Columbia, MO 65202 Weather

Boone County6:12 AM CDT38.99°N, 92.31°W

Current conditions

Clear
54°
Clear
Feels like 54°
High 78°·Low 53°
WindSE 6 mph
Humidity71%
Dew point45°
Pressure30.21 inHg
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover3%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:28 AM
Sunset6:21 PM

Observed at Columbia, Columbia Regional Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Friday

    Sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

  • Friday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

  • Saturday

    Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 6 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Sunny 51°
  2. 7 AM Sunny 50°
  3. 8 AM Sunny 53°
  4. 9 AM Sunny 56°
  5. 10 AM Sunny 64°
  6. 11 AM Sunny 69°
  7. 12 PM Sunny 72°
  8. 1 PM Sunny 75°
  9. 2 PM Sunny 77°
  10. 3 PM Sunny 77°
  11. 4 PM Sunny 78°
  12. 5 PM Sunny 76°
  13. 6 PM Mostly Clear 73°
  14. 7 PM Clear 69°
  15. 8 PM Mostly Clear 64°
  16. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 63°
  17. 10 PM Partly Cloudy 61°
  18. 11 PM Partly Cloudy 60°
  19. Sat12 AM Partly Cloudy 59°
  20. 1 AM Partly Cloudy 57°
  21. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 56°
  22. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 55°
  23. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 55°
  24. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 54°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 22 Mostly Clear Mostly Clear50°
  2. TodayOct 23 Sunny Sunny53°78°
  3. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny52°78°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny53°80°
  5. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny51°78°
  6. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny50°72°
  7. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny15%49°72°
  8. ThuOct 29 Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny15%71°
  9. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy43°59°
  10. SatOct 31 Rain Rain0.12 in47°58°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

16
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Columbia, MO reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:28 AM
Sunset 6:21 PM
Daylight 10 h 53 min (−2 min 22 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 91% lit
Moonrise 4:47 PM Moonset 4:39 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low65° / 44°
Month to date1.56 in (normal 2.56 in)

Columbia Area, records since 1889. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in LSX, issued 5 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Dry and seasonably warm conditions will persist through the weekend.

Short Term

Issued at 219 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

A slow-moving upper-level ridge will dominate the Mid-Mississippi River Valley through the weekend with dry conditions continuing and only slight variations in above average temperatures. With a gradual exit of the surface high pressure center extending into the CWA this afternoon, the balance of airmass modification and subtle southeasterly low-level CAA through Friday followed by waves of upper-level clouds on Saturday and Sunday combined with weak southerly WAA will contribute to only slight fluctuations of high temperatures within the 70s F. Each night, the most favorable radiational cooling and coolest low temperatures in the 40s F will also become more and more confined to river valleys and southeastern MO/southwestern IL, closest to the high pressure and where clouds will be less prevalent and/or thinner. Patchy river valley fog is expected again Friday morning and potentially Saturday morning but coverage should be less.

Long Term

Issued at 219 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

Global model guidance diverges considerably early to mid-next week in the evolution of an upper-level trough that propagates into the central CONUS Monday into Tuesday as the Omega Block breaks down. The track, amplitude, and tilt of this trough vary across guidance including whether an associated cold front passes through the CWA Tuesday or early Wednesday, enters and then stalls in the CWA, or stalls before reaching the CWA altogether. Accordingly, the NBM interquartile range increases to between 7 and 15 F Tuesday onward, with the 75th percentile remaining steady and the 25th percentile cooling closer to average. If the front reaches the CWA, showers will also become possible, with greatest probabilities of measurable rainfall in global ensemble models across central/northeastern MO and west-central IL at 30 to 50 percent. However, a widespread, substantial rainfall appears unlikely in the ranges of current scenarios. The aforementioned uncertainties persist through the end of the forecast period, late next week.

Aviation

Issued at 1233 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VFR conditions continue with light winds as high pressure remains in place across the region. The only question is whether valley fog will occur in the morning. With a calm wind near the center of high pressure, this is most likely to occur at SUS or CPS, though potentially JEF as well.

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