Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	SE 15 mph
Barometer	30.15 in (1020.4 mb)
Dewpoint	66°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	5 Aug 10:56 am CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Howells NE

Today
High: 81 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 65 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Wednesday
High: 85 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 68 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 88 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 68 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Wednesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 8 to 14 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Friday Night

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind around 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.