Tracking Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Southern U.S.; Winter Storm to Impact the Northern U.S.

A storm system will shift from eastern Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley Monday with additional threats of severe thunderstorms and heavy to excessive rainfall which may bring flooding. A Flood Watch remains in effect. In the northern U.S., a storm will bring heavy snow and gusty winds over parts of the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest Monday into Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

54°F

12°C

Humidity 80%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.93 in (1014.2 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 23 Nov 9:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Columbus NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am.  Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind around 6 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 3pm.  Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the afternoon.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 53 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog then
    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 18 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thanksgiving Day

    Thanksgiving Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 37 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 2am. Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind around 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly before 3pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 53. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 22. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thanksgiving Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 37. Light and variable wind becoming east northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. East southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. North northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Columbus NE
 41.44°N 97.36°W (Elev. 1450 ft)
10:36 pm CST Nov 23, 2025
10pm CST Nov 23, 2025-6pm CST Nov 30, 2025
 
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