Columbus, MN Weather Forecast
Anoka County, Minnesota
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Columbus, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Columbus, MN at a glance
Columbus is home to about 4,266 people in Anoka County, across 45 square miles. It ranks 179th by population of 270 places in Minnesota with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Ham Lake, 4 miles away.
- County
- Anoka County
- Population
- 4,266 2023 est.
- Land area
- 45 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 95
- Forecast point
- 45.2549°N, 93.1077°W
How well can the network see Columbus?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMPX (Minneapolis, MN), to the SW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,300 ft above Columbus. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. Columbus is closer to its radar than 62% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KANE (Blaine/Anoka Cnty). Representative on most days, though a thunderstorm can hit one and miss the other.
Forecasts near Columbus
- Ham Lake, MN4 mi
- Centerville, MN7 mi
- Forest Lake, MN7 mi
- Lino Lakes, MN7 mi
- Blaine, MN8 mi
- Circle Pines, MN8 mi
- Linwood, MN8 mi
- East Bethel, MN9 mi
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