Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

40°F

4°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.78 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 9 May 5:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Linwood NE

  • Today

    Today: A chance of sprinkles after 1pm.  Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of sprinkles before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light northeast  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance
    Sprinkles

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of sprinkles after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 78. South southwest wind 5 to 14 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of sprinkles before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. North wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west northwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 21 mph becoming east 7 to 12 mph after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Linwood NE
 41.41°N 96.92°W (Elev. 1404 ft)
5:32 am CDT May 9, 2026
6am CDT May 9, 2026-6pm CDT May 15, 2026
 
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