Heat index near 100 today as ninth straight 90-degree day arrives
What is the heat index forecast for Columbus today?
Heat index values will peak in the upper 90s to lower 100s in Columbus today and Tuesday.
Forecast air temperature across the Southeast. Map: CNAW 2, built from NOAA data on a USGS base.
Columbus is in the middle of its ninth consecutive day at or above 90 degrees, with a high of 94 forecast for today and heat index values climbing into the upper 90s to lower 100s. The normal high for this date is 86 degrees.
The warmth is being driven by moisture pooling across northern Georgia ahead of a stalled front, combined with upper-level support that is allowing afternoon storms to develop. While a few of those storms could bring damaging wind gusts today and tomorrow, the bigger story is the pattern shift coming midweek. More seasonable temperatures are expected to arrive as early as Wednesday and become widespread by late in the week, with Thursday's high dropping to 85 degrees.
Year to date, Columbus has logged 94 days at or above 90 degrees, with 37 of those reaching 95 or higher. The hottest day this year was August 17th, when the temperature hit 100 degrees.
Right now in Columbus, Georgia
78°Temperature
70°Dew point
76%Humidity
2 mphWind — west
29.91"Pressure
The next seven days
Day
High
Low
Rain
Conditions
TONIGHT
—
72°
8%
Partly Cloudy
TODAY
94°
72°
27%
Patchy Fog then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
WED
91°
69°
24%
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
THU
85°
63°
22%
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
FRI
86°
63°
1%
Mostly Sunny
SAT
87°
61°
1%
Mostly Sunny
SUN
88°
61°
3%
Mostly Sunny
Written by the CNAW 2 weather desk from CNAW 2 weather desk data. Last updated September 22, 2026 at 2:10 AM Eastern. Covering Columbus and Phenix City, Auburn–Opelika, LaGrange, Eufaula and the rest of the 19-county CNAW viewing area.
