The National Weather Service forecasts a mostly sunny afternoon and a high near 72. The NWS forecast for the Columbus area gives the outlook.
Sunny, Calm Monday Ahead
Temperatures are expected to rise through the day, with the National Weather Service forecasting a high near 72 and west-southwest winds during the day, becoming light and variable late. Mostly sunny skies are expected today. The NWS forecast calls for those conditions.
Monday night will turn partly cloudy, with a low near 49. No watches, warnings or advisories are listed for Ohio in the National Weather Service Wilmington office’s area. The Columbus-area forecast gives the overnight low, while the office’s latest discussion lists no Ohio watches, warnings or advisories.
Warm Stretch Runs Through Saturday
The mild pattern continues Tuesday and Wednesday, with seasonably warm, above-normal conditions. Above-normal, dry weather is expected through the workweek. The NWS forecast outlines the workweek outlook.
For a late-October benchmark, the National Weather Service’s 1991–2020 normals put Columbus’s Oct. 26 high at 61 degrees and low at 41; Monday’s forecast high is 11 degrees above normal. The Wilmington office expects temperatures to remain above normal and dry conditions to continue through the workweek. Columbus’s October climate normals and the office’s forecast discussion provide the seasonal context.
Saturday, October 31, will remain comfortable for outdoor plans, with a high near 72 and mostly cloudy skies. Overnight lows will generally stay in the upper 40s to low 50s through the workweek, so evenings will feel cooler than the afternoons. The NWS forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies Saturday and lists overnight lows through Friday.
Rain Returns Late Saturday And Sunday
The rain chance arrives Saturday night, with a 30% chance of rain and a low near 54. Sunday, November 1, brings the best chance of wet weather, with rain likely, mostly cloudy skies, a 60% chance of precipitation and a high near 69. The National Weather Service forecast gives the updated timing, chances and temperatures.
The weekend rain chance would break a notably dry stretch: the Wilmington forecast office says the approaching system could bring the first chance of rain in two weeks, potentially arriving late Saturday night, with better chances Sunday into Sunday night. Forecasters note uncertainty about how the system will develop, but the current outlook puts the greater rain risk on Sunday. The office’s discussion of the weekend system outlines that timing.
