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Columbus, Kentucky

City in Hickman County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at Columbus

Index 44, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Paducah (KY), 36 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)44Good-
  • Ozone36Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Columbus

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Columbus, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 6 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Columbus, KentuckyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Columbus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 18.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-69 at mile 21.701_69_0021

Beside a road/24.2 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Fulton 5.0 WKY-FT-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.9 mi away/378 ft/63 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank502of 692

Station report

The weather at Citizen station DW9711, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 25.8 mi from Columbus, Kentucky. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the south southwest (213 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW9711, north up: blowing from 213 degrees, the south southwest, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9711FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW9711PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 213°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW9711, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9711TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9711-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 539 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.34 inHg and the temperature at 57.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.90 inHg means its barometer reads 29.32 inHg; it reports 77.0 F, 19.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW9711 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 539 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.34 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.90 and the station pressure it means, 29.32.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9711FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW9711 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION DW97112 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT539 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.34 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.90 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.32 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED77.0 FTITLECitizen station DW9711, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9711TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9711-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 36.64 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW9711, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9711FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW9711ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 77°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.64 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW9711, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9711TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9711-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station DW9711, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at State Police Post 1 (MYDK2), 24.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kentucky

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Columbus

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Columbus

River and lake gauges