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Flooding Threat Continues in Portions of Texas; Poor Air Quality in the Great Lakes through the Mid-Atlantic

Widespread life-threatening flash and urban flooding continues in south-central Texas, with considerable flooding impacts possible across central Texas. Wildfire smoke is impacting air quality across much of the Great Lakes region into southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic. Monsoonal thunderstorms may produce isolated to scattered flash flooding across the Southwest into the Great Basin. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbia - Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport (KCUB)

Lat: 33.97°NLon: 80.99°WElev: 210ft.

Fair

95°F

35°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1016.9 mb)
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index105°F (41°C)
Last update 17 Jul 12:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbia SC

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 105. Light south wind.

    High: 98 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 76. Light south wind.

    Low: 76 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 76 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    T-storms
    Likely

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 74 °F

    T-storms
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 93 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 75 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Heat index values as high as 105. Light south wind.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 76. Light south wind.
Saturday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 3pm and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 105. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Wednesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbia SC
 34°N 81.05°W (Elev. 236 ft)
Last Update:
2:21 am EDT Jul 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm EDT Jul 17, 2026-6pm EDT Jul 23, 2026
 
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