Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Overcast

78°F

26°C

Humidity 64%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.73 in
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 20 May 6:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Columbus NE

Flood Watch May 20, 10:00pm until May 21, 07:00pm
Severe T-storm Watch until May 21, 12:00am
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Flood Watch
Severe T-storm Watch
  •  
    Severe T-storm Watch until May 21, 12:00am

    NOW until 12:00am Tue

    Severe T-storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Low: 60 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Heavy Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 72 °F

    Heavy Rain
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 5am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 60. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west northwest 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. East northeast wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. North wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 9 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Memorial Day
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus NE
 41.42°N 97.36°W (Elev. 1450 ft)
7:35 pm CDT May 20, 2024
7pm CDT May 20, 2024-6pm CDT May 27, 2024
 
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