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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 Sep 14, 2026 11:18 PM EDT · Mostly dry
Lowest 58°F near Columbus, Ohio · Highest wind 5 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
Weather data from Sep 14, 2026 11:18 PM EDT
58°F
64°F
5 mph
30.18-30.25 inHg
Current Columbus, Ohio Conditions by State
No full closures are reported in Columbus as of Sep 14, 2026 11:18 PM 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.
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Rest of today Sep 14
73°F 73°F
Dry
Wind to 7 mph
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Tue Sep 15
93°F 67°F
Dry
Wind to 10 mph
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Wed Sep 16
91°F 67°F
Wet worst around 11 PM
Wind to 10 mph
0.16 in precipitation -
Thu Sep 17
90°F 67°F
Wet worst around 8 AM
Wind to 9 mph
0.08 in precipitation -
Fri Sep 18
82°F 57°F
Wet worst around 8 PM
Wind to 15 mph
0.03 in precipitation -
Sat Sep 19
88°F 60°F
Dry
Wind to 9 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.
- I-70 near mile 100 I-70 across Ohio
- I-71 near mile 107 I-71 across Ohio
| 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.
Summaries fetched Sep 14, 2026 8:06 AM EDT
Columbus, OH weather
- The current weather in Columbus, OH, shows a temperature of 56°F with a dew point of 50.7°F, resulting in a humidity level of 82%
- The atmospheric pressure is measured at 30.18 inHg
- Winds are coming from the north at 2.8 mph
- The weather is clear and sunny, with excellent visibility of 9.9 miles
- There are no precipitation events occurring at this time, and the UV index is at 0, indicating low exposure risk.
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 Sep 14, 2026 11:18 PM EDT. Right now temperatures run from 58°F to 64°F and the strongest wind is 5 mph.
- What is the weather forecast for Columbus this week?
- At the summit, Sep 14 to Sep 19: highs 73-93°F, lows 57-73°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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