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Rain back in the picture on Saturday

What is the seven-day forecast for Columbus, Georgia?

Rain back in the picture on Saturday — highs 84° to 91° over the next five days.

Forecast rainfall over the next six hours. Map: CNAW 2, built from NOAA data on a USGS base.

Afternoons run between 84 and 91 degrees over the next five days. The wettest day looks like Saturday, at a 54 percent chance — chance rain showers. Forecast from the National Weather Service.

Why it is doing this

A seven-day is a pattern, not seven forecasts. What is worth knowing is what is steering the pattern.

Behind the day to day, a strong El Niño is in place — the Pacific index sits at +1.80. It does not decide any single afternoon, but it tilts the odds for the season.

The barometer is up 1.5 millibars in six hours. Rising pressure means air is sinking, and sinking air warms and dries on the way down, which is what clears a sky out.

The dew point is only 48. Dry air swings hard both ways: warm by afternoon, and a good deal colder by dawn than the forecast number suggests.

Right now in Columbus, Georgia

62°Temperature

48°Dew point

60%Humidity

3 mphWind — north

29.90"Pressure

The next seven days

Day	High	Low	Rain	Conditions
TONIGHT	—	57°	1%	Mostly Clear
TODAY	84°	57°	1%	Sunny
TUE	87°	62°	0%	Sunny
WED	91°	68°	1%	Sunny
THU	91°	70°	14%	Sunny
FRI	88°	71°	43%	Chance Rain Showers
SAT	85°	70°	54%	Chance Rain Showers

Written by the CNAW 2 weather desk from National Weather Service data. Last updated September 28, 2026 at 2:04 AM Eastern. Covering Columbus and Phenix City, Auburn–Opelika, LaGrange, Eufaula and the rest of the 19-county CNAW viewing area.

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