Wet year keeps running: 3.3 inches above normal so far
Is it wetter than normal in Columbus Georgia this year
Columbus is running about three and a quarter inches wetter than normal through mid-September 2026.
Forecast rainfall over the next six hours. Map: CNAW 2, built from NOAA data on a USGS base.
We are running noticeably wet through the year. Columbus has received 39.12 inches of rain so far, compared to a normal of 35.83 inches by this date. That puts us about three and a quarter inches ahead of where we typically are.
A strong El Niño in the Pacific is expected to favour wetter conditions across the Gulf South through the fall and into early winter. The seasonal outlook shows a 40 percent probability of above-normal rainfall from October through December, and storm systems crossing the region are likely to be more frequent than usual.
Today carries a 44 percent rain chance, and scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible most days of the next week. By Thursday and Friday, the chance of rain drops off as conditions settle.
Right now in Columbus, Georgia
76°Temperature
74°Dew point
91%Humidity
4 mphWind — southwest
29.97"Pressure
The next seven days
Day
High
Low
Rain
Conditions
TONIGHT
—
73°
44%
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
SUN
94°
73°
23%
Patchy Fog then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
MON
95°
72°
35%
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
TUE
93°
72°
37%
Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
WED
91°
69°
20%
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
THU
87°
67°
8%
Mostly Sunny
FRI
87°
65°
4%
Sunny
Written by the CNAW 2 weather desk from CNAW 2 weather desk data. Last updated September 19, 2026 at 6:44 PM Eastern. Covering Columbus and Phenix City, Auburn–Opelika, LaGrange, Eufaula and the rest of the 19-county CNAW viewing area.
