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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

52°F

11°C

Humidity 47%
Wind Speed N 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1008.8 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 10 Mar 5:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Creston NE

Fire Weather Watch March 12, 12:00pm until March 12, 09:00pm
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Fire Weather Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow between 3am and 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a north wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 10 percent chance of snow before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain likely before 1am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 15 to 22 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 23 °F

    Rain Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow between 3am and 4am, then snow likely after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a north wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A 10 percent chance of snow before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Windy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 17 to 22 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 49. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain likely before 1am, then rain and snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Blustery, with an east northeast wind 15 to 22 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Windy, with a north northwest wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northeast wind around 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Creston NE
 41.71°N 97.37°W (Elev. 1631 ft)
Last Update:
5:14 pm CDT Mar 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 17, 2026
 
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