Columbus, KS Weather

Cherokee County3:06 AM CDT37.17°N, 94.84°WElevation 912 ft

Current conditions

Partly Cloudy
57°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like 57°
High 77°·Low 55° tonight
WindS 6 mph gusts 13 mph
Humidity77%
Dew point50°
Cloud cover38%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:36 AM
Sunset6:32 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day
  • Friday Night

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

  • Saturday

    Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

  • Saturday Night

    Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.

National Weather Service forecast updated 2 days ago.

  1. Now Partly Cloudy 57°
  2. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 57°
  3. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 55°
  4. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 55°
  5. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 55°
  6. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 58°
  7. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 61°
  8. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 65°
  9. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 69°
  10. 12 PM Partly Sunny 72°
  11. 1 PM Partly Sunny 74°
  12. 2 PM Partly Sunny 76°
  13. 3 PM Partly Sunny 77°
  14. 4 PM Partly Sunny 77°
  15. 5 PM Partly Sunny 75°
  16. 6 PM Mostly Cloudy 73°
  17. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 69°
  18. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 65°
  19. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 62°
  20. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 60°
  21. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 59°
  22. Sun12 AM Mostly Cloudy 58°
  23. 1 AM Mostly Cloudy 58°
  24. 2 AM Mostly Cloudy 57°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. WedOct 21 Sunny Sunny50°73°
  2. ThuOct 22 Patchy Fog then Sunny Patchy Fog then Sunny53°77°
  3. FriOct 23 Sunny Sunny55°77°
  4. TodayOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny54°77°
  5. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny53°75°
  6. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny52°72°
  7. TueOct 27 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny50°67°
  8. WedOct 28 Sunny Sunny46°65°
  9. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy0.23 in51°74°
  10. FriOct 30 Light showers Light showers0.10 in56°72°

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

86
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Miami, OK reporting area · 2 hrs ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:36 AM
Sunset 6:32 PM
Daylight 10 h 55 min (−2 min 13 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 96% lit
Moonrise 5:24 PM Moonset 5:55 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low67° / 44°
Month to date2.83 in (normal 2.91 in)

Columbus, records since 1892. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in SGF, issued 9 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Above normal temperatures into or through next week. Highs in the middle 70s to around 80 and dry weather are expected through at least the middle of next week.

Short Term

Issued at 141 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

High pressure is overhead today bringing us mostly clear skies and light southeasterly winds near 10 mph. Today's high temperatures will be about 10 degrees above normal this time of year, reaching the upper 70s to lower 80s across the area. Tonight, skies remain clear, and lows dip into the upper 40s to lower 50s.

Long Term

Issued at 141 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

High pressure will stick around through the weekend and through most of next week, keeping our weather steady state. Southwesterly flow returns early next week as high pressure over the SE CONUS starts to push east. This will bring down our temperatures just a bit by a couple of degrees by mid-week. Though, temperatures will still be around 5 to 10 degrees above normal for this time of year. No rain is in the forecast until the end of next week, near Halloween. This is when our next pattern change moves into the area with an incoming cold front brining us widespread rainfall. Until then, highs will be in the mid to upper 70s with lows in the 50s with wind gusts staying around 15 mph or less through the next several days.

Aviation

Issued at 540 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

VFR conditions will prevail through the entirety of the TAF period. Expect mostly clear skies and southeasterly winds below 10kts.

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