Columbus, Illinois Weather
Columbus, Illinois — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Columbus, Adams County.
Full aviation weather for Columbus is published on the Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (KUIN) page, 6 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Columbus have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Columbus: Mount Sterling Municipal Airport (KI63) 29 km · Hannibal Regional Airport (KHAE) 39 km · Rueter Airfield (K93M) 41 km · Lewis County Regional Airport (K6M6) 48 km · Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport (KPPQ) 50 km
Conditions reported at KUIN describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Columbus specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Columbus.
About Columbus, Illinois
Columbus sits where the land begins to fall away, a gentle slope leading toward the broad, patient Mississippi. It lies 14.4 miles east-north-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 75°T), and is situated 5.4 miles south-west of Camp Point. The fields here are a patchwork of rich, dark earth, the kind that promises a good harvest, stretching under a sky that often feels impossibly vast, especially as twilight bleeds across the horizon, turning the western clouds to bruised plum and pale gold. The air carries the scent of turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening corn, a constant reminder of the lifeblood that flows through this quiet corner of Adams County. Houses, some weathered to the soft gray of driftwood, others painted in cheerful, defiant blues and yellows, line the roads, their porches a stage for the slow unfolding of everyday life. This is a place built on the back of fertile ground and the enduring spirit of those who coaxed sustenance from it. The history of Columbus is tied to the agricultural cycles, to the planting and the reaping, a rhythm that has shaped its character for generations. While farming remains a vital part of the local economy, the subtle hum of other endeavors can be felt, the quiet commerce that keeps the wheels turning. There's a stoic resilience in the people, a practical grace born from hard work and a deep connection to the land. You can see it in the way the old barns stand, solid and unpretentious, against the changing seasons, silent witnesses to the enduring story of Columbus.
Live animated radar for Columbus and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Columbus, Adams County, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 39.988103°N, 91.146807°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62320 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Columbus, Illinois Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Columbus, Illinois, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Columbus includes coordinates 39.988103°N, 91.146807°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 62320. Telephone area code: 217. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
