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Columbia, SC Weather

Today Hourly 10-Day Weekend Monthly Radar Air Quality Climate
Current WeatherColumbia · 8:17 AM EDT
105° | 78°
80°F
Feels like 85°
Mostly cloudy
+11° vs. normal — warmer than usual for this time of year
WindNW 4 mph · Gusts 7 mph
Precip5% · –
Humidity82% · Dew point 74°
UV index9 Very high
Air Quality43 Good
Pressure29.88 inHg
Visibility6 mi
Sunrise / Sunset6:48 AM · 8:08 PM · 13h 20m

Weather map — Columbia

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Now
80°
25%
4 mph
09:00
83°
9%
5 mph
10:00
86°
5%
6 mph
11:00
95°
3%
7 mph
12:00
98°
2%
7 mph
13:00
101°
1%
8 mph
14:00
103°
2%
9 mph
15:00
105°
3%
11 mph
16:00
105°
1%
11 mph
17:00
105°
0%
12 mph
18:00
104°
0%
12 mph
19:00
101°
0%
11 mph
20:00
97°
1%
5 mph
21:00
93°
9%
1 mph
22:00
92°
1%
2 mph
23:00
89°
1%
4 mph
00:00
86°
1%
2 mph
01:00
84°
2%
2 mph
02:00
82°
2%
3 mph
03:00
82°
2%
2 mph
04:00
81°
3%
1 mph
05:00
80°
3%
2 mph
06:00
79°
4%
3 mph
07:00
78°
4%
2 mph

Today · Tue 8/18

High 105°
5% / –

Sunny. Winds W at 12 mph.

Tonight · Tue 8/18

Low 78°
9% / –

Mostly cloudy. Winds SW at 1 mph.

Tomorrow · Wed 8/19

103° | 78°
2% / –

Sunny. Winds SE at 8 mph.

7-day trend

Columbia · temperature + precipitation

10-day forecast

Updated 8:17 AM

Details & indices

Wind
4 mph NW
Gusts 7 mph
Humidity
82%
Dew point 74°
Pressure
29.88 inHg
Falling
UV index
9 — Very high
High today
Air Quality
Good
AQI 43 · US EPA
Allergy
Very high
Grass
Visibility
6 mi
Clear view
Allergy — Columbia

🌿 Conditions right now

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Birch
None
Grass
Very high
Oak
None
Alder
None
Hazel
None
Mugwort
High
Ragweed
Moderate

Sun & moon

Sunrise6:48 AM
Sunset8:08 PM
Length of day13h 20m
Moonrise12:55 PM
Moonset11:17 PM
Moon phase🌓 First Quarter · 34%
Next full moonAug 28 Sturgeon Moon
Latitude34.0007°N
Longitude-81.0348°E

Water temps nearby

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No beaches within 50 miles
🌤️No rain expected in the next 90 minutes
Now+30+60+90 min
Minute-by-minute precip · HRRR nowcast

Daily planner

computed from today's forecast
Laundry day
Great
Line-drying weather
Grilling
Great
Fire up the grill
Running
Fair
Lace up outside
Patio
Great
Dinner outdoors
1991-2020 climate normals — Columbia

Monthly normals

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Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max (°F) 56° 64° 69° 76° 83° 89° 91° 89° 85° 76° 66° 59°
Min (°F) 38° 44° 48° 54° 63° 70° 74° 72° 67° 57° 47° 41°
Precip (in) 4.2 3.5 3.9 3.8 4.5 3.6 5.0 4.8 3.9 2.4 2.8 4.8
Warmest: Jul · ⌀ 91°F Coldest: Jan · ⌀ 38°F Wettest: Jul · 5.0 in
Data sources · Tuesday, August 18
Where the Columbia forecast comes from
This page blends NOAA/NWS model guidance with global ensembles for the 10-day outlook, air quality and alerts. Data refreshes every hour, current conditions every 15 minutes. Coordinates: 34.0007°N, -81.0348°.
NBM + global weather models
Updated: 8:17 AM
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Weather in Columbia
Columbia's outlook: warmest day near 105° (Thursday), coldest night about 72° (Thursday). Models drop roughly 0.62 in of precipitation across the stretch — watch Wednesday (78%). Wind is the one to watch: gusts to 30 mph around Wednesday. No watches or warnings are active for the area right now. Right now Columbia is about 7° cooler than nearby Charleston. Longer view: humid-subtropical — long summers, mild winters, spring storm season.
Columbia, SC · Elev 292 ft · 34.00°N, 81.03°W · South Carolina · Forecast computed for these exact coordinates
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Updated: 8:17 AM