Year running 4.4 inches wetter than normal in Columbus area
Is Columbus Georgia having a wet year
Columbus is running 4.4 inches ahead of normal rainfall through mid-September 2026.
Forecast rainfall over the next six hours. Map: CNAW 2, built from NOAA data on a USGS base.
Columbus has picked up 40.29 inches of rain so far this year, outpacing the normal total by more than four inches through mid-September. That surplus matters because strong El Niño conditions in the Pacific are already shifting the odds for the coming months.
El Niño typically steers more storm systems across the Gulf South and raises the risk of severe weather in the region. The seasonal outlook for October through December shows a 40 percent probability of above-normal rainfall in our area—better than the one-in-three baseline.
The wetter year we're running now sits on top of that pattern. If the outlook holds, the cold season could bring significant rain to the region.
Right now in Columbus, Georgia
77°Temperature
72°Dew point
83%Humidity
2 mphWind — south
29.95"Pressure
The next seven days
Day
High
Low
Rain
Conditions
TONIGHT
—
72°
15%
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
TODAY
95°
72°
10%
Sunny
TUE
95°
71°
19%
Sunny
WED
91°
69°
23%
Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
THU
85°
65°
15%
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
FRI
85°
63°
2%
Sunny
SAT
85°
62°
4%
Mostly Sunny
Written by the CNAW 2 weather desk from CNAW 2 weather desk data. Last updated September 21, 2026 at 12:58 AM Eastern. Covering Columbus and Phenix City, Auburn–Opelika, LaGrange, Eufaula and the rest of the 19-county CNAW viewing area.
