oct 21

    Clear sky

    69° / 49°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    7 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    1 AM to 1 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Thu, Oct 22

    Clear sky

    73° / 50°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    6 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    1 AM to 1 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

Forecasts describe likely conditions, not guaranteed outcomes. Official warnings from your national weather service always take precedence over anything shown here.

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