Columbus is starting today with clear skies and temperatures around 70 degrees, but the calm opening act will not last all day. The city is headed for a mostly sunny, muggy afternoon near 88, with scattered shower and thunderstorm chances returning late in the day.
The best odds for a dry stretch arrive after a small early-morning shower chance fades. The National Weather Service puts Saturday's overall precipitation chance at 40%, including a slight chance around 3 p.m. and higher chances from 4 to 5 p.m. Southwest winds will run 6 to 12 mph, and rainfall totals should generally stay between a tenth and quarter inch.
Saturday Night Brings A Cooler Reset
Storm chances linger into evening, especially before 9 p.m., before skies turn partly cloudy. The low should settle near 66 degrees with west winds of 1 to 10 mph. No watches, warnings, or advisories are listed for Ohio in the current forecast.
Sunday Is The Weekend’s Easy Button
Sunday looks like the cleanest outdoor window, with sunny skies and a high near 88 degrees. Winds will be light and out of the west, staying between 0 and 6 mph. Sunday night should remain mostly clear with a low around 71.
Stormier Pattern Builds Monday Through Wednesday
Heat returns Monday, when Columbus could reach 90 degrees before afternoon shower and thunderstorm chances develop. Tuesday brings the week’s first notably unsettled day, with showers and thunderstorms likely, a high near 88 and a 70% chance of precipitation. Wednesday stays stormy as well, with a high near 85 and another 70% rain chance.
The National Weather Service discussion says Monday through Wednesday are the days to watch for multiple rounds of storms, with damaging winds and flash flooding possible depending on how storms organize. That is a broader potential rather than a current warning, so residents should check updated forecasts before making longer outdoor plans.
What To Keep In Mind
Saturday plans should be most flexible after midafternoon, when storm chances begin to rise again. Anyone caught outside during thunder should move indoors rather than wait out a storm under a tree or pavilion. Temperatures ease into the lower 80s later in the week, but rain chances remain in the forecast through Friday.
