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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 12-Oct-2026 @ 2:40pm  
Temperature Current Conditions Forecast / Storm Prediction
Currently Outside: Warmer 2.2°F than last hour.

88.0°F

Heat Index:  91.8°F
Feels like:  91.8°F
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High Today
88.0°F
2:36 PM
Low Today
56.8°F
12:25 AM
Yest High
78.8°F
2:18 PM
Yest Low
50.7°F
7:31 AM
Sta* High
---°F
2026
Sta* Low
---°F
2026
* This Station's Records Since 12/2012
Rec* High
32.0°F
0
Rec* Low
32.0°F
0
* Records from Weather Underground
Day time Day time

Calm Wind:  SE
0.0

Gusting to:
0.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
Chandler Burning Index: LOW Current CBI
Fire Danger:
18.8 of 100
Columbus
Day
Columbus Day: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 87 °F Lo 71 °F Hi 84 °F
SPC Activity Map
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.7°F since last hour. 68.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.7°F since last hour. 0.7°F
High 1:15 PM: 70.4°F
Low 12:25 AM: 54.8°F
Record High: 82.4°F on
Sep-1-2026
Record Low: 26.8°F on
May-7-2026
Wetbulb: 74.8°F
Rain Today
rain graph

Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.00 in
Oct Rain: 1.86 in
Oct to Date
  Avg:10
0.00 in
Oct to Date
  Diff from Avg:10
Over 1.86 in for the month 1.86 in
Oct Avg: 0.00 in
Diff from Avg: Over 1.86 in for the month 1.86 in
Season:1 35.94 in
YTD
  Avg:11
33.77 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11
Over 2.17 in for the year 2.17 in
Last Rain
Time/Date:
Oct-2-2026
at 12:09 AM
52 rain days in 2026
2 days in October
10 days since last rain
Current: SE  0.0 mph
1Hr Average: Calm
Wind Run: 0.03 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 0.0 mph
Today: 7.0 mph 2:33 PM
Month: 9.6 mph 4-Oct
Year: 22.6 mph 3-Jul
Record Gust: 22.6 mph
Jul-3-2026
Sunlight:
11 h 17 m 10 s
of Sunlight Yesterday
11 h 14 m 25 s
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 45 sec shorter than
yesterday
0 h 0 m 0 s
of Sunlight Tomorrow
(Noon) graph (Midnight)
Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 2 days, 3 hours, 54 minutes in cycle
4%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 5% since last hour. 52%
Last Hour: Decreased 5% since last hour. 5%
High 12:11 AM: 94%
Low 2:38 PM: 51%
Record High: 97%
May-24-2026
Record Low: 21%
Jun-2-2026
Current: Falling 0.033  inHg/hr 29.204 inHg
Last Hour: Falling
High 12:01 AM: 29.345
Low 2:38 PM: 29.203
Record High: 29.793 inHg
Sep-23-2026
Record Low: 28.777 inHg
Jun-17-2026
Cooling Degree Days Coming Soon Heat Index Air
Today: 0.4
Oct: 7.4
2026 to Date: 1024.8
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 232.5
Current: 91.8°F
High 2:22pm: 92.4°F
Yesterday: 78.8°F
Record: 120.7°F
Sep-1-2026
Quality
Index6:

55


Moderate
Density:
1.12 kg/m3
UV Summary/Forecast Solar Summary
Oct-12

4.4
Oct-13

4.7
Oct-14

4.5
Sunrise is at: 7:01 am
Solar Noon: 12:38
Sunset is at: 6:15 pm
Almanac   Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 70.2°F
Sunrise: 7:01 am
Sunset: 6:15 pm
Moonrise: 9:14 am
Moonset: 6:48 pm
Full Moon: Oct-26-2026
New Moon: 07:03 UTC
Nov-9-2026
HIGHS: LOWS:
98.8°F
Jul-14-2026
29.3°F
May-7-2026
Daytime Records
  95.0°F
Sep-02-2026
  54.0°F
May-06-2026
Nitetime Records
  84.2°F
Jul-01-2026
  39.6°F
May-07-2026
ICN:5 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:4.7 | RCP:100%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 12-Oct-2026 @ 2:40pm  
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   2 Snow season July 1st to June 30th.   3 Snow manually measured usually around 7AM and 7PM.   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Minnesota Polution Control Agency and is updated hourly between the hours of 6AM and Midnight.   10 Historical average only to day 12 of just the month of October for this station since 2012.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 12 of October for this station since 2012.
  Weather Forecast   -   Outlook Columbus Day & Tonight
Columbus
Day
Columbus Day: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny

Hi 87 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Local station forecast: Increasing clouds and cooler, precipitation possible within 6 hrs, windy with possible wind shift to the w, nw, or n.
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 71 °F
NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny
Sunny
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Chance Showers And T-Storms then Showers And T-Storms Likely
Wednesday

Wednesday: Chance Rain Showers
Chance Rain Showers
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Cloudy
Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And T-Storms
Friday

Friday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Hi 84 °F Lo 64 °F Hi 71 °F Lo 55 °F Hi 66 °F Lo 49 °F Hi 59 °F



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