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Severe Weather Across the Southeast; Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth for the West

Severe thunderstorms will continue today across portions of the Southeast as this system tracks offshore. Meanwhile, dry and breezy conditions will increase fire weather concerns for areas of central Florida today; The threat shifts into portions of the northern Plains on Friday. Record warmth will spread for the southern Plains, Southwest, central Great Basin and interior California next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed W 10 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.7 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 May 9:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Octavia NE

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 44 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 45. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Friday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Light north wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. South wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy, with a southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. North wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Octavia NE
 41.34°N 97.07°W (Elev. 1444 ft)
Last Update:
10:35 am CDT May 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CDT May 7, 2026-6pm CDT May 13, 2026
 
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