Columbus, Ohio

Columbus Road Conditions

Radar and live pavement conditions on I-70 and I-71 through Columbus — plus closures nearby, the city's six-day forecast and how many days a year Columbus crosses freezing.

Updated Oct 16, 2026 5:33 AM EDT · Mostly dry

Lowest 71°F near Columbus, Ohio · Highest wind 14 mph near Columbus, Ohio

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Two interstates pass within 25 miles of Columbus, Ohio: I-70 and I-71. This page covers the 105 miles of them closest to the city — I-70 near mile 100, I-71 near mile 107.

  • Interstates: I-70, I-71
  • State: Ohio
  • Interstate miles near the city: 105 mi

Temperature

Wind Speed

Rain Precip.

Coverage

Weather data from Oct 16, 2026 5:33 AM EDT

Lowest temp.

71°F

Highest temp.

72°F

Highest wind

14 mph

Pressure

29.76-29.85 inHg

Current Columbus, Ohio Conditions by State

Columbus Closures & Road Blocks Today

No full closures are reported in Columbus as of Oct 16, 2026 5:33 AM EDT, and no lane closures or roadworks either. Always check with the responsible state DOT before setting off.

Columbus Weather Forecast: Next 6 Days

For Columbus itself. Each day shows its warmest and coldest hour, and the worst driving conditions forecast anywhere in it — not the average, because the hour that ices a bridge is the one worth knowing about.

  1. Rest of today Oct 16

    69°F 49°F

    Wet worst around 8 AM

    Wind to 15 mph
    0.31 in precipitation

  2. Sat Oct 17

    55°F 43°F

    Dry

    Wind to 13 mph

  3. Sun Oct 18

    62°F 42°F

    Dry

    Wind to 6 mph

  4. Mon Oct 19

    67°F 46°F

    Dry

    Wind to 6 mph

  5. Tue Oct 20

    67°F 51°F

    Dry

    Wind to 5 mph

  6. Wed Oct 21

    67°F 52°F

    Dry

    Wind to 4 mph

Forecast, not a measurement — from the same weather service that draws this page's radar and road colors, model run 9 hours ago. Days run on Eastern time, the clock the pass keeps — not the reader's.

Columbus’s Beltway

  • I-270 runs the whole way round Columbus, 55 miles. Locally, the Outerbelt.

Interstates Through Columbus

These interstates run within 25 miles of Columbus, nearest first. The mile is the milepost inside Ohio, counted the way the state counts it, so it should match the exit numbers.

Columbus driving weather by the numbers

Place Snow a year Snow days Freezing nights Freeze–thaw days First freeze Last freeze Days over 90°F
Columbus 26.7" 29.8 97.7 70.6 Oct 27 Apr 16 15.3

NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, from a weather station in Ohio. A dash is a figure that station does not report, not a zero.

Columbus weather right now

Summaries fetched Oct 15, 2026 8:06 AM EDT

Columbus, OH weather

  • The current weather in Columbus, OH shows a temperature of 59°F with a high humidity level of 82%
  • The sky is cloudy, with a cloud coverage of 100%
  • Winds are coming from the southeast at 3 to 6 mph
  • The atmospheric pressure is measured at 30.09 inHg, and visibility is good at 9.9 miles
  • The dew point is at 53.8°F
  • There are no significant weather alerts or precipitation occurring at this time.

Columbus Road Weather FAQ

Are any roads closed in Columbus right now?
No full closures are reported on I-70 and I-71 around Columbus. No lane closures or roadworks are reported either.
What are Columbus road conditions today?
The map on this page colors the interstates around Columbus by what is on the pavement right now — dry, wet, slush, snow or ice — from radar and surface data, last updated Oct 16, 2026 5:33 AM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 71°F to 72°F and the strongest wind is 14 mph.
What is the weather forecast for Columbus this week?
At the summit, Oct 16 to Oct 21: highs 55-69°F, lows 42-52°F. No snow or ice is forecast on the road in that time. It is a forecast rather than a measurement, and the later days are less certain than the earlier ones.
How often are Columbus road conditions updated?
The road surface and weather layers are rebuilt whenever this page is opened with data more than ten minutes old, and refreshed on a schedule in between, so nothing here is more than about two hours old even on a road nobody has looked at. Closures and road blocks are re-imported from the state 511 feeds every fifteen minutes, and the written state-by-state summaries are refreshed daily. Every section on this page carries the time its data was fetched.

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