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Columbus, OH · September 16, 2026
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Near you: Columbus, OH72°
Mostly Cloudy
As of Wed 11:35 AM · Today 90° / 62°
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11 AM
71°
12 PM
70°
1 PM
73°
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Today
90°
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
2 to 6 mph
Tonight
72°
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
1 to 5 mph
Thursday
88°
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
2 to 8 mph
11 AM
71°
21%
12 PM
70°
26%
1 PM
73°
23%
2 PM
77°
21%
3 PM
81°
19%
4 PM
83°
21%
5 PM
86°
24%
6 PM
87°
26%
7 PM
88°
37%
8 PM
89°
47%
9 PM
87°
58%
10 PM
86°
48%
11 PM
84°
38%
12 AM
81°
28%
1 AM
79°
26%
2 AM
77°
24%
3 AM
76°
22%
4 AM
75°
19%
5 AM
75°
15%
6 AM
74°
11%
Columbus, OH · September 16, 2026
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Columbus, OH · Data courtesy of the National Weather Service (weather.gov). Public domain. · Sep 16, 2026, 11:35 AM
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Today
90° · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Tonight
72° · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Short-term precipitation signal
The hourly forecast for Columbus, OH shows slight chance rain showers with 21% precipitation probability for Sep 16, 7:00 AM UTC−04:00. The reported wind direction for that period is SE.
Forecast period: Sep 16, 7:00 AM UTC−04:00 (approximate)
Hourly forecast updated 2 hours ago · NOAA/National Weather Service hourly forecast
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