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Tracking Winter Weather and Frigid Temperatures This Weekend

Another clipper will drop into the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest into Sunday with snow and gusty winds contributing to some areas of blizzard conditions and snow squalls. Impactful snowfall will occur up and down the East Coast Sunday extending from the western Florida Panhandle to Maine. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

John Glenn Columbus International Airport (KCMH)

Lat: 39.99°NLon: 82.88°WElev: 807ft.

Overcast

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed SW 6 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1019.2 mb)
Dewpoint 16°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill23°F (-5°C)
Last update 17 Jan 7:51 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus OH

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 13. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 24 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 20.

    High: 20 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow showers, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 13. West wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
M.L.King Day
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. West wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 5. West wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 20.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 26.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Friday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus OH
 39.98°N 83°W (Elev. 784 ft)
Last Update:
8:33 pm EST Jan 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm EST Jan 17, 2026-6pm EST Jan 24, 2026
 
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