National Weather Service Forecast for: Columbia SC
Issued by: National Weather Service Columbia, SC
Updated: 2:21 am EDT May 4, 2026
 
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Sunny

 Tonight

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Tuesday

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Sunny

 Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 7 mph.
Partly Cloudy

 Wednesday

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Partly Sunny

 Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Chance
Showers then
Showers
Likely
 Thursday

Thursday: Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. High near 81. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Showers

 Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance
Showers

 Friday

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Chance
Showers
Hi 81 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 84 °F Lo 62 °F Hi 88 °F Lo 66 °F Hi 81 °F Lo 54 °F Hi 72 °F

 

This Afternoon
 
 Sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
Tonight
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 3 to 5 mph.
Tuesday
 
 Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
 
 Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Wednesday Night
 
 A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
 
 Showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. High near 81. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Thursday Night
 
 A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
 
 A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Saturday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night
 
 Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Sunday
 
 Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Columbia SC.