Today's Weather - Columbia, IA
1 AM PST
Clear
51°F
| 7 DAY FORECAST | DESCRIPTION | HIGH/LOW | WIND |
|---|
| Overnight | Clear | 48° / 79° | SE 5 mph |
| Tuesday Night | Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy | 50° / 72° | WSW 8 to 21 mph |
| Wednesday Night | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms | 56° / 74° | ESE 10 to 17 mph |
| Thursday Night | Showers And Thunderstorms | 50° / 70° | WSW 10 to 18 mph |
| Friday Night | Slight Chance Rain Showers | 49° / 69° | ENE 12 mph |
| Saturday Night | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 47° / 71° | NW 10 to 14 mph |
| Sunday Night | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms | 52° / 76° | SE 10 to 14 mph |
Average Monthly High and Low (°F)
| High | Low |
| January | 31° | 12° |
| February | 36° | 16° |
| March | 49° | 27° |
| April | 62° | 38° |
| May | 71° | 50° |
| June | 81° | 59° |
| July | 85° | 64° |
| August | 84° | 62° |
| September | 76° | 53° |
| October | 64° | 41° |
| November | 49° | 29° |
| December | 35° | 17° |
Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Columbia
| Hot
Days | Freezing
Days | Rainy
Days | Snowy
Days |
| January | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 |
| February | 0 | 26 | 6 | 3 |
| March | 0 | 21 | 8 | 2 |
| April | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| June | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| July | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| August | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| September | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 19 | 7 | 1 |
| December | 0 | 28 | 7 | 4 |
YOU SHOULD KNOW
Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.
Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.
Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.