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Columbia weekend weather

This weekend in Columbia, MO, model by model. Weekend forecasts are far enough out that the models often split — so we show you where.

Weekend

The models centre on about 79° across the weekend. Agreement is high — unusually solid for this far out. Rain chance reaches 54% on at least one model.

Sat

2026-08-01 — every model, side by side
NWSNational Blend (NBM)
76°
Light drizzle
High 76°·Low 68°·Rain 53%
AmericanNOAA GFS
74°
Light drizzle
High 74°·Low 66°·Rain 53%
EuropeanECMWF
77°
Light drizzle
High 77°·Low 69°·Rain 54%

All 3 models land within 3° of each other for this day — that is a forecast you can plan on.

Sun

2026-08-02 — every model, side by side
NWSNational Blend (NBM)
83°
Partly cloudy
High 83°·Low 67°·Rain 6%
AmericanNOAA GFS
81°
Cloudy
High 81°·Low 65°·Rain 6%
EuropeanECMWF
82°
Cloudy
High 82°·Low 68°·Rain 4%

All 3 models land within 2° of each other for this day — that is a forecast you can plan on.

Where the models disagree

temperature and rain, judged separately
DayTemperatureRain
Today±2°88° to 90°±2%6% to 8% chance
Tomorrow±6°85° to 91°±25%67% to 92% chance
Sat±3°74° to 77°±1%53% to 54% chance
Sun±2°81° to 83°±2%4% to 6% chance
Mon±1°83° to 84°±5%4% to 9% chance

The models often agree on temperature and still split on rain — and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.

Common questions

Will it rain this weekend?
At least one model puts the weekend rain chance as high as 54%. Weekend forecasts sit far enough ahead that models frequently disagree on showers — when they do, no single app can honestly tell you it will or will not rain.
How reliable is a weekend forecast?
It depends how far away the weekend is. Forecast error grows steadily with lead time, so a Saturday forecast made on Friday is far stronger than one made the previous Monday. The honest signal is model agreement: when they converge the forecast is solid, and when they spread the weekend is genuinely uncertain.

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